Pacific Surfliner, Coaster train service faces changes for Del Mar work NEWSWIRE

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A Coaster commuter train climbs Miramar Hill near San Diego in January 2016. Coaster and Amtrak service to San Diego will be disrupted this week by work to address bluff erosion in Del Mar, Calif. TRAINS: David Lassen DEL MAR, Calif. — Work to stabilize eroding coastal bluffs in Del Mar will disrupt Amtrak Surfliner […]

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New SMART service to Larkspur to begin Dec. 14 NEWSWIRE

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PETALUMA, Calif. — Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit will launch service to its Larkspur station and begin stops at a new Novato station on Dec. 14, the day after holding ceremonies to open the Larkspur facility. SMART had previously announced service to Larkspur, where the train will connect with ferry service to San Francisco, would begin this […]

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N scale night operation

N scale locomotive on turntable

Night time operations on my N scale freelance layout. My layout has been completely wired with working street lights and buildings. It features custom installed lighting functions on some of my DCC locomotives, a working turntable, operational cross bucks at all grade crossings, flashing lighthouse Beacon, a campfire, an arc welder performing repairs at the […]

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N scale night operation

N scale locomotive on turntable

Night time operations on my N scale freelance layout. My layout has been completely wired with working street lights and buildings. It features custom installed lighting functions on some of my DCC locomotives, a working turntable, operational cross bucks at all grade crossings, flashing lighthouse Beacon, a campfire, an arc welder performing repairs at the […]

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California high speed route could require tunnel under Burbank airport NEWSWIRE

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An Alaska Airlines flight departs from Burbank (Calif.) Airport as a Metrolink train pauses at the Burbank Airport-South station in February 2019. California’s high speed rail project could require a tunnel under the airport. TRAINS: David Lassen BURBANK — Construction of California’s high speed rail line into Los Angeles may require a tunnel under the […]

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No injuries reported in Metrolink grade crossing accident, fire NEWSWIRE

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No injuries were reported in this collision and fire involving a Metrolink train Friday morning. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif. — No injuries were reported when a Metrolink train hit a motor home at a grade crossing, setting the vehicle on fire and badly damaging the commuter train’s cab car. The […]

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SMART to begin service on Larkspur extension in mid-December NEWSWIRE

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LARKSPUR, Calif. — Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit will extend service to Larkspur, providing a connection to ferries to San Francisco, by mid-December, the Santa Rosa Press-Democrat reports. The 2-mile extension will be the first addition to SMART service since the commuter rail line began operation in 2017. Service will also begin to a new Novato […]

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