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Hello and welcome to Los Angeles Union Station! Today we’re climbing the west coast of the United States, riding 34 hours from here to Seattle on board Amtrak’s Coast Starlight! _Trip Information_ Train: Amtrak Coast Starlight 14 Locomotives: Siemens ALC-42s 306 and 320 Consist: 3 Superliner Sleepers, 1 Diner, 1 Observation Lounge, 2 Coach cars, and 1 Viewliner Baggage Departure Time: 9:51am Arrival Time: 7:51pm +1 Day Journey Time: 34 hr 0 min Ticket Price: $1019.00 (2 people) Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoyed! Previous Video: How Amtrak Turns a 90 Minute Ride into a 15 Hour Odyssey: https://youtu.be/rXzkGAnUGRU *Huge Thank You to My Patrons!* _First Class:_ Jonas Jonson Caleb Joshua Bedel Eli Taubman Devin Clancy Kevin Lippes _Business Class:_ James Schock Henry Skrivanek _Coach Class:_ Marlo Fairhurst Arthur Sievers Stephen Keever Sam Jennings Michael Cronin Arav Kapoor Vinnie Want your name in the video, or just want to support the channel in more ways than one? Check out the Patreon or become a Channel Member! https://www.patreon.com/LonestarTripReports https://www.youtube.com/lonestartripreports/join _Chapters_ 0:00 Hello and Welcome to Los Angeles Union Station! 0:14 Coast Starlight Route Map 1:06 The Incredible LA Union Station 2:03 LA's Metropolitan Lounge 3:26 Boarding (Almost) Begins 4:10 Coast Starlight 14 Backs Onto Track 10 4:38 Climbing Aboard and Our Home for the Next 34 Hours! 5:02 Departure 5:17 A HUGE Thank You for 10K! 5:37 Rear Window Views of LA 6:08 Slowing for a Passing Surfliner 6:38 Lunch Time! The First of 5 Meals on the Starlight 7:00 Coastal Dining Views 7:28 Amtrak's Traditional Dining 7:54 Costal California 8:25 Roomette Tour! 11:27 Subscribe! And a HUGE Thank You to my Patrons and Members! 11:52 We Don't Need Sun to Enjoy the Views 12:23 Inland We Go 12:36 Vandenberg Space Force Base and SpaceX 12:56 Finally a Sunny Day! 13:13 San Luis Obispo: Our First Fresh Air Stop 13:45 Amtrak's NEW ALC-42 Locomotives! 14:54 Onward Towards San Jose 15:05 Cuesta Pass: Horseshoe Curves Galore 17:07 Back up to Speed 17:15 Bedroom Tour: Double the Space of Our Roomette 19:24 Enjoying the Sightseer Lounge 20:04 Gilroy: The Southern End of Caltrain's Territory 20:46 Dinner Time! 21:25 Catenary Wires! CalTrain's Electrification 21:55 CalTrain's NEW Stadler EMUs! 22:22 Departing San Jose Alongside a CalTrain Service 22:35 First Course: Caprese Skewers 22:52 CalTrain's Maintenance Facility 23:13 Sunset Over the San Francisco Bay 23:21 The Main Course: Amtrak's Signature Flat Iron Steak 24:01 Dessert! An INCREIDBLE Chocolate Mouse 25:01 Arrival in Oakland: Fresh Air Stop Number 2 25:46 Door Stuck! Door Stuck! Please! I Beg You! 26:11 Shower Time! 26:55 Time For Bed. 27:27 Day Two and Mount Shasta 28:34 A Fresh Pot of Coffee 28:52 More of Mount Shasta 29:24 Breakfast Time 30:10 Finally Into Oregon 30:30 Klamath Falls: The First Fresh Air Stop of Day 2 31:18 Upper Klamath Lake 31:54 Lunch Time on Day 2 32:18 A Side of Cascade Mountains (And dessert too!) 32:46 Descending the Mountains 33:25 Lookout Point Lake 33:43 Eugene, OR 34:01 Passing Freight and Cascades Trains 34:28 Making up Time 34:40 Arriving in Portland 35:14 Portland's Metropolitan Lounge 35:58 Back on Board! 36:03 A Waiting Cascades Service 36:14 On Towards Seattle 36:29 Amtrak's Talgo Trainsets 37:23 Dinner on Day 2: Great Food With Great Views 38:25 Sounder's Commuter Rail Territory 38:35 Tacoma Station 38:49 We're the ONLY Sleeper Passengers? 39:10 Seattle's Boeing Field 39:24 The Starlight Pulls into Seattle's King Street Station 39:48 Disembarking Into Seattle 40:01 If You Made it This Far, Thanks! You're Awesome! 40:24 Next Week: Metrolink's Arrow: California's Newest Commuter Service 40:40 Subscribe! And another HUGE Thank You to my Patrons and Members! 41:07 Thanks for Watching! Equipment: Camera: iPhone 12 Pro Max Gimbal: DJI OM5 Camera: GoPro Hero 9 Black Camera: Sony AX-43 Mic: Rode Videomic Pro+ Tripod: Coman DF06 + Manfrotto 502 Head #CoastStarlight #Amtrak #tripreport SEO: Coast Starlight,Amtrak,Amtrak Overnight,Amtrak Bedroom,Amtrak Coast Starlight,Amtrak California,West Coast Amtrak,USA Trains,amtrak coast starlight,amtrak train,amtrak sleeper car tour,train travel,long distance train,amtrak review,train review,dining car,amtrak guide,long distance train travel,long distance train ride,long distance train in usa,long distance train journey,amtrak sleeper train,amtrak sleeper bedroom,coast starlight,amtrak