Travel on the Amtrak Coast Starlight from Los Angeles to Seattle.
MP PPPPPP CH CC FFFFFFF DP STA MILE YYYYMMDD TTTT (SSSS) - City/Comment
MP 0000.0 CH 47 160.815 DP LAX 0000 19990913 0000 (0930) - Los Angeles, CA
MP 0005.8 CH 29 160.545 DP GDL 0005 19990913 0000 (0948) - Glendale, CA
MP 0007.8 CH 29 160.545 -- --- 0008 19990913 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0010.8 CH 29 160.545 -- met 0011 19990913 0000 (----) - Burbank, CA
MP 0460.6 CH 29 160.545 -- BUR 0013 19990913 0000 (----) - Burbank Airport, CA
MP 0455.0 CH 29 160.545 -- VNC 0019 19990913 0000 (----) - Van Nuys, CA
MP 0451.3 CH 29 160.545 -- --- 0023 19990913 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0449.3 CH 29 160.545 -- met 0025 19990913 0000 (----) - Northridge, CA
MP 0447.8 CH 29 160.545 -- --- 0026 19990913 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0445.5 CH 29 160.545 -- CWT 0028 19990913 0000 (----) - Chatsworth, CA
MP 0444.7 CH 29 160.545 -- --- 0029 19990913 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0443.9 CH 29 160.545 -- --- 0030 19990913 0000 (----) - Photo Op - Rock Formations
MP 0443.9 CH 29 160.545 -- --- 0030 19990913 0000 (----) - Tunnel #28 - 0537 ft
MP 0442.9 CH 29 160.545 -- --- 0031 19990913 0000 (----) - Tunnel #27 - 0924 ft
MP 0441.2 CH 29 160.545 -- --- 0032 19990913 0000 (----) - Tunnel #26 - 7369 ft
MP 0439.2 CH 29 160.545 -- --- 0035 19990913 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0437.9 CH 29 160.545 DP SIM 0037 19990913 0000 (1029) - Simi Valley, CA
MP 0434.? CH 29 160.545 -- --- 0040 19990913 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0427.1 CH 29 160.545 -- MPK 0047 19990913 0000 (----) - Moorpark, CA
MP 0427.1 CH 29 160.545 -- --- 0047 19990913 0000 (----) - Photo Op - Simi Creek
MP 0421.1 CH 96 161.550 -- --- 0053 19990913 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0413.1 CH 96 161.550 -- CML 0057 19990913 0000 (----) - Camarillo, CA
MP 0404.3 CH 96 161.550 DP OXN 0066 19990913 0000 (1102) - Oxnard, CA
MP 0402.6 CH 96 161.550 -- --- 0071 19990913 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0402.6 CH 96 161.550 -- --- 0071 19990913 0000 (----) - Summerland Nude Beach
MP 0394.1 CH 96 161.550 -- VEC 0076 19990913 0000 (----) - Ventura, CA
MP 0383.1 CH 96 161.550 -- --- 0091 19990913 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0377.8 CH 96 161.550 -- CPN 0092 19990913 0000 (----) - Carpenteria, CA
MP 0367.4 CH 96 161.550 DP SBA 0103 19990913 0000 (1210) - Santa Barbara, CA
MP 0363.0 CH 96 161.550 -- --- 0111 19990913 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0358.2 CH 96 161.550 -- GTA 0111 19990913 0000 (----) - Goleta, CA
MP 0341.3 CH 96 161.550 -- --- 0133 19990913 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0327.6 CH 96 161.550 -- --- 0146 19990913 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0299.4 CH 96 161.550 -- LPC 0171 19990913 0000 (----) - Lompoc-Surf Station, CA
MP 0286.8 CH 96 161.550 -- --- 0187 19990913 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0273.2 CH 96 161.550 -- GUA 0197 19990913 0000 (----) - Guadalupe-Santa Maria, CA
MP 0269.7 CH 96 161.550 -- --- 0204 19990913 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0260.9 CH 96 161.550 -- GVB 0213 19990913 0000 (----) - Grover Beach, CA
MP 0256.7 CH 96 161.550 -- --- 0217 19990913 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0249.6 CH 51 160.875 DP SLO 0222 19990913 0000 (1513) - San Luis Obispo, CA
MP 0244.9 CH 51 160.875 -- --- 0229 19990913 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0242.5 CH 51 160.875 -- --- 0231 19990913 0000 (----) - Tunnel #11 - 0722 ft
MP 0237.5 CH 51 160.875 -- --- 0236 19990913 0000 (----) - Tunnel #09 - 0527 ft
MP 0237.2 CH 51 160.875 -- --- 0237 19990913 0000 (----) - Tunnel #08 - 0481 ft
MP 0236.7 CH 51 160.875 -- --- 0237 19990913 0000 (----) - Tunnel #07 - 1354 ft
MP 0235.9 CH 51 160.875 -- --- 0238 19990913 0000 (----) - Tunnel #06 - 3610 ft
MP 0226.9 CH 51 160.875 -- --- 0247 19990913 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0212.9 CH 51 160.875 DP PRB 0257 19990913 0000 (1620) - Paso Robles, CA
MP 0192.8 CH 51 160.875 -- --- 0281 19990913 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0175.4 CH 51 160.875 -- --- 0299 19990913 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0155.5 CH 51 160.875 -- --- 0318 19990913 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0152.0 CH 51 160.875 -- --- 0322 19990913 0000 (----) - Tunnel #5-1/2 - 1305 ft
MP 0140.2 CH 51 160.875 -- --- 0334 19990913 0000 (----) - Landmark:Soledad
MP 0136.3 CH 51 160.875 -- --- 0338 19990913 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0123.7 CH 51 160.875 -- --- 0350 19990913 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0114.9 CH 51 160.875 DP SNS 0355 19990913 0000 (1817) - Salinas, CA
MP 0111.9 CH 51 160.875 -- --- 0362 19990913 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0099.1 CH 51 160.875 -- --- 0375 19990913 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0083.3 CH 51 160.875 -- --- 0391 19990913 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0078.4 CH 51 160.875 -- cal 0396 19990913 0000 (----) - Gilroy, CA
MP 0071.2 CH 51 160.875 -- cal 0403 19990913 0000 (----) - San Martin, CA
MP 0066.2 CH 51 160.875 -- --- 0408 19990913 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0065.6 CH 51 160.875 -- cal 0408 19990913 0000 (----) - Morgan Hill, CA
MP 0059.7 CH 51 160.875 -- cal 0414 19990913 0000 (----) - Blossom Hill, CA
MP 0052.4 CH 51 160.875 -- cal 0422 19990913 0000 (----) - Capitol, CA
MP 0051.6 CH 51 160.875 -- --- 0422 19990913 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0049.1 CH 51 160.875 -- cal 0424 19990913 0000 (----) - Tamien, CA
MP 0047.5 CH 51 160.875 DP SJC 0423 19990913 0000 (1947) - San Jose, CA
MP 0046.2 CH 51 160.875 -- cal 0426 19990913 0000 (----) - College Park, CA
MP 0044.9 CH 51 160.875 -- cal 0429 19990913 0000 (----) - Santa Clara, CA
MP 0040.7 CH 51 160.875 -- GAC 0430 19990913 0000 (----) - Great America, CA
MP 0028.9 CH 51 160.875 -- --- 0445 19990913 0000 (----) - Detector
(not if alternate route below taken)
Alternate Route via Niles Subdivision used by Amtrak Capitals - Begin:
MP 0032.0 CH 51 160.875 -- FMT 0443 19990913 0000 (----) - Fremont, CA
MP 0029.7 CH 51 160.875 -- --- 0444 19990913 0000 (----) - Landmark:Niles Junction
MP 0026.6 CH 51 160.875 -- --- 0447 19990913 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0020.2 CH 51 160.875 -- HAY 0455 19990913 0000 (----) - Hayward, CA
Alternate Route via Niles Subdivision used by Amtrak Capitals - End.
MP 0012.4 CH 96 161.550 -- --- 0462 19990913 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0007.0 CH 96 161.550 AR OKJ 0463 19990913 0000 (2057) - Oakland/Jack London Square, CA
MP 0007.0 CH 96 161.550 DP OKJ 0463 19990913 0000 (2112) - Oakland/Jack London Square, CA
MP 0006.1 CH 38 160.680 -- OKJ 0468 19990913 0000 (----) - South Oakland Yard, CA
MP 0004.6 CH 66 161.100 -- OKJ 0468 19990913 0000 (----) - West Oakland Yard, CA
MP 0004.6 CH 66 161.100 -- OKJ 0468 19990913 0000 (----) - 10th Street Desert Yard, CA
MP 0004.5 CH 96 161.550 DP EMY 0468 19990913 0000 (2152) - Emeryville, CA
The train did not pull into the Oakland Yard for servicing but instead arrived 30 minutes early into Emeryville! I don't yet know why the train was not taken into the Oakland Yard for servicing. The reason the schedule allows 40 minutes for the train to travel the 5 miles from Jack London Square / Oakland to Emeryville is so that the train can pull into the Oakland Yard for servicing for about 30 minutes.
I wasn't the only one confused by the train not being taken into the yard. The Dispatcher was starting to get concerned as to how long our train would be blocking the mainline. The Conductor replied to the Dispatcher that the train had to wait until the scheduled time before it could depart. The Dispatcher inquired why the train arrived so early into Emeryville and the Conductor replied that it was because the train did not go into the yard.
I'll have to try to find out why we did not go into the Oakland Yard for servicing and where the train is going to get the servicing that it normally gets in the Oakland Yard. If the Coast Starlight also skipped the Oakland Yard on the day I traveled in the Scottish Thistle private railcar, that would explain why they disconnected our car in San Jose instead of in the Oakland Yard. If the Coast Starlight wasn't going into the Oakland Yard, then they would not be able to remove the private car there!
MP 0006.2 CH 96 161.550 -- BKY 0475 19990913 0000 (----) - Berkeley, CA
MP 0012.0 CH 96 161.550 -- RIC 0480 19990913 0000 (----) - Richmond, CA
MP 0014.1 CH 96 161.550 -- --- 0482 19990913 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0023.7 CH 96 161.550 -- --- 0487 19990913 0000 (----) - Tunnel #1 - 0604 ft
MP 0027.8 CH 96 161.550 -- --- 0491 19990913 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0031.1 CH 96 161.550 -- --- 0494 19990913 0000 (----) - Detector Track 2
MP 0031.7 CH 96 161.550 DP MTZ 0495 19990913 0000 (2234) - Martinez, CA
MP 0037.0 CH 96 161.550 -- --- 0505 19990913 0000 (----) - Detector Track 2
MP 0045.1 CH 96 161.550 -- --- 0513 19990913 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0048.9 CH 96 161.550 -- SUI 0517 19990913 0000 (----) - Suisun-Fairfield, CA
MP 0063.2 CH 96 161.550 -- --- 0531 19990913 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0075.6 CH 96 161.550 DP DAV 0539 19990913 0000 (2321) - Davis, CA
MP 0078.7 CH 96 161.550 -- --- 0546 19990913 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0088.8 CH 96 161.550 -- --- 0552 19990913 0000 (----) - I Street Bridge Operator
MP 0088.9 CH 96 161.550 DP SAC 0552 19990913 0000 (2359) - Sacramento, CA
MP 0098.3 CH 96 161.550 -- --- 0562 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0106.5 CH 96 161.550 DP RSV 0570 19990914 0000 (----) - Roseville, CA
MP 0115.4 CH 96 161.550 -- --- 0578 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0124.8 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 0588 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0136.4 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 0599 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0140.8 CH 14 160.320 DP MRV 0604 19990914 0000 (0117) - Marysville, CA
MP 0150.5 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 0614 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0163.9 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 0627 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0178.3 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 0641 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0184.2 CH 14 160.320 DP CIC 0647 19990914 0000 (0200) - Chico, CA
MP 0191.3 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 0654 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0206.3 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 0669 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0225.7 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 0689 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0241.7 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 0705 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0258.2 CH 14 160.320 DP RDD 0721 19990914 0000 (0316) - Redding, CA
MP 0264.1 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 0727 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0271.2 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 0734 19990914 0000 (----) - Tunnel #01 - 2719 ft
MP 0272.4 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 0735 19990914 0000 (----) - Tunnel #02 - 2691 ft
MP 0273.8 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 0736 19990914 0000 (----) - Tunnel #03 - 1864 ft
MP 0274.4 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 0726 19990914 0000 (----) - Tunnel #04 - 0856 ft
MP 0274.7 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 0727 19990914 0000 (----) - Tunnel #05 - 1900 ft
MP 0276.8 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 0740 19990914 0000 (----) - Tunnel #06 - 0745 ft
MP 0277.5 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 0741 19990914 0000 (----) - Tunnel #07 - 1688 ft
MP 0278.8 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 0742 19990914 0000 (----) - Tunnel #08 - 0897 ft
MP 0279.9 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 0744 19990914 0000 (----) - Tunnel #09 - 1610 ft
MP 0281.0 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 0745 19990914 0000 (----) - Tunnel #10 - 2243 ft
MP 0288.1 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 0751 19990914 0000 (----) - Tunnel #11 - 0941 ft
MP 0288.4 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 0751 19990914 0000 (----) - Tunnel #12 - 0916 ft
MP 0305.5 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 0762 19990914 0000 (----) - Tunnel #13 - 0647 ft
MP 0307.4 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 0763 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0310.5 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 0767 19990914 0000 (----) - Tunnel #15 - 0698 ft
MP 0316.5 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 0773 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0322.1 CH 96 161.550 DP DUN 0778 19990914 0000 (0507) - Dunsmuir, CA
MP 0323.2 CH 96 161.550 -- --- 0779 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0327.3 CH 96 161.550 -- --- 0783 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0330.5 CH 96 161.550 -- --- 0786 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0342.3 CH 96 161.550 -- --- 0798 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0357.5 CH 96 161.550 -- --- 0814 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0372.9 CH 96 161.550 -- --- 0829 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0390.9 CH 96 161.550 -- --- 0847 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0404.7 CH 96 161.550 -- --- 0861 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0407.8 CH 96 161.550 -- --- 0864 19990914 0000 (----) - Tunnel #17 - 2076 ft
MP 0410.0 CH 96 161.550 -- --- 0866 19990914 0000 (----) - Tunnel #18 - 1145 ft
MP 0411.0 CH 96 161.550 -- --- 0867 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0424.0 CH 96 161.550 -- --- 0880 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0429.5 CH 96 161.550 DP KFS 0884 19990914 0000 (0811) - Klamath Falls, CA
MP 0442.6 CH 96 161.550 -- --- 0899 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0458.7 CH 96 161.550 -- --- 0915 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0472.0 CH 96 161.550 -- --- 0928 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0487.1 CH 96 161.550 -- --- 0943 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0501.1 CH 96 161.550 -- --- 0957 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0503.3 CH 96 161.550 DP CMO 0958 19990914 0000 (0929) - Chemult, OR
MP 0519.7 CH 96 161.550 -- --- ???? 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0528.6 CH 96 161.550 -- --- 0961 19990914 0000 (----) - Landmark:Crescent Lake
MP 0537.8 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 0970 19990914 0000 (----) - Tunnel #03 - 3655 ft
MP 0541.6 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 0974 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0544.3 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 0976 19990914 0000 (----) - Tunnel #04 - 0698 ft
MP 0545.2 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 0977 19990914 0000 (----) - Tunnel #05 - 0964 ft
MP 0546.2 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 0978 19990914 0000 (----) - Tunnel #06 - 0566 ft
MP 0547.1 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 0979 19990914 0000 (----) - Tunnel #07 - 3164 ft
MP 0547.7 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 0980 19990914 0000 (----) - Tunnel #08 - 0671 ft
MP 0548.3 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 0980 19990914 0000 (----) - Tunnel #09 - 1144 ft
MP 0548.6 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 0981 19990914 0000 (----) - Tunnel #10 - 0467 ft
MP 0548.8 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 0981 19990914 0000 (----) - Tunnel #11 - 0779 ft
MP 0549.3 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 0981 19990914 0000 (----) - Tunnel #12 - 0360 ft
MP 0550.0 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 0982 19990914 0000 (----) - Tunnel #13 - 0875 ft
MP 0551.8 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 0984 19990914 0000 (----) - Tunnel #14 - 2121 ft
MP 0553.9 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 0986 19990914 0000 (----) - Tunnel #15 - 0150 ft
MP 0556.0 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 0988 19990914 0000 (----) - Tunnel #16 - 2213 ft
MP 0557.1 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 0989 19990914 0000 (----) - Tunnel #17 - 0267 ft
MP 0557.3 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 0989 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0557.8 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 0990 19990914 0000 (----) - Tunnel #18 - 0639 ft
MP 0558.6 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 0991 19990914 0000 (----) - Tunnel #19 - 0363 ft
MP 0560.9 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 0993 19990914 0000 (----) - Tunnel #20 - 0436 ft
MP 0571.9 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 1004 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0572.1 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 1004 19990914 0000 (----) - Tunnel #21 - 0460 ft
MP 0581.8 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 1014 19990914 0000 (----) - Tunnel #22 - 1999 ft
MP 0583.5 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 1016 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0587.2 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 1019 19990914 0000 (----) - Tunnel #24 - 0394 ft
MP 0598.1 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 1030 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0616.0 CH 14 160.320 -- --- 1048 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0647.3 CH 14 160.320 DP EUG 1079 19990914 0000 (1237) - Eugene-Springfield, OR
MP 0657.1 CH 96 161.550 -- --- 1089 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0670.2 CH 96 161.550 -- --- 1102 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0681.1 CH 96 161.550 -- --- 1113 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0690.9 CH 96 161.550 DP ALY 1122 19990914 0000 (1323) - Albany, OR
MP 0697.8 CH 96 161.550 -- --- 1130 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0710.0 CH 96 161.550 -- --- 1142 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0718.2 CH 00 000.000 DP SLM 1150 19990914 0000 (1355) - Salem, OR
MP 0725.2 CH 96 161.550 -- --- 1157 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0737.8 CH 96 161.550 -- --- 1170 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0757.5 CH 96 161.550 -- --- 1190 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0757.5 CH 88 161.430
MP 0770.5 CH 27 160.515 -- --- 1203 19990914 0000 (----) - Landmark:Steel Bridge
MP 0771.0 CH 27 160.515 AR PDX 1203 19990914 0000 (1540) - Portland, OR
MP 0000.0 CH 76 161.250 DP PDX 1203 19990914 0000 (1615) - Portland, OR
MP 0009.9 CH 76 161.250 DP VAN 1213 19990914 0000 (1640) - Vancouver, WA
MP 0113.5 CH 66 161.100 -- --- 1236 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0097.3 CH 66 161.100 DP KEL 1252 19990914 0000 (1723) - Kelso-Longview, WA
MP 0095.2 CH 66 161.100 -- --- 1254 19990914 0000 (----) - Ostrander Tunnel - 1165 ft
MP 0087.4 CH 66 161.100 -- --- 1262 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0057.9 CH 66 161.100 -- --- 1291 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0054.0 CH 66 161.100 DP CTL 1295 19990914 0000 (1810) - Centralia, WA
MP 0032.2 CH 87 161.415 DP OLW 1317 19990914 0000 (1833) - Olympia-Lacey, WA
MP 0030.0 CH 87 161.415 -- --- 1319 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0010.1 CH 87 161.415 -- --- 1339 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0039.3 CH 87 161.415 DP TAC 1349 19990914 0000 (1923) - Tacoma, WA
Smoking stop.
MP 0026.4 CH 87 161.415 -- --- 1362 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0005.5 CH 70 161.160 -- --- 1382 19990914 0000 (----) - Nelson Bennett Tunnel 2 - 4391 ft
MP 0005.2 CH 70 161.160 -- --- 1383 19990914 0000 (----) - Ruston Tunnel 1 - 0321 ft
MP 0004.6 CH 70 161.160 -- --- 1383 19990914 0000 (----) - Detector
MP 0000.0 CH 70 161.160 AR SEA 1389 19990914 0000 (2045) - Seattle, WA
