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News online for Encinitas, Calif.

North Coast Current

News online for Encinitas, Calif.

North Coast Current

Repairs to tracks in San Clemente, shown in this March 19 photo,  are ahead of schedule and will allow for full passenger train service from Oceanside and San Diego starting March 25. (Metrolink photo)

Train service north from Oceanside set to resume March 25

OsideNews March 21, 2024
Passenger train service through San Clemente is expected to resume ahead of schedule as work wraps up on a catchment wall along a beachside bluff, rail officials announced.
Emergency lights. (Ariel Camilo, FreeImages)

Woman hit and killed by train in Encinitas; fourth recent death on local tracks

North Coast Current February 11, 2024
A woman was hit and killed by a train in the Encinitas community of Cardiff on Saturday, Feb. 10, the fourth such fatality along North San Diego County tracks since the start of the year.
Rep. Mike Levin, D-49th District, tours bluff-side train tracks in San Clemente on Jan. 25, where landslide that blocked tracks in the area a day before. (Levin Office social media photo)

Rep. Mike Levin announces federal funds to shore up coastal rail lines

North Coast Current and OsideNews January 26, 2024
In the wake of another landslide affecting rail travel between Oceanside and Orange County, Rep. Mike Levin, D-49th District, announced the securing of millions of dollars in federal funds to address ongoing challenges to the Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor, known as LOSSAN.
A Metrolink train moves along coastal tracks in Orange County. (Courtesy photo)

San Clemente landslide disrupts Amtrak, Metrolink routes

OsideNews January 25, 2024
Train service north from Oceanside has been halted as of Wednesday, Jan. 24, after debris fell on tracks in San Clemente, Metrolink and Amtrak announced.
Emergency lights. (Ariel Camilo, FreeImages)

Amtrak train strikes, kills man in Carlsbad

North Coast Current January 16, 2024
Authorities are investigating a second train death along coastal North San Diego County this week after a man was hit and killed by an Amtrak train in Carlsbad on Monday, Jan. 15.
An Amtrak Pacific Surfliner train runs through Oceanside. (OsideNews file photo)

Amtrak, Metrolink service from Oceanside to resume July 17

OsideNews July 12, 2023
Train service north from Oceanside is set to resume Monday, July 17, after a temporary barrier was installed to mitigate a bluff slide in San Clemente, Amtrak and Metrolink announced.
An Amtrak Pacific Surfliner train runs through Oceanside. (OsideNews file photo)

Bluff debris halts Amtrak, Metrolink services north from Oceanside

OsideNews June 5, 2023
Amtrak Pacific Surfliner and Orange County Metrolink commuter services north from Oceanside have been halted again over falling hillside debris in San Clemente, officials announced June 5.
An Amtrak Pacific Surfliner train runs through Oceanside. (OsideNews file photo)

Bluff failure, drivers strike affect North San Diego County transit services

North Coast Current April 29, 2023
Train and local commuter services are facing disruptions at the end of April with a coastal bluff failure in south Orange County and a San Diego Metropolitan Transit System strike.
A Metrolink train moves along tracks over Oceanside Harbor. (OsideNews photo)

Metrolink, Amtrak service suspended north from Oceanside

OsideNews September 30, 2022
Metrolink and Amtrak service between Oceanside and Irvine has been suspended as of Sept. 30 over bluff stability concerns where coastal train tracks run through San Clemente.
Emergency lights. (Ariel Camilo, FreeImages)

Two killed in separate incidents on train tracks in Encinitas and Vista

North Coast Current June 14, 2022
Two pedestrians were killed on train tracks in separate incidents in Encinitas and Vista on June 9, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department reported.
Emergency lights. (Ariel Camilo, FreeImages)

Two killed in separate incidents on train tracks in Encinitas and Vista

OsideNews June 14, 2022

North Coast Current: North County— Two pedestrians were killed on train tracks in separate incidents in Encinitas and Vista on June 9, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department reported. One person...

Amtrak San Joaquins Invites Travelers to Create New Holiday Memories on the Train this Thanksgiving Season

Amtrak San Joaquins Invites Travelers to Create New Holiday Memories on the Train this Thanksgiving Season

OsideNews November 21, 2021

Riders are Encouraged to Book Early During Peak Holiday Travel Times Stockton CA— Amtrak San Joaquins is expecting to see a significant increase in ridership this Thanksgiving travel season and is advising...

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