A portion of the Pacific Surfliner train line running through San Clemente in South Orange County will remain closed indefinitely, despite transportation officials originally looking at a Friday reopening.
The stretch of line between the Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo station and the Oceanside stop in San Diego County was originally closed on Sunday due to damage from high surf brought on by Hurricane Marie, which Southern California caught the outskirts of.
The Orange County Transportation Authority wrote in a news release Tuesday that high tides and strong surf continued to damage the line since the storm over Labor Day weekend, and that crews noticed additional damage Monday night beyond what was repaired on Sunday…