ORANGE – Passenger rail service through San Clemente will be suspended beginning Monday, April 28, to allow for crews to safely conduct emergency construction aimed at stabilizing sections of track at immediate risk from landslides and coastal erosion.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 8 , 2025 San Clemente Rail Closure Update: May 8 ... and storm surges. Over the past four years, San Clemente’s eroding bluffs – on both city and private property – have repeatedly forced the closure of the rail line that has operated largely uninterrupted for.
ORANGE – The Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors on Monday authorized emergency actions to stabilize sections of railroad track threatened by coastal erosion and landslides in San Clemente, moving forward with urgent work to ensure continued passenger and freight rail operations through South Orange County.
The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) has submitted an Emergency Coastal Development Permit application to the California Coastal Commission to advance four emergency projects that will immediately protect a critical link in the state’s rail network.
The Coastal Rail Resiliency Study will develop options to protect the full seven miles of coastal rail infrastructure and will be implemented in the short- and medium-term (10-30 years) to protect the railroad in its current alignment.
On April 14, the OCTA Board is expected to consider an action that will allow the CEO to enter into emergency contracting agreements to expedite work on the four Coastal Rail Stabilization Priority Projects that were identified in 2024 as most vulnerable.
ORANGE – Passenger rail service through San Clemente will be suspended beginning Monday, April 28, to allow for crews to safely conduct emergency construction aimed at stabilizing sections of track at immediate risk from landslides and coastal erosion.
The OCTA Board of Directors on Monday (Feb. 10) voted to advance four priority projects under the Coastal Rail Stabilization Priority Project, marking a significant milestone in efforts to safeguard the rail corridor.
The project is called “ rails-to-trails,” in which the Orange County Transportation Authority plans to convert retired train tracks to bike paths running beside the upcoming OC Streetcar, across a 3.1 mile stretch linking Garden Grove and Santa Ana.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 1 , 2025 . San Clemente Rail Closure Update: Thursday, May 1. ... The rail line is expected to be shut down for passenger service for a total of approximately six weeks, through early June. OCTA, in coordination with Metrolink and Amtrak Pacific