A slightly late 14 catches the last rays of sun on an overcast December day. The slight delay ate up all the remaining sunshine i was hoping would illuminate a following loaded rail train. The res... (more)

UP traffic on the Coast Line is pretty dismal these days. Last month, a loaded ribbon rail train added broke up the lull in traffic. After following AMTK 14 out of town, UP 5045 passes the searchl... (more)

FREIGHT RETURNED TO THE COAST (temporarily)! A rerouted Guadalupe hauler takes cars from the Santa Margarita turn down to Guadalupe from Bradley, CA. This train normally runs from the south, but a... (more)

FREIGHT RETURNED TO THE COAST (temporarily)! A rerouted Guadalupe hauler takes cars from the Santa Margarita turn down to Guadalupe from Bradley, CA. This train normally runs from the south, but a... (more)

Amtrak No. 11 the southbound Coast Starlight rolls across The Stenner Creek Trestle to San Luis Obispo after descending the Cuesta Grade.

After a station stop and Crew change in San Luis Obispo Ca, Amtrak No. 14 the northbound Coast Starlight climbs through Chorro on the Cuesta Grade.

A late Coast Starlight 11 has finished its descent down Cuesta Pass and is arriving in San Luis Obispo

Cuesta Hauler entering SLO on its way back to Guadalupe

Throw back shot to the Coastline circa 2015. This was back when UP ran regular empty autos and well cars on the coast. Former SP 232 does the honors leading today.

Cuesta Ahead. On Saturday, July 25, 2020, Webb Rail's former Northern Pacific Railway Budd built Pullman dome/sleeper 313 (WEBX 801044) and former New York Central Railroad Budd built Pullm... (more)

Climbing trough Chorro on the Cuesta Grade, Amtrak no. 14 the northbound Coast Starlight, leaves San Luis Obispo.

Dropping down the Cuesta grade Amtrak no. 11, the southbound Coast Starlight, crosses the Stenner Creek Trestle into San Luis Obispo.

After leaving San Luis Obispo, Amtrak no. 11, the southbound Coast Starlight, passes through the Wine growing region of the Edna Valley.

The last two Talgo 6 series trainsets set off on their final trip along the Pacific Coast, seen here gliding over the Stenner Creek trestle within the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo campus. Their final ... (more)

After a meet with AMTK 14 at Serrano Siding where the crew change took place, the Talgo Funeral trains continues south. The two sets are headed for scrap in LA. WSDOT retired all of the Series 6 t... (more)