Photographs, travelogues, accommodations, and other information about train travel on the Amtrak Coast Starlight route.

Scenic Highlights:

• The shores of the Puget Sound
• The Seattle Skyline
• The Cascade Mountains, including Mt. Rainier on clear days
• The shimmering waterfalls of Oregon City
• Willamette Pass through the Cascades, with 22 tunnels and innumerable hairpin turns
• Upper Klamath Lake, and Mt. Shasta
• California's lush Central Valley
• The San Francisco skyline across the bay
• Cuesta Pass through the Santa Lucia Mountains
• Marvelous views as you run along the shoreline of the Pacific
• View of the Channel Islands near Santa Barbara
• The Santa Susana Mountains before you arrive in Los Angeles

It's Amtrak's most popular train -- and a three-way winner for your vacation travel.

First, the Coast Starlight connects the most popular destinations on the West Coast: the great cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland and Seattle; the sparkling beaches of Santa Barbara; the beautiful mountain country around Mt. Shasta and Klamath Falls; the magnificent natural beauty of Washington state.

Second, the Coast Starlight shows you stunningly beautiful vistas, from cool northern forests and the breath-taking heights of the Cascades to the verdant green of California's fertile valleys and the shoreline of the Pacific -- spectacular scenery you can't see any other way.

Third, the Coast Starlight does it all with a new standard of comfort and service -- exciting menus featuring the best of the flavorful West, wine tastings and specialty beers and ales, and enhanced services for sleeping car passengers.