Named California Intrastate Passenger Trains
Inspired by the names Caltrans gave to passenger cars, this is a list of named passenger trains that ran entirely within the state of California. A work in progress.
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| Train Name | Railroad | Origin | Destination | Years Active |
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| San Diegan | Amtrak | Los Angeles | San Diego | 1971-2000 |
| Spirit of California | Amtrak | Los Angeles | Sacramento | 1981-1983 |
| Pacific Surfliner | Amtrak | San Diego | San Luis Obispo | 2000-Present |
| Capitol Corridor | Amtrak | Auburn | San Jose | 1991-Present |
| San Joaquin | Amtrak | Bakersfield | Sacramento | 1974-Present |
| Napa Valley Wine Train | Napa Valley Railroad | Napa | St. Helena | 1989-present |
| Coaster | North County Transit District | Oceanside | San Diego | 1995-Present |
| Redwood | Northwestern Pacific | San Rafael | Eureka |
| Citrus Belt Limited | Pacific Electric | Los Angeles | San Bernardino | -1941 |
| Angel City Limited | Pacific Electric | Los Angeles | San Bernardino | -1941 |
| Orange Empire | Pacific Electric | Los Angeles | Redlands | 1914-1929 |
| California Sun Express | Princess Tours | Los Angeles | Oakland | 1990 |
| Comet | Sacramento Northern | Chico | San Francisco | -1940 |
| Meteor | Sacramento Northern | Chico | San Francisco | -1940 |
| Sacramento Valley Limited | Sacramento Northern | Chico | San Francisco | -1940 |
| Steamer Special | Sacramento Northern | Chico | San Francisco | -1940 |
| Bay Cities Limited | Sacramento Northern | Chico | San Francisco |
| Valley Flyer | Santa Fe | Bakersfield | Oakland | 1939-1940 |
| Golden Gate | Santa Fe | Bakersfield | Oakland | 1938-1968 |
| San Diegan | Santa Fe | Los Angeles | San Diego | 1938-1971 |
| Angel | Santa Fe | Los Angeles | San Francisco | 1911–1917 |
| Saint | Santa Fe | Los Angeles | San Francisco | 1911–1917 |
| Coaster | Southern Pacific | Los Angeles | San Francisco | 1905; 1908-1916; 1928-1949 |
| Coast Line Limited | Southern Pacific | Los Angeles | San Francisco | 1901-1906 |
| Shore Line Limited | Southern Pacific | Los Angeles | San Francisco | 1906-1927 |
| Shoreline | Southern Pacific | Los Angeles | San Francisco | 1927-1931 |
| Lark | Southern Pacific | Los Angeles | San Francisco | 1902-1968 |
| Padre | Southern Pacific | Los Angeles | Oakland | 1923-1931 |
| Oakland Lark | Southern Pacific | Los Angeles | Oakland | 1931-1960 |
| Daylight Limited | Southern Pacific | Los Angeles | San Francisco | 1922-1927 |
| Daylight | Southern Pacific | Los Angeles | San Francisco | 1927-1937 |
| Coast Daylight | Southern Pacific | Los Angeles | San Francisco | 1937-40;1952-1971 |
| Morning Daylight | Southern Pacific | Los Angeles | San Francisco | 1940-1952 |
| Noon Daylight | Southern Pacific | Los Angeles | San Francisco | 1940-1942;1946-1949 |
| San Joaquin Daylight | Southern Pacific | Los Angeles | Oakland | 1941-1971 |
| West Coast | Southern Pacific | Los Angeles | Sacramento | 1949-1960 |
| Starlight | Southern Pacific | Los Angeles | San Francisco | 1949-1957 |
| Oceanshore Express | Southern Pacific | Los Angeles | San Francisco | 1926-1927 |
| Coast Mail (Sad Sam) | Southern Pacific | Los Angeles | San Francisco | 1946-1965 |
| Owl | Southern Pacific | Los Angeles | Oakland | 1898-1965 |
| Senator | Southern Pacific | Sacramento | Oakland |
| El Dorado | Southern Pacific | Sacramento | Oakland |
| Statesman | Southern Pacific | Sacramento | Oakland | -1959 |
| Governor | Southern Pacific | Sacramento | Oakland | -1959 |
| Del Monte | Southern Pacific | Pacific Grove | San Francisco | 1927-1971 |
| Monterey Express | Southern Pacific | Monterey | San Francisco | 1880-1889 |
| Seashore Express | Southern Pacific | Los Angeles | San Francisco | 1915-1925 |
| Suntan Special | Southern Pacific | Santa Cruz | San Francisco | 1927-1941, 1947-1959 |
| Feather River Express | Western Pacific | Portola | Oakland | 1932-1933;1939-1948 |
| Stockton Express | Western Pacific | Portola | Oakland | 1932-1933;1939-1940;1946-1948 |
