Train 11 (Coast Starlight) departs Albany, OR with one of AMTRAK's "charger" locomotives near Queen Avenue.
Arriving at Los Angeles Union Station, appropriately enough on Track 11, is Amtrak train 11, the southbound Coast Starlight. On this trip, Amtrak had difficulty producing two locomotives f... (more)
Train 11, on Track 11, on March 11 Arriving at Los Angeles Union Station 1 hour 12 minutes behind schedule (because it arrived in San Luis Obispo 1 hour and 5 minutes late) is Amtrak tra... (more)
Arriving at Los Angeles Union Station 1 hour 12 minutes behind schedule (because it arrived in San Luis Obispo 1 hour and 5 minutes late) is Amtrak train 11, the southbound Coast Starlight.... (more)
AMTK 11 rolls over the Steel Bridge after a station stop in Portland. The festive "Pepsi can" leads the way.
It was the Seventies. A time when one could pull into a service station and the attendant would fill your tank, check the air and oil, and wipe your windshield. And all for 39.9ยข per gall... (more)
Amtrak 11 Coast Starlight is heading south through Union City with P42DCs 142 and 153 leading. The picture was taken from the Smith Street crossing on UP's Coast Subdivision.
The Marine Layer (fog) hangs over the coast well into the early evening as Amtrak no. 11, the southbound Coast Starlight, passes through the Faria Beach Colony making it's way Los Angeles
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.
3 private cars bring up the rear of Amtrak 11.
A late Amtrak Coast Starlight passes Seacliff with 3 private cars in tow. The early evening light creates a glare on the cars.
Dropping down the Cuesta grade Amtrak no. 11, the southbound Coast Starlight, crosses the Stenner Creek Trestle into San Luis Obispo.
A rare occurrence in 2020, Amtrak Dash 8 510 leads the Southbound Coast Starlight into LA. The train is drifting along the California coast North of Santa Barbara over the famous and often photogr... (more)