2006-08-08 04:00:00 PDT Sacramento-- Alma Jones thought the solution to her fear of flying was the Coast Starlight, a roomy, comfortable passenger train that boasts breathtaking mountain and coastal ...

What is going on everyone. I took a trip on Amtrak's Coast Starlight from Portland to LA and back up. On the way down the wildfire that the west coast was experiencing in October were still going so ...

I rode the Amtrak Coast Starlight for five hours from Los Angeles to San Luis Obispo for $40. The observation car, with its stunning views of the Pacific Ocean, was the biggest highlight. Thanks to ...

LOS ANGELES — It was late Friday night and we were scouring the usual sites touting the top things to do in Los Angeles. Uninspired by our options and facing a long weekend without obligations, my ...

Amtrak has announced that the Coast Starlight service, which operates between Los Angeles and Seattle, is fully operational as of Aug. 23. “Widely regarded as one of the most spectacular of all train ...

There’s a moment shortly after Amtrak’s Coast Starlight pulls away from the station in Oxnard, California, when passengers migrate to the glass dome observation car in pursuit of a coveted ...

A friend of mine told me the best sex she’s ever had was in a sleeper car on the southbound Coast Starlight train coming back from San Luis Obispo, the steel wheels pounding the rails as the late ...

Every time I find myself at Union Station in Los Angeles, I get this feeling I’m an extra in a classic 1930s Hollywood black-and-white suspense thriller. High ceiling, Spanish-style arches, large ...

When Will Jones hops on his favorite form of travel – a long-distance Amtrak train – it’s not for speed or convenience. In a world obsessed with hyperconnectivity, he spends days at a time confined to ...

Amtrak's Coast Starlight: Los Angeles to Portland Today we jump on the Amtrak Coast Starlight from Los Angeles California to ...