Amtrak No. 14 the northbound Coast Starlight crosses the trestle over Gaviota State Beach.

Over four hours late, the northbound Coast Starlight glints the sunshine of a late summer evening in Oregon's Willamette Valley.

The southbound Coast Starlight passes a Union Pacific train tied down in Alford siding, near Harrisburg, Oregon. The next station stop for the Amtrak train will be at Eugene in about 20 minutes.

The Coast Starlight running through picturesque Elkhorn Slough prior to arriving at Salinas.

Amtrak train 11, the southbound "Coast Starlight" passes a lone palm tree as it approaches the Niles depot.

Rudolph the Red Nosed Locomotive leads the Coast Starlight southbound at Oregon City. Amtrak's Phase I 50th Anniversary unit has been cycling between Seattle and Klamath Falls for the last few wee... (more)

The last Coast Starlight before the two week Narlon bridge closure passes by the SP era Searchlight & Dwarf at S. Serrano

Amtrak No. 11 the southbound Coast Starlight rolls through Sunnyside Beach Park on Puget Sound in Steilcoom Wa.

Amtrak 11 exits Tunnel 11 on their way to San Luis Obispo.

Amtrak crew qualification trains continue on the soon-to-return bypass route this weekend. This train consists of an 8 car Coast Starlight set, powered by three GE P42DC locomotives. Two of which ... (more)

One of Amtrak's new 50th anniversary Heritage Units no. #161 sits in Amtrak's Holgate Street Yard after bringing the northbound Coast Starlight out of LA the night before.

The Coast Starlight nears LA as they pass Camarillo in the late evening with a Dash 8 leader.

The Coast Starlight heads through San Miguel on its way north.

Amtrak no. 14, the northbound Coast Starlight, running 5 plus hours late arrives at the Dunsmuir Amtrak Station. Dunsmuir is a true railroad town. In 1887,the Central Pacific completed the line t... (more)

Amtrak no. 14, the northbound Coast Starlight, running 5 plus hours late rounds through Lamoine and the burn area of a fire from a few years ago. Passengers don't get to see much of this part of ... (more)