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. Service began on December 6, 1901, as daylight coach trains number 1 and 2 called the ''Coast Line Limited''. These trains were renumbered 21 and 22 on November 15, 1902, and renamed the ''Coaster'' on February 28, 1906. Service was briefly cancelled from June 9 to December 22, 1912. Service was discontinued for a decade in December, 1916. Service resumed when

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s were added to trains renumbered 69 and 70 in April, 1926, and briefly renamed the ''Oceanshore Express''. The name ''Coaster'' was again used from September 25, 1927, until the older equipment was replaced with lightweight chair cars running as ''Starlight'' trains 94 and 95 on October 2, 1949.

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s pulled the ''Starlight'' from January 10, 1955, until it was consolidated with the ''

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'' on July 15, 1957.

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{{SP named trains Passenger trains of the Southern Pacific Transportation Company Named passenger trains of the United States Railway services introduced in 1906 Railway services discontinued in 1949