Passenger Trains > Surfliner cancelled Oceanside - San Diego Saturday Nov 30

Account erosion's repairs along the Del Mar Cliffs, Bus bridge will operate  Oceanside - San Diego Nov 30.

Some trains will be cancelled totally south of Los Angeles, check with Amtrak if Saturday is in your travel plans.

Coaster will operate trains Oceanside - Solana Beach  only

From the SDUT: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/story/2019-11-29/bluff-collapses-in-del-mar-within-feet-of-train-tracks

Here's some video:

https://www.nbcsandiego.com/on-air/as-seen-on/cliff-collapse-train-nbc-7_San-Diego-565615822.html

With all of the rain they've had the past few days it's not exactly surprising that the bluffs are on the move, again...

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Wow.  Looking at the video, that's very close to the tracks themselves.  I wonder how they are going to stabilize it....

No place to add the 2nd track either? Guess there going to piss off a bunch of homeowners sooner or later.

Valleyman

Valleyman Wrote:
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> No place to add the 2nd track either? Guess there
> going to piss off a bunch of homeowners sooner or
> later.
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> Valleyman

Trust me they're already pissed off.

PHall Wrote:
> Trust me they're already pissed off.

Haha, good one. And so true.

There was an in-depth SDUT article some months ago about the plan for a billion-dollar-plus bypass tunnel to avoid the bluffs.

I think it was discussed here on TO, in case anyone wants to search for the discussion.

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Any civil engineer who thinks the soil around there is stable enough for a tunnel is insane.
Everything is sliding towards the ocean and has been for centuries.

The story I was thinking of was published back in February. It reports on 5 potential routes, four of which involve a tunnel up to 270-feet deep, and as much as a mile inland.

Here’s the link:

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/north-county/sd-no-train-tunnel-20190212-story.html

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PHall Wrote:
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> Valleyman Wrote:
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> > No place to add the 2nd track either? Guess there
> > going to piss off a bunch of homeowners sooner
> or later.
> > Valleyman
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> Trust me they're already pissed off.

The homeowners will proclaim victory when the railroad is gone.  Perhaps a short-lived victory, however, as they watch their homes slide onto the beach below because the railroad will no longer be shoring up the bluffs.
 

I was told 4:00 AM Sunday but we will wait to see.

Chris