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 .

Located near the train station , the Los Rios Historic District is the oldest neighborhood in California . Take a stroll through the District , which contains 31 adobe homes , the earliest built in 1794 .

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 .

All Metrolink tickets with Los Angeles County destinations are now compatible with the Metro TAP system . The TAP system allows passengers to pay their Metro bus or Metro rail fare using plastic , reloadable fare cards .

In celebration of its upcoming 30 th anniversary on Oct . 26 , Metrolink has introduced a 30 % sale on its Monthly Pass . The 30 % discount is open to all Metrolink riders for three months – October , November and December 2022 – and is automatically applied at purchase .

Between the high cost of gas and inflation , some families are foregoing their summer vacation . But why stay home when world - class destinations are an affordable train ride away ?

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 .

Phone ( 714 ) 560 - OCTA ( 6282 ) Business Hours Monday - Friday 8 : 00 a . m . - 5 : 00 p . m . Street Address 550 S . Main Street Orange , CA 92868

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 ...

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