The Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District has been granted $81 million in state funding to extend passenger rail service to ...

In late April 2025, I had the opportunity to visit a new area along the coast: the Santa Maria Valley. In the past, I drive through it on my way north to Big Sur or the Bay Area. Oh, how wrong I ...

Santa Maria Valley is the California Central Coast destination that put West Coast barbecue on the map. It started 150 years ago and has a rich history beginning in the mid-1800s when local ...

It's the sweetest time of the year in the Santa Maria Valley. That's because the Santa Maria Valley Strawberry Festival kicks off Friday, April 25, with a three-day weekend community event at the ...

The Santa Maria Valley Strawberry Festival will spotlight local talent and serve up good old-fashioned fun starting Friday at the Santa Maria Fairpark, as the region comes together to celebrate ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - A railway corporation has entered into its first partnership with a company that owns the Santa Maria Valley Railroad. They want to revitalize and expand rail deliveries.

The group representing 12 churches in the Santa Maria Valley raised more than $19,000 to help erase $1.8 million in medical debt for Santa Barbara County residents. Credit: Contributed photo A ...

The Abilene and Smoky Valley ... and Santa Fe 3415 engine, a 4-6-2, Pacific-type locomotive, built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1919, is no different. As the only operating steam locomotive ...

The Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce has promoted Terri Oneschuck to vice president of finance and administration. Oneschuck, who has been an integral part of the chamber team since May 2011 ...

Credit: OmniTRAX, Inc. Rail management company OmniTRAX has expanded its operations by entering into a joint venture (JV) with Coast Belle Rail for the Santa Maria Valley Railroad in California, US.

Allan Hancock acquiring the Santa Maria Valley Railroad. Local non-profit Friends of the Santa Maria Valley Railroad held a centennial ceremony at the railroad's former offices to commemorate the ...