San Juan Capistrano Businesses Struggle As Rail Closures Continue

By / KCAL News, CBS Los Angeles

May 10, 2023

The quaint tourist town of San Juan Capistrano depends on tourists stepping on and off the passing trains to prop up their local businesses.

But for months now, officials said this mission town has suffered because train service through the area has been unpredictable or nonexistent. Severe weather has battered and shifted the train tracks. More recently, landslides in south San Clemente pushed debris onto the rails, prompting Amtrak and Metrolink to suspend service.

"You know San Juan is a train town," said Benjamin Medina, director of operations for the town's Chamber of Commerce. "It's probably the most popular stop on the entire Surfliner line."

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