On a calm evening along the Central Coast, Union Pacific 8266 leads the Board of Director's Special around the horseshoe curve near San Luis Obispo, California. Soon this train will make a station... (more)

On a warm evening along the Central Coast, a Union Pacific passenger train descends the horseshoe curve just above San Luis Obispo, California. In the distance, you can see the quiet town of San L... (more)

The quiet town of San Luis Obispo, California is nestled firmly in the hills of the central coast. It is known for it's quaint downtown, outdoor lifestyle, and being the home of the Cal Poly Musta... (more)

After completing the journey over the treacherous Cuesta Pass from San Ardo to San Luis Obispo, Union Pacific 8359 and the loaded oil cans stop to take a break before getting a new crew and headin... (more)

Amtrak Coast Starlight train #11 slowly departs the Sun Luis Obispo station and heads south along the UP Santa Barbara Subdivision. Passengers aboard this train will soon be cruising along the inc... (more)

Find your beach. An Amtrak Pacific Surfliner train comes cruising along the Pacific Coast Line as it passes through Gaviota, California. Passengers who are heading towards San Luis Obispo w... (more)

Amtrak 172 leads the southbound Coast Starlight train down Cuesta Pass and across the Stenner Creek Trestle. This train was now just minutes away from it's station stop at San Luis Obispo, Califor... (more)

The Pacific Northwest Invades California! A rare lashup of Amtrak, Cascade, and Sounder units departs San Luis Obispo and heads north on the UP Coast Subdivision.

It's called the Coast Starlight for a reason. Amtrak's Coast Starlight is seen here winding along the cliffs above the Pacific Ocean near Jalama State Beach. Passengers aboard this train get a gre... (more)

The Coast Starlight winds through the golden California hills as it makes it's way through Bradley, on Union Pacific's Coast Subdivision. This photo was taken from California Zephyr Railcar Charte... (more)

The fog had burned off and the sun is now shining on the California Coast as the southbound oil cans sit idle waiting for a new crew in San Luis Obispo, California. The 9,680 tons of crude oil tra... (more)

On a beautiful fall day along the California Coast, many folks try their chances at fishing off the Gaviota pier. Meanwhile, Amtrak 799 travels by high above on the Gaviota Trestle.

A Pacific Surfliner train races south towards San Diego as the sun sets across the Pacific Ocean. Passengers on this train are getting an up close view of the Pacific Ocean and Batiquitos Lagoon. ... (more)

Amtrak 172 leads an ontime Coast Starlight train into San Luis Obispo, CA on a very sunny winter day.

The passengers aboard Amtrak 799 get a nice glimpse of the Pacific Ocean as they cross the Gaviota Trestle along California's amazing coast.