10 Hours in COACH on a Train (U.S.A.'s AMTRAK) Along the Pacific Ocean / Coast Starlight 14

One-Way LAX to SJC Coach Ticket Cost: 98.00 USD / 91.03 Euro / 13,660.71 Japanese Yen / 77.96 Pound sterling / 698.60 Chinese Yuan / 1,693.58 Mexican Peso / 145.40 Australian Dollars
Hello,
This was my first time taking the AMTRAK Coast Starlight. I traveled in coach for the entire 10 ish hour journey.
TIMECODES:
00:00 Intro
00:08 Boarding the Train at LA Union Station
00:28 Map
00:45 AMTRAK Coast Starlight Arrival & Tips
02:00 Coach Seat Tour
02:42 Coach Lounge Car / Snack Area
02:50 Coach Car Bathroom Tour
03:14 Old-Style Observation Car for Coach & Sleeper Passengers
03:45 Train Departure & Inland Views
04:51 Pacific Ocean / Coastline Views
09:26 Inland Views in Central California
10:24 Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve
10:52 Sunset and Arriving in San Jose
Some question I tried to answer with my video:
- Are the bathrooms on the Amtrak clean?
- Are the coach seats spacious?
- Is the train ride scenic? (Is taking the train "worth it"?)
- Does it depart/arrive on time?
The Coast Starlight from Los Angeles to Seattle serves the following stations:
Seattle, WA - King Street Station (SEA)
Tacoma, WA (TAC)
Olympia-Lacey, WA (OLW)
Centralia, WA (CTL)
Kelso-Longview, WA (KEL)
Vancouver, WA (VAN)
Portland, OR - Union Station (PDX)
Salem, OR (SLM)
Albany, OR (ALY)
Eugene, OR - Amtrak Station (EUG)
Chemult, OR (CMO)
Klamath Falls, OR (KFS)
Dunsmuir, CA (DUN)
Redding, CA - Amtrak Station (RDD)
Chico, CA (CIC)
Sacramento, CA - Sacramento Valley Station (SAC)
Davis, CA (DAV)
Martinez, CA (MTZ)
Emeryville, CA (EMY)
Oakland, CA - Jack London Square Station (OKJ)
San Jose, CA - Diridon Station (SJC)
Salinas, CA - Amtrak Station (SNS)
Paso Robles, CA (PRB)
San Luis Obispo, CA - Amtrak Station (SLO)
Santa Barbara, CA (SBA)
Oxnard, CA (OXN)
Simi Valley, CA (SIM)
Van Nuys, CA (VNC)
Los Angeles, CA - Union Station (LAX)

[@MelissaHash]

Sadly i was supposed to go to my aunt's house on the Coast Starlight but it got canceled due to landslides but i still got there using the San Joaquins on my birthday! Beautiful vistas indeed one day i still may get aboard the Coast Starlight or the Pacific Surfliner

[@TheOnlySoloLadyTraveler]

So glad you got to visit after all! A beautiful trip indeed!