A 900-foot railroad bridge over the San Diego River opened Monday as part of an effort to add a second set of tracks to improve train reliability and increase service frequency.

The San Luis Rey River railroad bridge was built in 1913 and rehabilitated in 1970, according to SANDAG. Amtrak, Metrolink, Coaster and BNSF freight trains use it as many as 70 times a day.

The San Diego Association of Governments is scheduled to start building the bridge in early 2026 after years of planning, along with a second set of tracks and a special platform that will allow ...

Levin announces $53.9 million for San Diego County railroad projects day after landslide blocks tracks Money will pay for a fairgrounds platform, a new bridge and a second set of tracks across the ...

SAN DIEGO — A new bridge connecting Harbor Drive and Park Boulevard is being planned next to Petco Park. It will allow drivers to go over the railroad tracks.

But the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) said the old rail bridge, built in 1916, needs frequent and expensive repairs and is at the end of its service life. SANDAG plans to build a ...

He said he decided against taking the bus bridge as part of a trip to San Diego on Wednesday. "We just decided to drive down to Carlsbad,” he said.

The coastal line is San Diego County’s only railroad link to Los Angeles and other points across the United States. The San Diego-to-Los Angeles-to-San Luis Obispo route traveled by Amtrak’s ...