While slope stabilization continues through mid-March at the site of a recurring landslide near San Clemente, weekday passenger train service will remain on pause.
Several days of heavy rain and issues with foundation piles for homes near the San Clemente railroad stabilization project appear to have further delayed the repairs.
Contractors continued working through this week's rain on the hillside stabilization project that has shut down passenger rail service between Orange and San Diego counties.
California and Orange County transportation officials declared an emergency and approved $6 million this week for construction to stabilize the sliding railroad tracks in San Clemente.