Metrolink and Amtrak Pacific Surfliner are running through San Clemente, where yet another landslide had shut down service for nearly two months.
A Metrolink train travels south through in San Clemente, CA on Monday, March 25, 2024 following a two-month closure due to landslides. A retaining wall is in place below Casa Romantica following a landslide last year that closed the tracks as well as a more recent slide further north at Mariposa Point. Dan Britts gave his daughter a warm embrace and was off for a scenic trek from San Clemente to Oceanside, boarding a Metrolink train that ran the coastal route for the first time in two months.
Passengers disembark on a Metrolink train in north San Clemente on March 25, 2024. The train service shut down for two months following a landslide in north San Clemente. The latest disruption was caused when parts of hillside above fell onto the Mariposa Bridge along the city’s popular beach path and then onto the tracks. The Orange County Transportation Authority is just completing
On Monday, trains were able to operate through the area at the regular track speed of 40 mph. Amtrak had already resumed some limited service in morning and evening hours in early March, and freight service has been ongoing most nights, with a few disruptions due to rain and falling debris.Britts, a regular user of public transportation at his home near Sacramento, was looking forward to his commute, only $4 using his senior rate.
There’s no word yet from the city on when the section between North Beach and the bridge will reopen. A section of the bridge, a critical link along the 2-mile trail, had to be demolished. The city will need to plan a replacement around the newly construction containment wall and also find funding for the millions it will cost to rebuild.
OCTA is trying to figure out how to deal with the coastal threats to the rail line, which is at risk from landslides and also the ocean, with waves battering the tracks and rocks put in place as a barrier from the sea. OCTA board members spoke briefly at their Monday meeting about the ongoing challenges along coastal San Clemente, following several public speakers who criticized the proposal for the addition of more boulders to the beach, a method of hard armoring experts say can exacerbate erosion.
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