New landslide closes railroad tracks at San Clemente, again halting link to San Diego
LA TimesThe hillside below Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens in San Clemente collapsed Thursday, leading rail officials to shut down passenger and freight service between Orange and San Diego counties. A new landslide at San Clemente has stopped all rail traffic at a spot two miles north of where the Orange County Transportation Authority recently suspended passenger trains for almost six months and spent more than $13.7 million to stabilize a different slope. Two Amtrak Pacific Surfliner trains are parked in Santa Fe Depot in San Diego because of rail closures along the coast in San Clemente in 2021. OCTA officials said in February they would need $7 million to study possible solutions there, including realignment to protect the seven miles of endangered coastal tracks from Dana Point to the border of San Diego and Orange counties.
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