Amtrak to suspend service on stretch of Southern California route

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner stops service north of Goleta from Aug. 1-16, bus service planned

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner will suspend train service north of Goleta Station from Aug. 1-16, affecting Lompoc, Santa Maria, Guadalupe, and San Luis Obispo residents to accommodate ongoing work to replace the 127-year-old La Cañada Honda Bridge in Santa Barbara County.

Pacific Surfliner, Coast Starlight route to be disrupted in California

A northbound Pacific Surfliner pulls into Goleta, Calif. on Aug 31, 2013. All Surfliners will terminate or originate here Aug. 1 to Aug. 16 while Union Pacific replaces a bridge further north. The Coast Starlight will operate only between Emeryville, Calif., and Seattle on those dates. Bob Johnston. GOLETA, Calif. — A 16-day project to replace a Union Pacific bridge  beginning Aug. 1 will shut down the route used by two Pacific Surfliner round t…

Amtrak® Pacific Surfliner® to Temporarily Suspend Train Service North of Goleta Station

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Amtrak to suspend service on stretch of Southern California route

(FOX 5/KUSI) — Users of the northernmost stretch of Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner route in Southern California will see some changes during the first half of August. Amtrak announced on Thursday that train service between Goleta and San Luis Obispo will be suspended during the replacement of a bridge from August 1 to 16. Instead of trains, bus service will take passengers to and from the seven train stops on the closed stretch. The closure is neces…