Amtrak no. 14 the northbound Coast Starlight crosses over Jalama Creek as it passes through Jalama Beach County Park. There is some water in the creek bed, but the surrounding hills show how dry C... (more)

Amtrak train 14, the northbound ("westbound" on the Southern Pacific’s Los Angeles Division) makes it stop in San Luis Obispo as it makes its way from Los Angeles to Seattle. A pair of recently... (more)

North of Santa Barbara, Amtrak no. 14, rolls the northbound Coast Starlight through Refugio State Park with the Ranch Lands of the Gaviota coast as a backdrop.

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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)

Backing into Los Angeles Union Station is Amtrak train 14, the northbound Coast Starlight. This train will depart Los Angeles for Seattle within the hour, with AMTK P42DCs 174 and 157 pull... (more)

The northbound Coast Starlight passes the Santa Susana Mountains on its out of the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area.

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

Amtrak No. 14 the northbound Coast Starlight to Seattle crosses the trestle over Gaviota State Park along the Gaviota Coastline.

Amtrak's Coast Starlight, train number 14, is climbing the grade out of Los Angeles through Santa Susanna Pass. Leading train 14 today is Amtrak's P42DC heritage unit number 156. 156 is painted in... (more)

Amtrak's northbound Coast Starlight is seen exiting tunnel 5 ½ in California's Salinas valley. P42DC 198 is one of the few Genesis locomotives to retain its angular as built headlight configurati... (more)

Now arriving in Santa Barbara at the restored Southern Pacific Station, Amtrak No. 14 the northbound Coast Starlight to Seattle.

Running nearly 3 hours late (due to a 17-hour late #11 and the need to cobble together another set of equipment from the yard), Amtrak's Coast Starlight nears the former CP Lockheed with the Burba... (more)

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)

Amtrak's Coast Starlight 14 crosses Portland's Steel Bridge on May 9, 2009. This is a unique lift bridge because the rail deck rises within the upper deck and then the upper deck lifts. Meanwhil... (more)