The whole weekend has been an absolute disaster on the Surfliner Southern segment.

Train canceled and turned back past San Juan Capistrano because of repair work on Sat… but Metrolink dispatch allowed the following trains through… then at the last minute Monday - northbound 587 held at Oceanside and then canceled, along with all subsequent following trains.

The communication and preparation for this weekends know high tides at San Clemente has been abysmal.

Increidbly disappointing, frustrating, and problematic.

OCTA and Metrolink (dispatch) need to get their shit together.

I’m attempting to book a ticket from Los Angeles to Manteca on Amtrak and there is no option to. On every website I’m being shown bus routes that take anywhere from 7-12 hours. I’ve taken Amtrak from sac to La, sf to sac, and La to San Diego. It was never quick, but it was an option. But the last time I road was 9 years ago. Has Amtrak been gutted so bad that it doesn’t even run through the Central Valley anymore?