Amtrak

Coast Starlight, San Luis Obispo stop, LA to Sacramento, 11 Sept 2016

State funding secured to improve Central Coast rail infrastructure

Layla Shuman

Major funding has been secured to improve rail infrastructure across the Central Coast. The state awarded Central Coast agencies over $63 million dollars in funding for rail improvements.

Pacific Surfliner Train No. 6953 parked at the Amtrak station in San Luis Obispo, California.

Infrastructure, Housing and Development

$1 million in federal funding will support upgrades for Central Coast train routes

Amanda Wernik

Traveling by train on the Central Coast could soon get easier thanks to a million dollars in funding from the federal government.

Travel

Journeys of Discovery: Exploring America by rail

Tom Wilmer

Jill Dutton, author of the "USA by Rail" travel blog and "Ride the Southwest Chief," a soon-to-be -completed series of twelve rail travel guides, talks…

Three people killed in separate collisions with Amtrak trains on Central Coast

Central Coast officials are investigating three train track fatalities that occurred this weekend.The Sheriff's Offices in Santa Barbara and San Luis…

Infrastructure, Housing and Development

Central Coast Amtrak route sees big jump in ridership during the holiday season

More travelers are choosing to take the train along the Central Coast than in years past, especially as part of holiday travel.Amtrak California says it's…

Visiting UCSB Scholar killed while taking pictures on coastal train trestle

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office identified the victim Wednesday morning who was fatally injured by an Amtrak train this past Saturday while…