Prior to beginning their day switching the yard in Guadalupe, UP 1011 and 1499 catch the morning light as they rest on the house track. The ironic part in 1011's presence here is that it was selec... (more)

Crossing over the 930-foot-long Stenner Creek trestle, AMTK 505 leads the southbound Coast Starlight off Cuesta Pass and toward its next station stop of San Luis Obispo.

With a unique set of power on the point this afternoon, Amtrak's southbound Coast Starlight races into Santa Margarita just a few miles from beginning its accent up Cuesta Pass.

Snaking its way toward Paso Robles, UP 7078 leads the loaded oil cans in the evening light south for a date with the San Luis Obispo-based helpers at Santa Margarita.

Exiting Tunnel 5 1/2 on its approach to King City, UP 1988 leads an El Paso, Texas-bound empty auto train down the ex-Southern Pacific coast line on a perfectly clear morning.

Dropping downgrade through Chorro, Amtrak's southbound Coast Starlight prepares to enter the Goldtree horseshoe curve as it snakes its way off Cuesta Pass toward its next station stop of San Luis ... (more)

Hustling north across the over 100-year-old bridge here at Bradley, Amtrak 14 heads north toward its next station stop of Salinas as it carries the private cars Puget Sound and Sierra Hotel on the... (more)

Dropping downgrade between Serrano and Chorro, UP 8812 snakes its southbound auto train through the twists and turns of Cuesta Pass.

With its crew change complete, UP 8812 south is back on the move as it departs San Luis Obispo. Passing the remains of the once bustling, Southern Pacific yard at the southern end of town, the fou... (more)

With a fresh crew onboard, UP 8812 prepares to depart San Luis Obispo for its trip down the coast. Peeking out from behind the trees in the background, the Southern Pacific's original steam-era wa... (more)

Having just completed a trip around Cuesta Pass' iconic Goldtree Horseshoe Curve, Amtrak's southbound Coast Starlight slices through the green hills as it approaches its next station stop of San L... (more)

Cuesta's Second Horseshoe Curve. Little known to many, Cuesta Pass includes two horseshoe curves. The first is the more photogenic and photographed Goldtree Horseshoe Curve located between ... (more)

Dropping downgrade out of Tunnel 11, UP 8812 leads an El Paso, Texas bound empty autorack closer to the end of its trek over Cuesta Pass and into North Chorro as it slows to a crawl. The train wil... (more)

Meet Me at SLO. After patiently waiting across from the San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum, seen in the foreground with a business car and caboose on display, Amtrak 14 gets back on the move a... (more)

Dropping downgrade between Serrano and Chorro, Amtrak's southbound Coast Starlight cuts through the hills of Cuesta Pass as it snakes past a forlorn steel trailer that has long been abandoned on t... (more)