The Heritage I "Bloody Nose" unit leads the southbound Coast Starlight on a still summer morning.

A warbonnet on the Coast Sub. As strange as that sounds, a warbonnet led the Coast Starlight through the land of the SP Daylights on September 9. The warbonnet made the trip on the point all the 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)

Amtrak's detouring Coast Starlight works its way through the golden Tehachapi hills as it approaches the west portal of Tunnel 2. The Starlight is detouring due to bridge work on the coast line.

Looking right at home in the green Tehachapi hills, Amtrak's detouring Coast Starlight climbs the grade at the west (north) end of Woodford siding. Several Starlight detours (southbound #11 only) ... (more)

The Coast Starlight heads south through Alviso, with the 10th Anniversary Surfliner (AMTK 457) running 2nd and some cars on the rear.

Amtrak 161 leads train #11 (13) out of Tunnel 5 and up the Tehachapi's at Cliff.

The detouring Coast Starlight swings towards Tunnel 2 & Bealville as it works up the western Tehachapi slopes.

Amtrak 175 sprints across the Mojave Sub in the late afternoon light of April 10th 2011. The detouring Starlight will soon be sailing along the floor of the Antelope Valley as it heads for LA.

Detouring Amtrak #11, the Coast Starlight zooms past the south end of Oban siding, MP 401 on the Mojave Sub. Passing a pair of old targets that still guard the south end of Oban.

Amtrak 817 slowly leads the Coast Starlight down Cuesta Pass and around the Horseshoe Curve. The train will soon be stopped in San Luis Obispo on this beautiful winter day.

Amtrak 11 surges out of the Davis Amtrak station with AMTK #90 leading and putting out a lot of smoke. This train is trying to make up time considering its leaving 5 hours late.

Amtrak's southbound Coast Starlight, led by AMTK 88, highballs San Luis Obispo with a few more people today during this Thanksgiving rush period.

Amtrak 166 leads the Coast Starlight south through the beautiful golden hills of California. This train will soon be tested with some serious grades of Cuesta but I'm sure that won't be as tough a... (more)

Amtrak's Coast Starlight crosses the Stenner Creek Trestle as it descends into San Luis Obispo.