Coast Daylight

The Coast Daylight, originally known as the Daylight Limited, was a passenger train on the Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) between Los Angeles and San Francisco. It was advertised as the "most beautiful passenger train in the world," carrying a particular red, orange, and black color scheme. The train operated from 1937 until 1974, being retained by Amtrak in 1971. Amtrak merged it with the Coast Starlight in 1974, and the Coast Daylight name was dropped on May 19, 1974. The Coast Daylight ran behind steam until January 7, 1955, long after most streamliners had changed to diesel. In 1956 coaches from the Starlight were added to the all-Pullman Lark; the starlight was discontinued in 1957. A review of the possibility of the restoration of service was made on August 14, 2014; the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments (SLOGOC) hosted a meeting between the Los Angeles – San Diego – San Francisco rail agencies on August 17. The meeting was held at the San Francisco International Airport. The L.A. and San Diego rail agencies have worked on plans to resume Coast Daylight service from San Francisco to Los Angeles since the early 1990s.