Construction Activities. The Orange County Transportation Authority, which owns the track through San Clemente, worked with Metrolink, which operates regional passenger rail service, to build a 200-foot-long wall at Mariposa Point, to safely re-establish rail service after a Jan. 24 landslide on private property above the track littered the rail line with soil and debris, halting passenger ...

The rail corridor is shared by a variety of rail services, including intercity passenger rail service, commuter rail service, and freight services. Intercity passenger rail services are provided by the National Rail Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) and include: the Pacific Surfliner (with funding support from the State of California), the Coast

The Coastal Rail Resiliency Study (CRRS) will evaluate strategies to protect the railroad in place for up to 30 years and ensure uninterrupted rail operations while minimizing passenger and freight service disruptions. It will include a detailed analysis of seven miles of critical coastal track between Dana Point and San Clemente at the San ...

The Los Angeles – San Diego – San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail Corridor Agency, which manages the Amtrak® Pacific Surfliner® train service, has received a $27 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to increase train frequencies between Los Angeles and San Diego.. The grant helps fund the operation of three roundtrips between Los Angeles and San Diego, increasing ...

Passenger Rail Closures. Passenger rail open. Limited passenger service available. Passenger rail suspended. 3. Aug. 1888. New “Surf Line” passenger rail service launches. 1971. Amtrak takes over passenger service. 1992-93. Brief closures due to flooding and cliff failure. 1938. Disruption due to heavy rains and flooding. Sept. 2021 ...

Rail Defense Against Climate Change Plan” , which focused on the approximately 25-mile section of railway from Jeffery Road in Irvine to the Orange/San Diego County border and evaluated Metrolink Stations in Orange County south of Irvine, CA. The purpose of the plan was

In Orange County, OCTA’s Metrolink rail service has 11 stations from Buena Park to San Clemente. Metrolink's interactive system map will help you find the nearest station to your home and destination. You can also use our trip planner to fine-tune your trip.

Impacts to rail service and beach access will be communicated with the public when schedules of specific activities are finalized. Once emergency contracts are in place, it is expected work will begin in April 2025. Riprap repair and placement in Areas 1 and 2 is projected to take 1-2 months. Work to build the catchment wall in Area 3 and the ...

This project is part of the SCORE program for Metrolink’s Orange County and Inland Empire-Orange County lines and Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner. Metrolink has been awarded grants through California’s Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP), which utilizes SB 1 funding, as part of the SCORE program’s $10 billion funding goal.

The LOSSAN Rail Corridor is the second busiest passenger rail corridor in the nation and annually carries more than $1 billion in freight throughout Southern California. Between Los Angeles and San Diego, the line is also designated as a Strategic Rail Corridor for national defense. INITIAL ASSESSMENT AND REINFORCEMENT AREAS