Rep. Levin, Officials Discuss Importance of Funding Rail Solutions
Rep. Mike Levin announced that he would pursue $4 million to assist in local efforts to study solutions for rail ...
Tag: Federal Railroad Administration
Letter to the Editor: Quiet Zones
WALLY ROBERTS, San Clemente When our beach quiet zone again goes into effect at noon on April 26, don’t expect ...
Railroad Administration Approves City’s Waiver to Reestablish Quiet Zones
By Shawn Raymundo The sound of locomotives routinely sounding their horns through town will soon cease as San Clemente is ...
Letter to the Editor: Quiet Zone
BILL HART, San Clemente I applaud Fred Swegles for his excellent reporting on the rail corridor. For more than 80 ...
Residents Implore Railroad Regulators to Reinstate Quiet Zones
By Shawn Raymundo Residents suffering from restless nights as a result of locomotives blasting their horns throughout the early-morning hours ...
CoastLines: We’ve Come a Long Way in Upgrading Railroad Safety
Fred Swegles By Fred Swegles Imagine you are operating a locomotive. You spot someone standing on the track ahead of ...
City Passes Inspection of Railroad Warning System, Awaits Approval from FRA
By Shawn Raymundo City officials are hopeful that San Clemente can soon regain its waiver for quiet zones along the ...
Equipment Malfunction Throws Wrench in Quiet Zone Renewal Efforts
By Shawn Raymundo A malfunction with the equipment used to test the city’s audible warning system for oncoming locomotives has ...
CoastLines: What Was It Like 5 Years Ago?
Fred Swegles By Fred Swegles Every December, a year-end ritual in the San Clemente Times takes a look back at ...
CoastLines: Not Everyone Enjoys the Horn Blasts
Fred Swegles By Fred Swegles As songwriter Paul Simon wrote, “Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance/Everybody ...
City Looking at Speedy Resolution on Train Horns
By Shawn Raymundo A decision on whether to approve a new waiver request for the city to maintain quiet zones ...
Railroad Administration Denies Waiver Renewal for Quiet Zones
By Shawn Raymundo Over the past week, San Clemente residents living near the train tracks or walking the Beach Trail ...
Metrolink to Conduct System Improvements to Tracks in Dana Point, San Clemente
Staff Metrolink is currently conducting system improvements along a portion of the railroad tracks between Dana Point and San Clemente, ...
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