amtrak

Scare for nearly 100 people as Amtrak train slams into car on Central Coast

Lance Orozco

Vehicle apparently became stuck on tracks as train was approaching.

Man barricades himself inside train locomotive on Central Coast

Lance Orozco

Crisis negotiators convince man to surrender.

Artist's rendering of planned new Goleta Train Depot.

All aboard! Project for new train depot in Santa Barbara County gets $5.56 million state grant

Lance Orozco

Construction set to start later this year on Goleta Train Depot Project.

Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner service between Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties is still disrupted by emergency rail line repairs due to storm damage.

Emergency work still underway on storm-damaged rail lines in the Tri-Counties

Lance Orozco

Amtrak service between Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties could be disrupted for two more weeks.

Amtrak is adding one daily San Diego to San Luis Obispo round trip October 25, and realigning other trains on the Pacifc Surfliner route.

Amtrak requiring reservations on Central, South Coasts over Thanksgiving holiday period

Lance Orozco

Anticipated spike in demand for service also prompting addition of more passenger cars.

Police say a transient stuffed newspapers into a non-operational fireplace at Santa Barbara's Amtrak station, and started a fire which forced the building evacuation.

Police say transient starts fire at South Coast train station when he uses non-operational fireplace

Lance Orozco

Blaze fills waiting area of Santa Barbara's Amtrak station with smoke

Amtrak beefing up San Luis Obispo to San Diego passenger train service

Lance Orozco

New daily round trip being added on October 25.

The replacement of an aging bridge on the Central Coast over San Antonio Creek is disrupting rail service for the next two weeks.

Central Coast Rail Services Disrupted By Major Bridge Replacement Project

Lance Orozco

A 125-year-old steel trestle bridge is being completely replaced.

Reservations Required On Amtrak Pacific Surfliner For Thanksgiving Holiday Period

Caroline Feraday

The Amtrak Pacific Surfliner will be requiring reservations for its services in Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties this week. To manage…

Local News

Car Rolls Off Highway 101, Hit By Train In Santa Barbara County; Couple From Vehicle Escapes Unhurt

Lance Orozco

It was a close call for a couple in a car which went off of Highway 101 and rolled onto railroad tracks in Santa Barbara County, and was then hit by an…