San Clemente Amtrak tracks shored up with massive sand drop

The first of four sand drops was completed in San Clemente Friday. He sand is being used to stay ahead of any erosion issues that have previously halted Metrolink and Amtrak.

A quarter mile wave of sand was poured along the railroad tracks.

“We started dropping the sand on the beach,” Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley told KNX News’ Craig Fiegener. “We are placing sand on the coastal side so that we can improve the buffer zone between the water and the railroad.”…

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