Passenger train service halted through San Clemente for emergency track stabilization

Passenger train service halted through San Clemente for emergency track stabilization

Repairs underway at the location of the landslide in San Clemente. (Courtesy OCTA) Rail service has been temporarily suspended through San Clemente for about six weeks beginning this week. The Orange County Transportation Authority, along with Metrolink and Amtrak Pacific Surfliner, said that the suspension is in effect while emergency stabilization work is done on sections of track that are at immediate risk from landslides and cliff erosion. T…

Rail cutting stabilised in Hampshire to reduce landslide risk

Network Rail and Volker Fitzpatrick have stabilised a section of railway cutting between Swanwick and Fareham in Hampshire.

San Clemente Amtrak and Metrolink Track Closure Thru Mid June 2025

MetroLink Courtesy of MetroLinkTrains.com San Clemente Amtrak and Metrolink Track Closure Thru Mid June 2025. Metrolink announced that “Metrolink and Amtrak Pacific Surfliner passenger rail service through San Clemente will be suspended beginning Monday April 28 2025 to allow for crews to safely conduct emergency construction aimed at stabilizing sections of track at immediate risk from landslides and coastal erosion. Passenger rail service is e…

Train Service Disrupted by San Clemente Landslide Repairs

Train service linking Orange and San Diego counties has been halted once more — this time for an estimated six weeks — as crews try to reinforce a particularly wobbly section of coastline in San Clemente that has been causing problems for the critical railway line for years. The closures, which started on Monday, mean […]