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Beach Access and a Threatened Track
The coastal rail link between Los Angeles and San Diego is the second busiest passenger rail route in the country. But in San Clemente, where train service skirts the Pacific Ocean, rail service has frequently been stopped for months at a time because of thinning beaches and coastal erosion that threatens the tracks. Is there a way to protect the train along the Southern California coast?
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