Limited Amtrak Service Resumes in Orange County Amid Landslide Repairs

Passenger trains are operating again through San Clemente, with construction on a catchment wall to prevent future landslides progressing ahead of schedule.

• Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner has resumed limited service through San Clemente for the first time in over a month, following a series of landslides caused by powerful winter storms.
• Construction of a 10 to 15 feet high and 192 feet long catchment wall at Mariposa Point is underway to shore up the hillside and prevent soil from falling onto the tracks.
• Limited service includes morning and evening trains without bus connections, while midday trains remain halted to allow for ongoing construction work.
• Metrolink service through the area has not yet resumed, with trains only going as far south as the Laguna Niguel-Mission Viejo Station on weekdays.
• Officials aim to fully reopen rail service by early April, with construction of the catchment wall expected to be completed later this month.

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