Encinitas awarded $33.6M federal grant for rail improvements
ENCINITAS — The city of Encinitas is set to receive up to $33.6 million in federal funding for a series of railroad crossing improvements aimed...
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Encinitas to ‘gamble’ on federal grants for local rail projects
ENCINITAS — Seeking to improve rail safety throughout the city, the Encinitas City Council has directed staff to pursue federal grant funding that could exceed...
NCTD seeks to replace Sprinter fleet, expand microtransit to Vista
OCEANSIDE — The North County Transit District is pursuing a replacement of its Sprinter rail fleet servicing Oceanside, Vista, San Marcos and Escondido following an...
Op-Ed: Will selecting LOSSAN rail realignment route be a train wreck?
Years of bluff failures along the LOSSAN corridor in Del Mar and repeated attempts to stabilize the bluffs for heavy freight and passenger safety motivated...
NCTD abandons rail fence along Del Mar bluffs, settles state lawsuit
DEL MAR — The North County Transit District has abandoned its long-fought plans for a rail safety fence along the Del Mar bluffs after entering...
Rail corridor will close Saturday for Del Mar bluff stabilization work
DEL MAR — Construction work will necessitate a full rail closure on Saturday between Oceanside and San Diego, it was announced today. The closure will...
Caltrans declares emergency for San Clemente rail landslide
REGION — Caltrans has issued an emergency declaration after a recent landslide in San Clemente that continues to shutter passenger rail service between San Diego...
Del Mar residents oppose SANDAG plans for rail tunnel under city
DEL MAR — A presentation to the Del Mar City Council about next steps in the region’s massive railway corridor relocation project went more or...
Full weekend rail closure between Oceanside and San Diego at midnight
DEL MAR — Starting at midnight, a full rail closure between Oceanside and San Diego will go into effect to accommodate work along the passenger and...
Quirk, Worden clash over region’s railway lines
DEL MAR – In Del Mar, the topic of trains and rail systems has become an almost daily conversation. From bluff stabilization to SANDAG’s $160...
Del Mar city officials blast railway fencing plan
DEL MAR — Del Mar city officials criticized a regional transit district plan to erect fencing along a blufftop railway at their Jan. 11 meeting,...