eastbound Amtrak "San Diegan" #576 curving onto the 4th District from the 3rd District at Fullerton on it's way to San Diego with brand new Amfleet equipment on it's first weekend in service on this route. The older SDP was leading because Amtrak had not yet installed Automatic Train Stop equipment on the new F40's.
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Stretching from San Luis Obispo to San Diego, the Surf Line has become Amtrak's second busiest route. See the Pacific Surfliner and San Diegan in action along with trains from predecessors Santa Fe and Southern Pacific.