Amtrak Coast Starlight departs San Luis Obispo California on time during it's trip down to Los Angeles.

Two Southern Pacific celebrities, the 7347 Olympic unit, and the 7342 experimental daylight paint unit, wait in San Luis Obispo for SP 4449 and the New Orleans World's Fair Daylight passenger trai... (more)

Running a couple of minutes early, the Southbound Coast Starlight rounds the curve around collapsed and abandoned Tunnel 10 on Cuesta in San Luis Obispo.

One of my favorite places on earth.....specially when the SP was there........SLO!!

Amtrak train 14, the northbound ("westbound" by Southern Pacific's timetable) Coast Starlight is just about at the station in San Luis Obispo, California, on July 2, 1974. Amtrak... (more)

Passing Starlights. The daily ritual, at least when both trains are on time, takes place in front of the beautifully resorted Southern Pacific freight house here in San Luis Obispo as Amtra... (more)

The last rays of sunlight shine over the hills of San Luis Obispo as a fresh crew takes control of this Council Bluffs to Oakland passenger deadhead. The train will meet seven other passenger cars... (more)

Amtrak's Coast Daylight climbs the 2% Cuesta Grade just north of SLO.

Amtrak's Coast Daylight climbs the 2% Cuesta Grade just north of SLO.

SP power sits at the north end interlocking with road power on the left and helper power on the right getting ready to start placement in the train for the Cuesta grade north of town.

SP power sits in front of the old SP depot at SLO with a motor car in front.......it's to bad that Amtrak put one of their station signs on the east side.....although that would be a collectors it... (more)

Way before the UP/SP and way before any thoughts of a 4014 replacement at Pomona the 3105 is the rear unit behind two SP brethren on the SLO engine track.

Amtrak's Coast Daylight at Football Ave. near Cal-Poly southbound splitting the SP searchlight signals.

Amtrak No. 120 leads No. 11, the southbound Coast Starlight into the San luis Obispo SP station as Amtrak No. 14 the northbound Coast Starlight departs.