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Amtrak Pacific Surfliner service paused in San Clemente again
A Pacific Surfliner train passes through San Clemente toward the seaside town's pier.
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Passenger service on Metrolink trains and Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner train through San Clemente will pause once again, starting Monday, as crews begin emergency work to stabilize the tracks amid coastal erosion and ongoing landslides.
Metrolink changes: Passenger rail service will stop for about six weeks and will affect Metrolink’s Orange County and Inland Empire-Orange County lines. Metrolink trains traveling southbound will go up to the Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo station Monday through Sunday.
Amtrak changes: Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner will operate between San Luis Obispo and San Juan Capistrano, and between Oceanside and downtown San Diego. Buses will ferry passengers between Irvine and Oceanside.
Emergency work: Crews will repair and reinforce loose stone barriers known as “riprap” and place about 540,000 cubic yards of sand to restore the beach. They will also begin construction on a 1,400-foot wall near Mariposa Point.
Go deeper ... New sand and rocks approved to stabilize San Clemente rail corridor. Environmentalists object
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