Surf Line

File:ATSF San Diegan San Clemente CA April 19 1973.jpg passes through Capistrano Beach, California on the Surf Line in April 1973.]]

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Construction of the Surf Line between Los Angeles and San Diego began on October 12, 1880, with the organization of the California Southern Railroad Company. On January 2, 1882, the California Southern commenced passenger and freight service between National City and Fallbrook Junction, just north of Oceanside.{{harvnb|Duke|1995|p=50}} From Oceanside the line turned northeast for a winding route through the Temecula Canyon, and was finished on August 21, 1882.{{harvnb|Duke|1995|pp=53–54}} The section through Del Mar was built in 1881 but was originally built on an alignment about a block inland from the ocean. It was moved to its current location, along the seaside bluffs, in 1910, because the grade was less steep and there were fewer crossings.{{Cite news |last=Diehl |first=Phil |date=Feb 10, 2024 |title='This project will happen.' Del Mar residents remain unhappy with plan for train tunnel |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/north-county/del-mar/story/2024-02-10/del-mar-residents-unhappy-with-plan-for-train-tunnel |work=San Diego Union Tribune}}

The line became part of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad's transcontinental rail line in 1885 via an extension of the California Southern from Colton north over the Cajon Pass to Barstow. From 1886 to 1888, the Riverside, Santa Ana and Los Angeles Railway built a branch from Highgrove southwest via Riverside to Santa Ana and from Orange (just north of Santa Ana) northwest to Los Angeles. Also in 1888 the San Bernardino and San Diego Railway completed its line from Oceanside north to Santa Ana, completing what was originally called the Los Angeles–San Diego Short Line. The now-downgraded old route was destroyed by floods in 1891 and the new line, later named the Surf Line, was now the only line to San Diego from the north.

In 1910, the Fullerton and Richfield Railway built a short cutoff of the San Bernardino–Los Angeles route from Atwood west to Fullerton, giving the Surf Line its northern terminus of Fullerton.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}}

For much of the 20th century, the Surf Line (officially, the Fourth District of the Los Angeles Division{{Harvnb|Richardson|2005|p=38}}) was to the Santa Fe what the New York City–Philadelphia corridor was to the Pennsylvania Railroad.{{according to whom|date=February 2021}} Daily traffic could reach a density of ten trains (each way) during the summer months. The route hosted AT&SF San Diegan passenger trains, renamed the Pacific Surfliner by Amtrak in 2000.{{cite web |last=Gabbard|first=Dana |url=http://la.streetsblog.org/gabbard-history-of-the-surfliner-lossan-and-a-look-at-pending-legislation/ |title=History of the Surfliner, LOSSAN and a Look at Pending Legislation |website=StreetsBlog LA |publisher=OpenPlans |date=September 24, 2012 |access-date=2015-03-27}} The Santa Fe installed centralized traffic control in 1943–1944 which increased capacity on the line.{{Harvnb|Jordan|2004|p=69}}

Santa Fe sold the line to local transportation authorities in 1992, with ownership split between the Southern California Regional Rail Authority in Orange County and the San Diego Northern Railway in San Diego County.{{cite news |author1=Stein, Mark A. |author2=Perlman, Jeffrey A. |date=June 19, 1992 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-06-19-mn-707-story.html |title=Santa Fe, Transit Officials Reach Rail Deal : Commuting: The $500-million agreement for 336 miles of track means expanded O.C. passenger service. |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221135811/http://articles.latimes.com/1992-06-19/news/mn-707_1_santa-fe |archive-date=December 21, 2014}}

{{Orange Subdivision}}

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The route is the southerly portion of the {{convert|351|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} LOSSAN Rail Corridor between San Luis Obispo and San Diego. Local agencies along the route formed the Los Angeles–San Diego-San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor Agency (LOSSAN) in 1989.{{cite web| publisher=San Luis Obispo Council of Governments| title=LOSSAN Corridorwide Strategic Implementation Plan, Final Report (April 2012)| url=http://www.sandag.org/uploads/projectid/projectid_260_14371.pdf| access-date=April 24, 2018| archive-date=January 18, 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118133410/https://www.sandag.org/uploads/projectid/projectid_260_14371.pdf| url-status=dead}} Commuter trains began operating in the 1990s, initially as an outgrowth of existing Amtrak services until the establishment of Metrolink and Coaster by the California State Legislature in 1992.{{cite web|url= https://www.senate.ca.gov/media/senate-transportation-subcommittee-lossan-rail-corridor-resiliency-20231211/video|title=Senate Transportation Subcommittee on LOSSAN Rail Corridor Resiliency, Monday, December 11, 2023|publisher=California State Senate|date=December 11, 2023|accessdate=December 28, 2023}} Coaster runs within San Diego County, between San Diego and Oceanside, while Metrolink's services operate north of Oceanside. Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner travels throughout the corridor. The San Diego Trolley light rail shares the Surf Line's right of way in San Diego, running adjacent to the heavy rail tracks. For about a mile in Oceanside, the Sprinter service parallels the Surf Line before heading east on the Escondido Subdivision towards Escondido, California.

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Freight traffic includes military vehicles and equipment to Camp Pendleton and the Navy ports in San Diego.{{Cite news |last=Diehl |first=Phil |date=2022-11-29 |title=Freight traffic temporarily suspended at San Clemente railroad repair site as hillside continues to move |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/north-county/story/2022-11-28/work-on-san-clemente-railroad-slope-to-continue-through-february |access-date=2022-11-29 |work=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}} Due to passenger trains running on a daily schedule, BNSF manifest freight trains run through the Surf Line often at night, which is dubbed as the "Daygo".

The Surf Line is the second busiest rail corridor in the United States, after the Northeast Corridor between Washington D.C. and Boston, as the Surf Line hosts the Pacific Surfliner, the third busiest Amtrak route behind the Acela and Northeast Regional, which run on the Northeast Corridor. As trains on the Surf Line traverse speeds up to {{convert|90|mph|abbr=on}} on portions of the route in Orange County and San Diego County, there are plans to upgrade tracks to Class 6 trackage, which can run at speeds of {{convert|110|mph|abbr=on}}, when funding is available.

About two-thirds of the {{convert|60|mile|km|adj=on}} segment from the Orange County line to the Santa Fe Depot in downtown San Diego has been double-tracked. As one of the nation's busiest corridors, local transportation and planning agencies want to complete the entire section.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-08-19/coastal-commission-frowns-on-trenching-idea-for-rail-tracks-atop-oceanfront-bluff|title=Coastal Commission frowns on trenching idea for rail tracks atop oceanfront bluffs|last=Diehl|first=Phil|date=2019-08-19|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-19}} A {{convert|2.6|mile|adj=on}} section of double track between Elvira (SR 52) and Morena (Balboa Avenue) was completed in July 2020. The $192 million project, which began in August 2015, completed {{convert|14.6|miles}} of double track from San Diego northward.{{cite news |url=https://clairemonttimes.com/sandag-completes-major-railway-project-connecting-more-than-14-miles-of-continuous-double-tracking/ |title=SANDAG Completes Major Railway Project Connecting more than 14 Miles of Continuous Double Tracking |date=July 15, 2020 |newspaper=Claremont Times}}

The segment of the LOSSAN Corridor within San Diego County achieved full implementation of positive train control in December 2018, for all passenger and freight trains operating on this segment.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2 July 2019|title=Positive Train Control (PTC) Fact Sheet|url=https://gonctd.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/PTC-Fact-Sheet.pdf|access-date=|website=NCTD}}

{{See also|North Coast Corridor}}

Due to its location along the beaches of Southern California, the line faces persistent issues due to sea level rise and coastal erosion, exacerbated by climate change. The tracks run atop coastal bluffs some {{convert|40 |feet}} above the beach for {{convert|1.7|mi}} in Del Mar.{{Cite web|title=Del Mar Bluffs Stabilization Project|url=https://www.sandag.org/index.asp?classid=13&subclassid=9&projectid=312&fuseaction=projects.detail|access-date=2020-10-25|website=SANDAG : San Diego's Regional Planning Agency|archive-date=October 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028222408/https://www.sandag.org/index.asp?classid=13&subclassid=9&projectid=312&fuseaction=projects.detail|url-status=dead}} Another segment along the San Clemente coast on a low-lying section of track crosses an ancient, recurring landslide. Aggravated by storms and high tides, waves sometimes crash across these rails at high tide that are close to the surf on the narrow beach.{{Cite news |last=Diehl |first=Phil |date=2022-09-30 |title=Metrolink, Amtrak suspend train service to Oceanside because of unstable slope |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/north-county/oceanside/story/2022-09-30/metrolink-amtrak-suspend-train-service-to-oceanside |access-date=2022-10-02 |newspaper=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}} The eroding bluffs above the tracks in at least three locations require temporary closure of the tracks until conditions can be stabilized.{{Cite news |last=Diehl |first=Phil |date=2024-02-09 |title=San Diego freight trains resume again as fixes explored for active San Clemente landslide |url=https://www.delmartimes.net/news/story/2024-02-08/san-diego-freight-trains-resume-trips-fixes-explored-for-san-clemente-landslide |access-date=2024-02-12 |work=Del Mar Times |language=en-US}} Extra funding for maintenance of both sections continues to be sought to keep them in operation as long term solutions are developed.{{Cite web |last=Thorne |first=Tania |date=2024-10-25 |title=State delivers millions in funding for rail corridor in San Diego and Orange County |url=https://www.kpbs.org/news/quality-of-life/2024/10/24/state-delivers-millions-in-funding-for-rail-corridor-in-san-diego-and-orange-county |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=KPBS Public Media |language=en}}

File:IC3 running as an Amtrak San Diegan in Del Mar, July 19, 1996.jpg IC3 being tested on the San Diegan, passing over the Del Mar Bluff in July 1996]]

Coastal erosion eats away at the Del Mar bluffs each year and the rate has accelerated due to sea level rise due to climate change. The bluffs erode by about six inches every year. The bluff has had to be shored up to safely run current operations.{{Cite news|last=Diehl|first=Phil|date=2020-10-25|title=California opposes district's bid to control Del Mar bluffs, erect chain-link fence|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-10-25/california-del-mar-bluffs-chain-link-fence|access-date=2020-10-25|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}} Steel beams were driven into the beach at the base of the bluff in September 2020 to stabilize the face of the bluff for 20 or 30 years.{{r|NBC 2020-09-22}} In August, the California Coastal Commission had emphasized the need to move the railroad tracks inland as they reviewed the emergency permits for the stabilization work. The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) is conducting a $3 million study on relocating the rail line.{{Cite news |last=Little|first=Joe|date=September 22, 2020|title=Steel Beams Installed to Reinforce Del Mar Beach Bluffs |url=https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/steel-beams-installed-to-reinforce-del-mar-beach-bluffs/2410679/ |access-date=2020-09-24|work=NBC 7 San Diego|language=en-US}} A tunnel under Del Mar, which would cost more than $3 billion, is under consideration.{{Cite news|last=Diehl|first=Phil|date=2020-08-16|title=State Coastal Commission says Del Mar train tracks need to move inland|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/north-county/del-mar/story/2020-08-16/state-coastal-commission-says-del-mar-train-tracks-need-to-move-inland|access-date=2020-08-16|work=San Diego Union-Tribune|language=en-US}} In 2022, $300 million was included in the state budget for the SANDAG so that the project can compete for federal matching funds.{{Cite news |date=July 5, 2022 |title=California to provide $300 million for relocation of rail line off Del Mar Bluffs |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/california-to-provide-300-million-for-relocation-of-rail-line-off-del-mar-bluffs/ |access-date=2022-07-06 |work=Trains |language=en-US}} Local leaders, including SANDAG’s executive director, showed Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg the coastal erosion at the bluffs in October 2022.{{Cite news |last=Fleming |first=Omari |date=October 25, 2022 |title=Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg Tours San Diego's Bluff Erosion by Train |url=https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/pete-buttigieg-rides-amtrak-along-coast-of-san-diego-tours-bluff-erosion/3080140/ |access-date=2022-11-02 |work=NBC 7 San Diego |language=en-US}} Del Mar City Council approved a list of guiding principles for the relocation on November 13, 2023.{{Cite news |date=2023-11-27 |title=Nearly a dozen routes eyed for Del Mar train tunnel. 'We have an obligation to maintain this rail corridor.' |url=https://www.delmartimes.net/news/story/2023-11-26/sandag-still-noodling-with-possible-del-mar |access-date=2023-11-28 |work=Del Mar Times |publisher=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}} More than a dozen possible routes for the tunnel have been considered by SANDAG. Residents have expressed concerns about the shortest and fastest routed that would take trains beneath residential properties.{{Cite web |last=Diehl |first=Phil |date=2024-03-04 |title=Del Mar may create task force to monitor plans for railroad tunnel |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/north-county/del-mar/story/2024-03-04/del-mar-wants-task-force-to-monitor-plans-for-railroad-tunnel |access-date=2024-03-05 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}}

With extensive beach erosion, waves crashing over the rails damaged the tracks in San Clemente on September 15, 2021. The segment had to be shut down through October 3 as storms and high tides had aggravated the situation.{{Cite news|date=2021-09-21|title=Beach-bluff homes, lot cracking near damaged train track in San Clemente|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2021/09/21/beach-bluff-homes-lot-cracking-near-damaged-train-track-in-san-clemente|access-date=2021-09-23|newspaper=Orange County Register|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|last=Diehl|first=Phil|date=2021-09-16|title=Metrolink suspends rail service to Oceanside to make emergency repairs|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/transportation/story/2021-09-16/metrolink-to-suspend-service-to-oceanside-station-for-track-work|access-date=2021-09-23|newspaper=San Diego Union-Tribune|language=en-US}} An extended closure occurred the next year when the segment was closed to passenger traffic on September 29, 2022 due to soil movement; freight traffic continued at lowered speed.{{Cite web|date=2022-09-29|url=https://metrolinktrains.com/service-update|title=Service Update|access-date=2022-09-30|website=Metrolink|language=en-US|archive-date=September 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930171954/https://metrolinktrains.com/service-update|url-status=bot: unknown}}{{Cite news|date=2022-09-30|url=https://www.kpbs.org/news/local/2022/09/30/train-service-halted-due-to-shifting-coastal-ground|title=Unstable slope stops coastal train service for up to 60 days|access-date=2022-10-01|work=KPBS|language=en-US}} Additional rock was added between the beach and the railroad tracks after each incident.{{r|LAT 2022-09-30}} The passenger rail traffic stop continued as anchors were being placed into bedrock.{{Cite news |last=Diehl |first=Phil |date=November 11, 2022 |title=Bluff continues to move at San Clemente rail site where repairs shut down service to San Diego |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-11-11/bluff-continues-to-move-at-san-clemente-railroad-site |access-date=2022-11-11 |work=The San Diego Union-Tribune |publisher=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}} The line fully reopened in April 2023 but rail service was halted again two miles to the north.{{Cite news |last=Diehl |first=Phil |date=2023-04-28 |title=New landslide closes railroad tracks at San Clemente, again halting link to San Diego |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-04-28/new-san-clemente-landslide-again-closes-railroad-to-san-diego |access-date=2023-04-29 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |last=Diehl |first=Phil |date=2023-04-10 |title=Metrolink, Amtrak to resume full service from Orange County to San Diego County next week |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-04-10/train-service-san-clemente-orange-county-san-diego-county-amtrak-metrolink |access-date=2023-04-11 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}} Falling debris did not damage the tracks but ground movement continued from a landslide involving Casa Romantica on the bluff above.{{Cite news |date=2023-04-28 |title=California landslide halts rail service, homes evacuated |url=https://www.kpbs.org/news/local/2023/04/28/california-landslide-halts-rail-service-homes-evacuated |access-date=2023-04-28 |work=KPBS Public Media |language=en}} Full service resumed in late May{{Cite news |last=Lester |first=David C. |date=2023-05-30 |title=Rail Service, Including Metrolink, Pacific Surfliner, Cleared to Resume Through San Clemente |url=https://www.rtands.com/passenger/rail-service-including-metrolink-pacific-surfliner-cleared-to-resume-through-san-clemente/ |access-date=2023-06-01 |work=Railway Track & Structures |language=en-US}} but was halted indefinitely again in early June.{{Cite news |date=2023-06-05 |title=Rail service halted again because of landslides on coastal tracks between San Diego and Los Angeles |url=https://apnews.com/article/california-train-service-metrolink-tracks-amtrak-san-clemente-8ae8edfc574bf9af840112b9b3ea14d5 |access-date=2023-06-09 |work=AP News |language=en}} During the work closures, freight trains are able to resume at a speed of {{convert|10| mph}} as officials were on site to clear them when it is safe to proceed.{{Cite news |last=San Román |first=Gabriel |date=2023-05-16 |title=After landslide, an Orange County beach town finds itself between a bluff and a hard place |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-05-16/landslide-san-clemente-casa-romantica-crumbling-cliffs |access-date=2023-05-18 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |last=González |first=David |date=2023-06-10 |title=Rail service slowly getting back on track after landslide in San Clemente |url=https://abc7.com/orange-county-san-clemente-train-service-metrolink/13366350/ |access-date=2023-06-10 |work=ABC7 Los Angeles |language=en}} Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), which owns the section of track,{{Cite news |date=2022-11-20 |title=Train service through San Clemente will remain shut down through February as rail line repairs begin |url=https://abc7.com/orange-county-san-clemente-train-service-amtrak/12469613/ |access-date=2022-11-21 |work=ABC7 Los Angeles |language=en}} declared an emergency on June 12 to speed up construction of temporary barrier wall at the bottom of the slope.{{Cite news |last=Schlepp |first=Travis |date=2023-06-12 |title=Orange County Transportation Authority declares emergency over threatened railroad track |url=https://ktla.com/news/california/orange-county-transportation-authority-declares-emergency-over-threatened-track-in-san-clemente/ |access-date=2023-06-13 |work=KTLA |language=en-US}} The {{convert|250|ft|m|adj=mid| long}} barrier is {{convert|12| feet}} high with the piles set roughly {{convert|32| feet}} into the ground.{{Cite news |last=Dawson |first=Danielle |date=2023-07-11 |title=Amtrak, Metrolink service to resume after second landslide |url=https://fox5sandiego.com/news/california-news/amtrak-metrolink-service-to-resume-after-second-landslide/ |access-date=2023-07-12 |work=FOX 5 San Diego |language=en-US}} Service resumed on July 19, 2023.{{Cite news |last=Diehl |first=Phil |date=2023-07-11 |title=Passenger trains to resume Monday between San Diego and Orange counties |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/transportation/story/2023-07-11/rail-service-to-resume-monday-between-san-diego-and-orange-counties |access-date=2023-07-15 |newspaper=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}} The bluffs can become unstable after a rainstorm soaks the slope.{{Cite news |last1=Conybeare |first1=Will |last2=Ramos |first2=Annie Rose |date=2024-01-29 |title=Approaching storm poses new landslide threat to Orange County rail line |url=https://ktla.com/news/local-news/rail-service-still-suspended-as-crews-continue-removing-landslide-debris-from-tracks-in-o-c/ |access-date=2024-01-29 |work=KTLA |language=en-US}} Service was suspended on January 25, 2024, due to a landslide from private property north of the San Clemente Pier.{{cite news |url=https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/landslide-san-clemente-bridge-damage-orange-san-diego/3321495/ |title=Landslide in San Clemente damages bridge and halts train service |date=January 25, 2024 |work=NBC Los Angeles |first=Karla |last=Rendon |access-date=January 25, 2024}} Two damaged sections of the Mariposa Pedestrian Bridge on the slope above the tracks had to be removed.{{Cite news |last=Miller |first=Daniel |date=2024-01-27 |title=No timetable for reopening train service through San Clemente amid landslide cleanup |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-01-27/la-me-metrolink-san-clemente |access-date=2024-01-28 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}} California Transportation Commission initially awarded $2 million to clean up the debris and added $7.2 million in February to help repair the rail line.{{Cite news |date=2024-02-19 |title=Orange County gets $7M+ to repair rail line damaged by landslide |url=https://www.google.com&share=https://abc7.com/san-clemente-rail-line-repair-funding/14445300/ |access-date=2024-02-20 |work=ABC7}} A barrier wall similar to the one at the Casa Romantica slide will be constructed.{{Cite news |last=Aere |first=Jacob |date=2024-02-21 |title=Barrier wall to be constructed where landslide stopped rail service in San Clemente |url=https://www.kpbs.org/news/local/2024/02/20/barrier-wall-to-be-constructed-where-landslide-stopped-rail-service-in-san-clemente |access-date=2024-02-21 |work=KPBS Public Media |language=en}} Limited service through the landslide area resumed on March 6.{{cite press release |url=https://news.pacificsurfliner.com/2024-03-05-Limited-Amtrak-Pacific-Surfliner-Rail-Service-Set-to-Resume-Through-San-Clemente-on-Wednesday |title=Limited Amtrak Pacific Surfliner Rail Service Set to Resume Through San Clemente on Wednesday |date=March 5, 2024 |publisher=LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency}} Full service then resumed on March 25.{{Cite news |date=2024-03-19 |title=Rail service through San Clemente to resume Monday |url=https://www.kpbs.org/news/quality-of-life/2024/03/19/rail-service-through-san-clemente-to-resume-monday |access-date=2024-03-26 |work=KPBS Public Media |agency=City News Service}} OCTA says $7 million is needed to study realignment and other possible solutions to protect {{convert|7| miles}} of the line along the shore.{{Cite news |last=Diehl |first=Phil |date=2023-02-28 |title=Agency wants to study railroad relocation to protect endangered tracks in southern Orange County |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/north-county/story/2023-02-27/agency-wants-to-study-railroad-relocation-in-southern-orange-county |access-date=2023-02-28 |newspaper=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |last=Connelly |first=Laylan |date=2023-03-10 |title=As coastal train track is repaired, OCTA hopes $5 million study will help find longer term fixes |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2023/03/10/while-crews-complete-track-repairs-after-rain-delays-octa-starts-studies-of-longer-term-fixes-for-key-coast-rail-line |access-date=2023-03-14 |newspaper=Orange County Register |language=en-US}} The first study, that started in August 2023, will identify the issues that impact the rail corridor, offer solutions to protect it, and develop the cost of the necessary improvements.{{Cite web |last=Ireland |first=Elizabeth |date=2023-08-15 |title=OCTA Launches Engineering Study on Threats to Rail Service to San Diego |url=https://timesofsandiego.com/life/2023/08/14/octa-moves-ahead-with-study-on-whats-threatening-rail-service-to-san-diego/ |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=Times of San Diego |language=en-US}}

Many, but not all of these stations currently operate. Many of these stations no longer exist (e.g. Linda Vista) and new ones have opened (e.g. Sorrento Valley). For a list of stations that currently operate, see the articles for Metrolink's Orange County Line and the Coaster or the templates to the right.

• The Coast Line, continuing north from Los Angeles to San Francisco. It is owned by the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA) between Los Angeles and Moorpark, and the Union Pacific Railroad from Moorpark onwards.
• History of rail transportation in California
• Other major rail corridors in the United States with tracks owned by Amtrak:
• Northeast Corridor
• Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line
• New Haven–Springfield Line
• Chicago–Detroit Line

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• {{Duke-Santa Fe-1}}
• {{Cite journal | last1 = Jordan | first1 = Keith | year = 1996 | title = The Surf Line 1940–1950 | journal = The Warbonnet | volume = 2 | issue = 2| pages = 4–24 }}
• {{Cite journal | last1 = Jordan | first1 = Keith | year = 1996 | title = The Surf Line Part II: 1950–1965 | journal = The Warbonnet | volume = 2 | issue = 4| pages = 11–24 }}
• {{cite journal | title=Santa Fe Surf Line, 1940 | first=Keith | last=Jordan | journal=Trains | volume=64 | issue=8 | date=August 2004 | pages=64–69 | url=http://ctr.trains.com/~/media/Files/PDF/Santa%20Fe%20Surf%20Line%201940.pdf | issn=0041-0934 | access-date=September 13, 2014 | archive-date=September 13, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913195143/http://ctr.trains.com/~/media/Files/PDF/Santa%20Fe%20Surf%20Line%201940.pdf | url-status=dead }}
• {{cite journal | url=http://ctr.trains.com/~/media/files/pdf/the-secret-borax-train.pdf | title=The secret borax train | journal=Classic Trains | date=June 2005 | volume=6 | issue=2 | pages=36–39 | last=Richardson | first=Don | access-date=March 27, 2015 | archive-date=January 11, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111044628/http://ctr.trains.com/~/media/files/pdf/the-secret-borax-train.pdf | url-status=dead }}

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20060902043209/http://www.railserve.com/surfline/ Photos of Amtrak, Metrolink, and BNSF on the Surf Line]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20060710203651/http://www.sdrm.org/history/cs/index.html California Southern Railway History]

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