Amtrak Route - WestAmtrak WestAmtrak Route - WestCurrent Amtrak Routes - WestThis listing included current and discontinued routes operated by Amtrak since May 1, 1971. Some intercity trains were also operated after 1971 by the Alaska Railroad, Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad, Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, Georgia Railroad, Reading Company, and Southern Railway. The Southern Railway and D&RGW routes were taken over by Amtrak in 1979 and 1983 respectively. | Name | Indicates Amtrak's name for the train, or in some cases the pre-Amtrak name for trains operating prior to November 14, 1971 | | Route | The endpoints and major intermediate stops for the train. Changes to terminal stations within the same city, as well as route changes that did not modify the endpoint cities, are not shown. | Service
Began | The date Amtrak began operating the train | Service
Ended | The date Amtrak ceased operating the train | | Notes | Additional information concerning name changes and prior operators | | ‡ | Trains conveyed to Amtrak either on May 1, 1971, or afterward | | † | Trains that are currently operating | | †‡ | Trains conveyed to Amtrak that are currently operating | Current Amtrak Route - West | Name | Route | Service
Began | Service
Ended | Notes | Capitols
(Capitol Corridor train) | Roseville - San Jose | December 11, 1991 | January 25, 1998 | | | Colfax - San Jose | January 26, 1998 | February 26, 2000 | | | Auburn - San Jose | February 27, 2000 | April 28, 2001 | Renamed Capitol Corridor | Capitol Corridor
(train) † | Auburn - San Jose | April 29, 2001 | present | Renamed from Capitols | Coast Daylight
(Capitol Corridor train) ‡ | Oakland - Los Angeles | May 1, 1971 | November 14, 1971 | Inherited from the Southern Pacific Railroad Coast Daylight. Unnamed until 1971.
Joint operation with the Coast Starlight as Coast Starlight/Daylight. | | Oakland - San Diego | November 14, 1971 | April 1972 | | Oakland - Los Angeles | April 1972 | May 19, 1974 | Coast Starlight
(train) †‡ | Seattle - San Diego | May 1, 1971 | April 1972 | Inherited from Southern Pacific Railroad / Burlington Northern Railroad Cascade (train), Southern Pacific Railroad Coast Daylight, and Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway San Diegan. Unnamed until 1971.
Joint operation with the Coast Daylight as Coast Starlight/Daylight until 1974. | | Seattle - Los Angeles | April 1972 | present | Desert Wind
(train) | Ogden - Los Angeles | October 28, 1979 | July 15, 1983 | | | Salt Lake City - Los Angeles | July 15, 1983 | May 10, 1997 | | Expo '74
(train) | Seattle - Spokane | May 19, 1974 | September 14, 1974 | | Las Vegas Limited
(train) | Las Vegas - Los Angeles | May 21, 1976 | August 8, 1976 | | Metroliner
(Amtrak San Diegan train) | Los Angeles - San Diego | April 29, 1984 | April 28, 1985 | | Orange County Commuter
(Orange County Line train) | Los Angeles - San Juan Capistrano | April 30, 1990 | March 28, 1994 | Replaced by Metrolink (Southern California). Metrolink Orange County Line | Pacific Surfliner
(train) † | San Luis Obispo - San Diego | June 1, 2000 | present | Renamed from the San Diegan | Pioneer
(train) | Seattle - Salt Lake City | June 7, 1977 | June 16, 1991 | | | Seattle - Denver | June 17, 1991 | May 10, 1997 | | San Diegan
(train) ‡ | Los Angeles - San Diego | May 1, 1971 | June 25, 1988 | Inherited from Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway San Diegan. Unnamed until November 14, 1971 | | Santa Barbara - San Diego | June 26, 1988 | April 1996 | | | San Luis Obispo - San Diego | April 1996 | May 31, 2000 | Renamed Pacific Surfliner | San Joaquins
(train) † | Oakland - Bakersfield | March 5, 1974 | May 15, 1999 | | | Oakland/Sacramento - Bakersfield | May 16, 1999 | present | | Spirit of California
(train) | Sacramento - Los Angeles | October 25, 1981 | September 30, 1983 | | |
