This project was completed in 2014. ARTIC is a major multi-modal transportation hub serving commuters and residents in Anaheim. In addition to OCTA buses and Metrolink trains, ARTIC provides transit connections to Pacific Surfliner Amtrak, Anaheim Resort Transit (ART), shuttle and charter bus service, taxis, bikes, and other private transportation services available.

Permit granted by the California Coastal Commission that allows for riprap repair and sand placement north of Mariposa Point and removal of the remaining pedestrian bridge at Mariposa Point, which was damaged in a landslide last year that shuttered the rail line.

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 California Coastal Commission to expedite work to stabilize four areas most vulnerable to failure above the railroad track through San Clemente.

Construction of the OC Streetcar is moving forward and is now 90 percent complete. Major work is continuing on the OC Streetcar’s Maintenance and Storage Facility (MSF) in Santa Ana. The OC Streetcar vehicles are being manufactured by Siemens in northern California and will be delivered to the MSF and stored there.

4/14/ 2025 Effort advances critical action to safeguard Southern California’s rail connection and public safety. ... 3/31/ 2025 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 ...

California Coastal Commission approves additional part of OCTA permit for a 1,400-foot-long catchment wall near the track; crews continue to make strong progress strategically placing rirprap ... Crews continue to strategically place riprap to protect the rail line while pursuing options for sand; work moves ahead on schedule. ORANGE – Crews ...

In 2009, OCTA led an $85 million rail-safety-enhancement program that provided safety improvements to 52 at-grade crossings, and made them eligible for quiet zones effectively helping silence train horns in eight Orange County cities. But one problem remained – how to address the pedestrian crossings along the popular beach trail in San Clemente.

The city’s Mission Revival-style train station originally opened 1894 by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Today it serves Amtrak and Metrolink lines: Metrolink makes a total of 15 stops on weekdays (eight running north, seven running south) and 12 stops on weekends (6 in each direction).

Metrolink has launched a new pass that allows users to take the train as needed with twice as much flexibility as before. The 10-Day Flex Pass joins the 5-Day Flex Pass to meet the needs of today’s travelers and their new hybrid and flexible schedules.

The sleek new streetcars will run on the same roads and rights-of-way where Pacific Electric Railway cars ran a century ago. Some of the buildings along the route still have the cable stays that supported overhead electric wires and rail ties were found buried under paved roadways. ... OCTA submitted an Emergency Coastal Development Permit to ...