Coastal Adventure - Part 3

Coastal Adventure Fall 2024

The images below are all in order, starting with departure from Los Angeles Union Station northward toward Seattle. I'm not adding captions on all photos, since for the most part, these are just the sorts of scenes you'll see aboard AMTRAK's Coast Starlight. Aboard this train, I'm sitting on the right side, so most of the shots are looking eastward from the train.

Departing Los Angeles Union Station right on time.
On the larger image, railfans can see we have the GREEN signal.
[Click on the image for the larger view.]

At station stop, Santa Barbara

Truth be known, one doesn't really see that much of the Coast
on the Coast Starlight. Having said that, there are a few 
spots where there are some nice views to the west
like the one above.

Critters are spotted quite often.
Good reason to link up with Eileen's
Saturday's Critters

Thinking this train could be renamed
Farm Special

The train climbs significantly to get over the Coast
Range of mountains and will end up in the 
Sacramento Valley ... another giant farming area.

Purely a random capture that leaves me with a smile.
I had the camera ready as we moved through this cut.
Look at the larger image and you'll see the person
standing up above us was snapping a photo 
of the train. Question: What are the odds that
person will ever see this photo? 😊

There are some amazing old trees along the way.

I wasn't expecting oil wells!

Sunset at the end of the first day.
The trip takes 2 full days, with, of course,
1 overnight.

Early morning arrival at Klamath Falls, Oregon.
A beauty of a day ahead, however, some smoke
and haze in areas.

Klamath Falls boarding sign.

We're into the forests of Oregon.

I'm including this shot as it fascinates me how the 
railroad will put up these wires in areas where
bolders from above, or big trees, might come
down on the tracks. I doubt if the wires would
stop the bolders, but they might notify dispatch
who would then notify the train.

I'm ending this series of photos with this image taken
at the Eugene, Oregon station stop. The conductors on
the train announce these stops as "fresh air" stops. I thought
it amusing that lots of folks who step off the train
for fresh air light up a smoke.

Thanks for joining me on my Coastal Adventure.