I am planning our trip to California and had planned on taking the Coast Starlight from Oakland to San Luis Obispo. I thought it ran along the ocean but it doesn't look like it does on that portion. We could fly into LA and go north to SLO. Would anyone who has been on this train be able to tell me what to expect on either of those legs? I was going to reserve a seat on the ocean side but if there is no ocean on that leg, well...

Thanks again, Mary