Passenger rail service is expected to be suspended for approximately six weeks, beginning on Monday, April 28, while crews work to repair and reinforce the most vulnerable segments of the track. The closure affects both Metrolink’s Orange County and Inland Empire-Orange County lines, as well as Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner trains through the ...

Emergency action is necessary to prevent additional disruption of vital rail service. In addition, continued erosion requires quick action to repair and replace existing riprap, and deliver enough sand to help protect the tracks. A series of landslides near Mariposa Point have occurred over the past year and debris and mud are nearing the top of the 12-foot-high temporary catchment wall ...

Executive Summary The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) embarked on the Coastal Rail Resiliency Study (CRRS) in fall of 2023 with the goal of developing alternative concepts for maintaining railroad operations within the existing railroad corridor for the next 30 years. Concurrently, multiple inland bluff failures and coastal erosion events created state of emergencies in which ...

On March 31, OCTA submitted an Emergency Coastal Development Permit to the California Coastal Commission to expedite work to stabilize four areas most vulnerable to failure above the railroad track through San Clemente. This effort allows OCTA to take immediate steps to protect a critical link in the state’s rail network. OCTA’s first action was to issue a request for information for ...

To date, this program has provided more than $748 million in funding. Efforts continued on the emergency coastal rail projects that are focused on addressing immediate threats to rail service in south Orange County. OCTA awarded more than $42 million to fund 13 community transit services, including trolleys and shuttles.

The Orange County Transportation Authority has submitted an Emergency Coastal Develop Permit to the California Coastal Commission to start work that will help ensure uninterrupted rail service ORANGE – With ongoing threats to a critical link in Southern California’s rail network, the Orange County Transportation Authority today submitted an Emergency Coastal Development Permit to the ...

Effort advances critical action to safeguard Southern California’s rail connection and public safety ORANGE – The Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors on Monday authorized emergency actions to stabilize sections of railroad track threatened by coastal erosion and landslides in San Clemente, moving forward with urgent work to ensure continued passenger and freight rail ...

FACT SHEET ABOUT THE LOSSAN RAIL CORRIDOR AGENCY The Los Angeles – San Diego – San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail Corridor Agency (Agency) is a joint powers authority composed of rail owners, operators, and planning agencies along the LOSSAN Rail Corridor.

Passenger Rail Service Temporarily Halted Through San Clemente to Allo… The action enables OCTA to protect the coastal rail line to preserve a critical transportation link for Southern California, the region and beyond.

The commission on Wednesday unanimously approved a request for a Coastal Development Permit to construct the catchment wall at Mariposa Point and restore the pedestrian trail. The 1,400-foot-long catchment wall will help protect the rail line from sliding debris from the privately owned hillside above the track. In San Clemente, crews pushing ahead with the emergency work finished clearing out ...