Amtrak train route - San Diego to Seattle

Here are two maps showing the train routes we took.

To get from San Diego to Los Angeles we took the Pacific Surfliner commuter train. Although it carries on up to San Luis Obispo we had to get off in LA in order to catch the Coast Starlight to Seattle. In total, it's a two day trip. We had taken part of this trip before but only north from Oakland, California, where the train departs at about 10:00 at night.

I didn't take pictures from the Surfliner since it was just becoming daybreak. Initially the route paralleled the highway we'd driven in the car before, by the coastal towns of Del Mar, Solana Beach, Encinitas and Carlsbad. There were help-yourself snacks on board and it was an enjoyable ride.