Along the Carpenteria Bluffs the northbound Guadalupe local climbs from beach level. From Ventura to the Bluffs the Coast Route follows the shoreline between the beach and the coast foothills.

The Coast Starlight, No. 14 , northbound in the fog along the Carpenteria Bluffs with ATSF Business Car No. 33, the Tamalpais, adding a touch of class.

The Union Pacific Board Of Directors Special has become a Engineering Department Special. The sun is trying to break through, but the fog is very persistent, as the Special traverses the Carpenter... (more)

Northbound Auto Racks climb the hill to the Carpenteria Bluffs on the scenic Coast Route.

Bare Tables roll along the bluffs at Carpenteria California with a Union Pacific SD70M leading and CSX ES44DC No. 5381 behind.

The Guadalupe Turn races along the beach in Carpenteria, CA, on its way up to Guadalupe. There's not much freight on the Coast Line these days, so the Guad is a bit of a celebrity, reaching this f... (more)

An oil service boat stands by at the Veneco oil pier as Union pacific 9906 with empty hoppers rolls Southbound along the Carpenteria Bluffs.

UP 7968 leads a passenger special (SWCOA-04) consisting of the cars Stanford, Sunset and Idaho.

Northbound Amtrak #14 pulls #14, the nortbound Coast Starlight, along the Carpenteria Bluffs on a winters day.

Sunset is approaching on the beach in Carpenteria as a slightly late #11 (Coast Starlight) prepares to experience what else but the coast starlight.

Today's Officer's Special on the former SP Coast Line is seen passing by the beach in Serena on Santa Clause Lane (just a couple minutes from Carpenteria.

The "Central Coast Surfliner," Amtrak's Los Angeles to San Luis Obispo roundtrip, is on its way back to LA as it passes along the beach in Serena and heads towards Sandyland, following alongside i... (more)

A northbound Amtrak Surfliner run along the beach just north of Carpinteria.

The SP 4449 heads north along the coast line at Carpenteria, returning to Portland after a short visit to Los Angeles.

With only a few minutes before sunset, the day's last southbound Surfliner from Santa Barbara passes the cliffs above the Pacific in Carpenteria.