Coast Daylight

Coast Daylight
Daylight Limited
The Coast Daylight departing San Francisco in the late 1930s
Overview
First serviceApril 28, 1922
Last serviceMay 19, 1974
SuccessorCoast Starlight
Former operator(s)Southern Pacific
Amtrak
Route
TerminiLos Angeles
San Francisco
Train number(s)98/99
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

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, California, via SP's Coast Line. It was advertised as the "most beautiful passenger train in the world,"[1][2][3][4][5] 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.

  1. ^ Solomon 2005, p. 49.
  2. ^ "(untitled advertisement)". Life. Vol. 8, no. 9. February 26, 1940. p. 59 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "(untitled advertisement)". Good Housekeeping. 110. International Magazine Company: 144. 1940 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "(untitled)". Railroad History: 25, 145. 2007 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Beebe, Lucius; Clegg, Charles (1994). The Age of Steam: A Classic Album of American Railroading. New York: Promontory Press. p. 137. ISBN 0-88394-079-5 – via Google Books.