SAN JOSE, Calif. — Back in the 1940s, the Southern Pacific Railroad described its Coast Daylight between Los Angeles and San Francisco as “one of America’s most beautiful train rides.” It still is.

If you want to see the best of the west coast, take a train. Disembarking from Seattle, Washington and running all the way to Los Angeles, California, Amtrak's Coast Starlight line shows travelers the ...

Ask any travel enthusiast—the scene along the Coast Starlight route from Los Angeles to Seattle is one of America’s most breathtaking. Like all scenic journeys, its best experienced on a train, giving ...

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 ...

Few places in the world can rival the beauty and majesty of the Pacific coast of the United States, from the sandy shores of Coronado in San Diego, California, to the breathtaking fjords of Alaska.

Amtrak passengers on the Coast Starlight runs will have to switch to bus service during three weeks in January and February. (Joseph Rose/The Oregonian) Amtrak passengers on four Coast Starlight ...

It takes 35 hours to get from Los Angeles to Seattle on Amtrak’s Coast Starlight train. Thirty-five. Hours. Tasked with finding out what it’s like to ride a train for a day and a half, I armed myself ...

There are certainly more efficient ways to get from Los Angeles to Seattle than sitting in a metal box for 34 hours. But Amtrak’s Coast Starlight train wasn’t designed for people who are in a rush.