Coast Starlight
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The Coast Starlight is a long-distance passenger train operated by Amtrak on the West Coast of the United States between Seattle and Los Angeles via Portland and the San Francisco Bay Area. The train,
Coast Starlight crossing the Santa Ynez River as it drains into the Pacific Ocean near Surf, California, 2019
The Coast Starlight at Tacoma in 1974
The Coast Starlight on the Cuesta Grade above San Luis Obispo in 1985
Coast Starlight 14 northbound to Seattle passing Moorpark, California, on December 27, 2018
Los Angeles Union Station
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Los Angeles Union Station is the main railroad station in Los Angeles, California, and the largest passenger rail terminal in the Western United States. It opened in May 1939 as the Los Angeles Union
Coast Starlight
…Coast Daylight, Cascade First service May 1, 1971 Current operator Amtrak Annual ridership 375,571 (FY 25) 4.8% Route Termini Seattle, Washington Los Angeles, California Stops 28 Distance travelled 1,377 miles (2,216 km) Average journey time 35 hours, 21 minutes (southbound) 34 hours (northbound) Service…
The main building with tracks in the background, 2008
Pre-unification passenger railway stations of Los Angeles, c. 1920 (clockwise from top left): Pacific Electric Building (Pacific Electric), Central Station (Southern Pacific), Salt Lake Station, (Union Pacific), La Grande Station (Santa Fe)
Future site of Union Station, Los Angeles, 1935
Union Station sign.