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Johnson has devoted his career to improving public transportation, spending 12 years at Amtrak prior to joining OCTA. During his time at Amtrak, Johnson held positions on operations and planning and contributed to the development of passenger rail service in California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia.

Anaheim Canyon Station Project Construction is Now Complete The Anaheim Canyon Metrolink Station Improvement Project was completed January 2023.

LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency to take over management of popular Amtrak route from state ORANGE – The Pacific Surfliner rail service, the nation’s second busiest Amtrak route, will transition to local control beginning on July 1, following the signing of an interagency transfer agreement with the state of California on Monday.

The Central Coast Layover Facility project, which lays the groundwork for improvements in rail travel along California’s Central Coast, reached another milestone with recent site inspections and evaluations that will kick off engineering and environmental clearance processes.

The track through San Clemente reopened to all service in July and remains open, including to Metrolink regional rail and Amtrak Pacific Surfliner passengers. Cyprus Shore project Now OCTA is moving ahead with the first of two studies to seek longer-term solutions.

Orange County Transportation Authority is working with a geotechnical contractor on an emergency basis to secure the hillside and safely restore passenger rail service ORANGE – The Orange County Transportation Authority and its contractor have begun construction activities to stabilize the railroad track through southern San Clemente, work that is expected to be completed in February. OCTA ...

The Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center will connect Anaheim, Orange County and the entire Southern California region Sept. 18, 2012 ANAHEIM – With shovels in the ground and elected officials, city leaders past and present, and travel enthusiasts under sunny skies, the symbolic turning of the dirt signaled the start of construction on a $184 million multimodal transportation ...

OC Streetcar's 4.15-mile route will connect to existing rail and bus routes in Orange County and beyond, including the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center that serves Metrolink and Amtrak travelers throughout Southern California.

The LOSSAN Board of Directors is composed of current and former elected officials representing rail owners, operators, and planning agencies along Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner corridor between San Diego, Los Angeles and San Luis Obispo.