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NCTD proposal to fence coastal railroad tracks draws strong opposition at Del Mar council meeting A Coaster train on the bluffs in Del Mar, where the transit district plans to install a fence to keep trespassers off the tracks. (Union-Tribune) Print A proposal by the North County Transit District to install a 1.4-mile-long, 6-foot-high chain-link fence along each side of the railroad tracks atop Del Mar’s beachfront bluff drew an ocean of condemnation from city residents and council members at a council meeting on Monday, Jan. 11. Residents and council members alike said the propose...

Del Mar residents, officials are against the construction of a fence to prevent railroad track crossings because it will ruin views and effect tourism.

Illegal crossing in Oceanside (in foreground), 400 feet south of legal underpass The North County Transit District held off on plans to install the Del Mar portion of its rail corridor fencing last fall due to intense opposition, but as the year begins, the waiting is over. Construction is imminent, city officials say. On Monday (Jan 11), transit district staff told the city council why the six-foot tall chain-link fencing that will run along both sides of the tracks for 1.5 miles, from the south end of Del Mar to Coast Boulevard, is so badly needed. "We have an obligation to mitigate the ris...