Amtrak 120 leads the northbound Coast Starlight around the horseshoe curve just outside of San Luis Obispo.

This northbound UP freight is about only 15 minuets behind the Coast Starlight number 14. Nikon E995

The Coast Starlight enters the horseshoe curve on cuesta grade. Departing San Luis Obispo it is already an hour behind schedule. Nikon E995

The southbound Coast Starlight stops at San Luis Obispo. Back in '98 this train ran much closer to on time than in 2006.

The Coast Starlight today is led by an Amtrak California F59PHI fallowed by three P42's and an Amtrak Cascades Cabbagage car. One of the more interesting combos of power I have seen on the Coast ... (more)

Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner takes off out of San Luis Obispo and starts it journey south. Here P42 number 116 is trailing while a F59PHI is on the south end doing the pulling. It looks like 116... (more)

UP power promises "We Will Deliver."

Amtrak Surfliner 798 comes out of the storage track, and prepares to switch over to the track closest to the depot, before the customary 4:25pm southbound departure to LA.

Amtrak 90208 (a cabcar made from an F40PH) poses in front of the SLO depot, before leading afternoon Surfliner 798 south to LA

Due to a large mud slide south of Santa Barbara Guadalupe's normal normal souce of cars from Gemco has been cut off. After about 30 or so cars for Guadalupe were collected over a week or more in ... (more)

A patched ex-SP SD40M-2 is on the south end of the SLO helper’s lashup. Oddly all three units are facing north. The lighting from the Surfliner servicing facility light up these engines nicely... (more)

On a rather stormy day in SLO the northbound Pacific Surfliner passes a Union Pacific local that is sitting on the third track. Nikon E995

The SLO helpers are at rest. They have has some interesting power in the consist lately. Today it’s a UP SD60M, NS SD60, and ex-SP SD40M-2. Nikon E995