Port of Long Beach to Give Pier B On-Dock Rail Project Update

Port of Long Beach to Give Pier B On-Dock Rail Project Update

The public can hear the latest information about the Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility project at a virtual meeting scheduled for June 21. Port staff members plan to give an update on the Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility, which the port considers central to its multi-million dollar rail capital improvement program. The project is expected to move more containers from terminals directly onto trains instead of using trucks and link smaller train segments to full-sized trains. “Moving cargo by on-dock rail is cleaner and more efficient, as it reduces truck traffic,” the port said in a statement. The…
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POLB to Give Update On On-Dock Rail Support Facility Project

POLB to Give Update On On-Dock Rail Support Facility Project

Port of Long Beach officials plan to give stakeholders an update on the port’s Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility Project on June 15. The project is central to the port’s rail capital improvement program and would enact the port to move more of the cargo that would normally leave the docks by truck onto trains instead. “Moving cargo by on-dock rail is cleaner and more efficient, as it reduces truck traffic,” the port said in a statement. “No cargo trucks would visit the facility. Instead, smaller train segments would be brought to the facility and joined together into a…
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