On my favorite stretch of mountain railroad in the country, a former "Pepsi Can" P32-8BWH leads Amtrak's northbound Coast Starlight past the former location of Cougar siding on the ex-So... (more)

Racing Through the Valley: The Coast Starlight races along through the Salinas River Valley as it nears the town of Bradley.

Gaviota Starlight: The Coast Starlight rolls along the Gaviota Coast on a beautiful Fall day behind a pair of P42DC locomotives.

As seen through a window in a covered bridge, the Coast Starlight drifts through Westfir, Oregon and crosses the Willamette River for the first time on its journey to Seattle.

Framed by a spectacular Central Coast sunset, Amtrak train no. 14, the northbound Coast Starlight, rumbles back to speed after a stop at a faulty crossing near Castroville, Cal. Vintage searchligh... (more)

Bringing up the rear of today's northbound Coast Starlight as it crosses the 1894-bult, 930-foot long Stenner Creek Trestle is the ex-Canadian National rear-observation car "Burrard."

Living up to its namesake, Amtrak's northbound Coast Starlight, Train No. 14, crosses over the 811-foot long trestle at Gaviota as it breaks away from Highway 101 and heads toward the Hollister Ra... (more)

The Coast Starlight rolls along, 2 hours later than normal due to track work on the Union Pacific near Crescent Lake.

Running late, the Coast Starlight nears Klamath Falls with Mt. Shasta in the background.

Due to trackwork, Amtrak's Coast Starlight was held at Klamath Falls for two additional hours. The train is seen skirting the northeastern edge of the Upper Klamath Lake just after 10:30 on a warm... (more)

Running a bit late, the northbound Coast Starlight rounds a curve with beautiful Mount Shasta in the background. Just ahead lies the California-Oregon border.

The northbound Coast Starlight bursts out of a large rock cut just south of Cougar, California on the long climb to Grass Lake beneath the spectacular backdrop of Mount Shasta. Taken just 20 secon... (more)

The northbound Coast Starlight coasts along the Pacific Ocean on its way to Seattle. The train will be to Santa Barbara in short order. Note the recently overhauled Surfliner F59PHI locomotive run... (more)

Amtrak Phase I P42 number 156 leads the northbound Coast Starlight across the trestle at Gaviota Beach on a beautiful December day.

The Coast Starlight pulls into Union Station on time during National Train Day celebrations in Portland.