Category: Metrolink

Completion of Catchment Wall Allows Passenger Service To Resume in San Clemente

ORANGE COUNTY – Crews finished work on the 200-foot-long catchment wall that will protect the rail right of way in San Clemente. This comes after a landslide caused passenger service to halt in January.
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OCTA Continues Coastal Rail Resiliency Study; Catchment Wall Wooden Panels Now Up

ORANGE COUNTY – As OCTA and Metrolink work to address a stretch of the rail line after a landslide in January, it seeks longer-term solutions for protecting the rail right of way.
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Catchment Wall Construction Begins in San Clemente

SAN CLEMENTE – Two large rigs began drilling so steel beams can be placed 30 feet underground to support the catchment wall in San Clemente.
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OCTA Awarded $7.2M for Barrier Wall; Slope Movement Accelerates

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. – Freight traffic halted once more after crews observed accelerated movement of the slope in San Clemente, and OCTA received $7.2 million for a catchment wall.
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OCTA and Metrolink Continue Work; Metrolink Issues RFP

ORANGE COUNTY – OCTA and Metrolink crews have removed some tarps to assess the condition of the slope. Metrolink issues RFP to construct a barrier wall.
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OCTA Update; Still Pursuing Barrier Wall After Heavy Rain

SAN CLEMENTE – As debris continues to fall near Mariposa Point, OCTA gives an update on the rail right-of-way.
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OCTA and Metrolink Will Construct Barrier Wall in San Clemente

SAN CLEMENTE – To prevent debris from falling on the track, crews will construct a barrier wall along the rail line in Orange County.
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San Clemente Landslide Update; Upcoming Storm System, Continued Hillside Movement

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. – OCTA gives an update on the San Clemente landslide, and an incoming storm system will bring additional rainfall and increase the risk of a mudslide in the area.
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OCTA Working With Metrolink After San Clemente Landslide

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. – OCTA and Metrolink are working to clear debris from a rail right-of-way after another landslide in San Clemente.
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