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April 12, 2023 | Infrastructure

Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner to resume fully in Southern California after six-month suspension

Work has been completed to tackle coastal erosion and shifting alignment at San Clemente.

January 26, 2023 | Infrastructure

San Clemente stabilisation works delayed

Services to San Diego remain suspended until late March.

October 3, 2022 | Main line

Irvine - San Diego main line in southern California closed "until further notice"

Amtrak and Metrolink suspend operation following issue at San Clemente.

May 20, 2022 | Fleet

Mendoza takes delivery of first of 39 former San Diego LRVs

Decommissioned San Diego LRVs are being shipped to Mendoza, Argentina.

February 11, 2022 | Fleet

San Diego DMU maintenance contract awarded

The contract with Siemens will last for an initial 12 years.

November 23, 2021 | Infrastructure

San Diego light rail line extension opens

17.7km double-track extension creates connections from north of the city to the Mexican border.

February 19, 2021 | Podcasts

Commuter Rail Coalition San Diego Pathing Study With NCTD and BNSF

In this Rail Group On Air podcast, part of our series with the Commuter Rail Coalition, North County Transit District Executive Director and CEO Matt Tucker, BNSF Assistant Vice President Passenger Operations DJ Mitchell and CRC Executive Director KellyAnne Gallagher discuss the San Diego Pathing Study with Railway Age Editor-in-Chief William C. Vantuono.

February 12, 2021 | Rolling stock

NCTD introduces new cleaner locomotives and refurbished coaches

The new locomotives will offer 90% fewer emissions than legacy units.

December 2, 2020 | Track

San Diego’s MTS awards light rail track maintenance contract

SAN Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) has awarded a five-year track maintenance contract to Advanced Rail Management (ARM) for the San Diego Trolley (SDTI) light rail network.

October 30, 2020 | Rolling stock

North County Transit District orders two more locomotives

CALIFORNIA’s North County Transit District (NCTD), which operates services in the San Diego area, has ordered two more diesel-electric Charger locomotives from Siemens under a contract signed in 2018.

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