Amtrak Pacific Surfliner
Origin, history, travelogues and other information related to the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner route including extensive photos of the Surfliner Cars.
Coverage starts from the very first February 18, 1998 announcement and graphics of the new equipment followed by photos and celebration of the
arrival of the first Superliner Cars plus more recent Amtrak Pacific Surfliner travelogues and photos.
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Amtrak Pacific Surfliner Milestones:
- Feb 18, 1998 Original Announcement & Photos of New Equipment.
- Feb 18, 1998 Amtrak Press Release.
- Nov 18, 1999 Los Angeles Unveiling Highlights.
- Additional photos of unveiling:
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- Nov 18, 1999 Amtrak News: Amtrak Unveils Pacific Surfliner.
- Nov 18, 1999 Amtrak News: Providing Service For A Seamless Journey.
- Nov 18, 1999 Amtrak News: Experience The Next Wave In Rail History.
- Nov 18, 1999 Amtrak News: Designing Trains For Customer Convenience.
- Nov 18, 1999 Amtrak News: Pacific Surfliner Logo.
- Feb 06, 2000 First Surfliner car delivered To Los Angeles.
- May 26, 2000 First revenue run of Surfliner trainset.
- Jun 01, 2000 Amtrak Surfliner Inaugural Celebration.
- Jun 01, 2000 Amtrak Surfliner New Trainset Schedule.
- Aug 10, 2000 Third Surfliner trainset to arrive into Los Angeles.
- Sep 30, 2003 Cab Car & Engine Ride by Carl Morrison.
- Jun 01, 2005 Celebrating 5th Anniversary of Amtrak Pacific Surfliner.
- Feb 08, 2010 New More Rugged Seats in Surfliners.
- Apr 00, 2010 Pacific Surfliner Travelogue & Photos by Carl Morrison.
- Aug 15, 2011 Pacific Surfliner Travelogue & Photos by Carl Morrison.
- Jul 11, 2013 Pacific Surfliner to San Clemente by Chris Guenzler.
- Nov 25, 2013 Pacific Surfliner Railfaning Trip by Chris Guenzler.
- Nov 18, 2017 Pacific Surfliner Travelogue & Photos by Carl Morrison.
- Oct 01, 2018 Pacific Surfliner Siemens Charger Locomotive Unveiling.
- Jan 16, 2023 Pacific Surfliner Travelogue & Photos by Carl Morrison.
- Sep 30, 2023 Pacific Surfliner 2 Millionth Rider.
Above is an image of one of the first Amtrak Pacific Surfliner cars to be
delivered to Los Angeles as captured by
TrainWeb RAILcam #1.
The very first Amtrak Surfliner Car arrived Sunday morning, February 6, 2000,
deadheaded on the westbound Amtrak Southwest Chief, Train #3.
The car in the above RailCam image arrived early Tuesday afternoon on a late westbound
Amtrak Southwest Chief.
May 25, 2002: First Runs of Weekend Surfliners 799 and 780
--- Between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara (Trip Report by Chris Guenzler)
A complete Amtrak Pacific Surfliner trainset heading south stopped at the Amtrak
Station at the Fullerton Santa Fe Depot at about 9:45 A.M. on Wednesday morning,
May 10, 2000. The trainset stopped again in Fullerton at about 4:10 P.M. on its
return trip from San Diego to Los Angeles.
Apparantly, it was doing a test run on the Amtrak San Diegan route between
Los Angeles and San Diego. An announcement by the Amtrak station staff indicated
that passengers were not to board this train.
We took a number of photos of the train when it stopped in Fullerton both on its southbound
and on its northbound journeys. The westbound Amtrak Southwest Chief arrived at the same time
as the southbound Pacific Surfliner this morning and you can see that in the photos that we
took of the train.
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