Once the beach-front RR track to San Diego is removed, who will maintain the riprap sea wall that protects the homes above? The home owners currently get free protection paid for by Metrolink. Maybe we will get reverse-Nimbyism, and homeowners will demand the railroad remain?

[www.latimes.com]

"Steve L, a member of the Cyprus Shores Homeowners Assn., has been working with Metrolink to monitor any movement of the land. Already, at least two homes in the gated community built atop the filled-in landslide have been red-tagged, Lang said. And in a few others, cracks have appeared."

"It’s been almost a year since the same stretch of railway, a key commuter link for many across the Southland, closed after more extreme ground movement. Last October, Metrolink brought in more than 10,000 tons of large rocks to serve as a barrier between the railway and the ocean, an attempt to secure the picturesque section of the train tracks.

“The rock has two functions: One is to protect against waves hitting [the railway] directly, but also, basically as a counterweight to the landslide movement,” Street said.