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
Superliner (railcar)
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The Superliner is a type of bilevel intercity railroad passenger car used by Amtrak, the national rail passenger carrier in the United States. Amtrak commissioned the cars to replace older single-leve
Coast Starlight
…scheduled passenger trains since 1971. The Coast Starlight typically uses two GE P42DC or Siemens ALC-42 locomotives. The train uses double-decker Superliner equipment, including a Sightseer Lounge car that has floor-to-ceiling windows to view the passing scenery. As of 2024, a typical consist has a Viewliner…
Superliner I cars on the San Francisco Zephyr in November 1980
Interior of a Superliner I Sightseer lounge
The exterior of a Hi-Level lounge on the El Capitan soon after completion in 1956
Superliners under construction at the Pullman plant in Hammond, Indiana