With some beaches in San Clemente so barren from erosion that waves crash up against passing trains, transportation officials are urgently looking to add sand to their plans to protect the troubled ...

Crushed stone, gravel, and sand is up 26.5 percent, serving as the top carload performing commodity for Class I rail operators in 2017. Rail frac sand reflects a substantial amount of this commodity ...

Orange County crews have begun laying thousands of pounds of sand in San Clemente as part of an emergency project to protect a vulnerable passenger and freight rail line along the Pacific coast. On ...

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Tom and Matt Tellefsen, owners of AZ Unlimited Car and Truck Accessories, have been dreaming of owning and driving a sand rail for years. Now, their dream has come true with a '08 Sandwinder LTX Pro-4 ...

Sand is being shipped from a quarry in Palm Springs to San Clemente’s North Beach, a test case to see how the desert grains hold up at the shore. The Orange County Transportation Authority’s initial ...