The Coastal Rail Emergency Project is working in four Reinforcement Areas to address threats from slope and beach erosion, which is essential to keeping the community safe and rail operations running smoothly.
In Orange County, there are three lines and 11 convenient stations to serve you whether you’re commuting or embarking on a weekend adventure. Plan your trip by selecting an origin and destination station. Learn how to connect to Amtrak using our Rail2Rail Program.
As OCTA nears completion on emergency work to stabilize railroad tracks in San Clemente, the agency and its partners continue to push forward on finding longer-term solutions to protect the vital coastal rail line.
Both traditional passenger rail and the upcoming streetcar offer convenient, car-free transportation alternatives that connect to many locations within Orange County and beyond. Orange County’s first streetcar is on track to bring greater mobility to the heart of Orange County and beyond.
This funding will help OCTA deliver critical improvements and implement protective measures along the Orange County coastal section of the Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail Corridor, enhancing the safety and reliability of one of the nation’s busiest rail corridors.
As Metrolink service continues to increase in the coming years, OCTA partnered with eight local cities to enhance 52 railroad crossings. The program began in 2009 and included track developments, new barriers, signal coordination and other improvements to enhance safety around the crossings.
OCTA is pushing forward on studying solutions to protect the vital coastal rail line that connects passengers, freight and military assets from San Diego County to Orange County and important destinations farther north.
A quiet zone is a section of rail line at least one half mile in length containing one or more consecutive public highway-rail grade crossings at which locomotive horns are not routinely sounded.
Being rail safe means: Crossing only at designated pedestrian or roadway crossings. It’s safer, and crossing anywhere else is illegal. Staying alert around railroad tracks. Avoid texting, headphones, or other distractions. Today’s trains are very quiet and they don’t always sound their horns.
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.