Beach runnin.

A Southbound Amtrak Pacific Surfliner #572 at San Clemente Beach on 1/31/15.

A Southbound Metrolink train #662 at San Clemente Beach on 1/31/15.

A sound bound Amtrak Pacific Surfliner train #572 at San Clemente Beach, San Clemente, California.

A sound bound Metrolink train #662 at San Clemente Beach, San Clemente, California.

A sound bound Metrolink train #859 at San Clemente Beach, San Clemente, California.

How can those people not even care a train is going by?

A Metrolink commuter train heads north on the Pacific Surfline as it hugs the beaches of southern California. Must be nice to have the train tracks and the Pacific feet from your house.

Southbound through San Clemente.

Looking more like a fantasy model railroad than real life, houses on a cliff overlook the ocean as a Surfliner rolls past beneath. This area offers so many scenic settings.

A late day Metrolink heads northbound as seen from the pier.

A railfan's paradise? Pinch me.

Timing can be everything. The last Surfliner of the day to stop at SNP rolls into town just as the brilliant setting sun showers the palm trees with amazing light before "sinking into the ocean."... (more)

The Surfliner lives up to its name, skirting the surf line up the coast of scenic southern California. The San Clemente pier is visible in the distance.