Don't let this short consist fool you, this is the "Coast Starlight". The standard Superliner consist terminated in Oakland and passengers were transferred to this stub train to continue the trip... (more)

Running almost 9 hours late, the Coast Starlight approaches San Jose with a subsitute set of Horizon cars.

The "Starlate" is more than 8 hours late at this point. Nice low lighting as a result, however!

7+ hour late "Starlate" with a special Armor Yellow guest on the point.

The sun is about to rise as the Coast Starlight speeds west on the SP's Cal-P line near Dixon, California.

The Coast Starlight

Coast Starlight heads south.

Coast Starlight with Phase III on the point.

A Coast Starlight consist led by Diet-Pepsi Cans!

Amtrak #11 the Southbound Coast Starlight, making it's move at street running through Jack London Square, Oakland, CA. Nikon D100 18-70mm.

A rare sight as Amtrak's Coast Starlight is lead south to LA by a FURX SD40

Amtrak train 11 rounds the corner next to Steelscape between Longview Jct. South and Kalama, WA. In tow are Sounder cars which are leased to Metrolink.

The "Niles Zephyr" approaches Niles Junction on it's run from Oakland to Oakland. Actually it is really the Coast Starlight making a 50 mile loop to turn the train for it's return trip to Seattle.

A CalTrain Engine on the head of an the south bound Coast Starlights. The signal in the photo was removed some time during the summer of 2005. Nikon E995

The southbound Coast Starlight uses it's alternate route down the Nile Sub between Oakland and San Jose.