The Santa Maria Valley Railroad has a new engine as part of its fleet following a joint venture with OmniTRAX. Credit: Contributed photo A new joint venture is boosting an old transportation tool that ...

Law enforcement officers from Amtrak Police, California Highway Patrol and Guadalupe Police along with firefights from Guadalupe, Santa Barbara County and Santa Maria converged on the scene of a crash ...

About 260 passengers were on an Amtrak train that collided with a truck crossing the tracks west of Santa Maria on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 1, 2025. The injured truck driver was transported to Marian ...