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Re: Port of Long Beach expansion project What changes, every rail should see it, if they can...
Author: George Andrews
Date: 08-09-2019 - 18:59

Up here in the land of The Northwest Seaport Alliance, the Tacoma ocean port terminals all have direct dock - to - rail transfer capabilities, without the need for the dray haulers ( " Rail Rats " ) that are necessary at Terminal 30 & the now - closed Terminal 46 in Seattle. Even though a rail line runs just across E. Marginal Way / Alaskan Way, no access was built into these facilities. Even though Terminal 18 on Seattle's Harbor Island does have rail access & loading areas, they still use Rail Rats for much of the transfer cans to & from BNSF's Seattle International Gateway facility, and the U.P. Argo Yard facility. Meanwhile, Terminal 5 in West Seattle, which has excellent dock - to - rail capabilities withOUT blocking traffic, is currently only being used by Matson Lines to Hawaii & the Pacific Islands. Such a waste...

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  Port of Long Beach expansion project OPRRMS 08-09-2019 - 08:57
  Re: Port of Long Beach expansion project What changes, every rail should see it, if they can... BOB2 08-09-2019 - 10:17
  Re: Port of Long Beach expansion project What changes, every rail should see it, if they can... Ray 08-09-2019 - 13:20
  Re: Port of Long Beach expansion project What changes, every rail should see it, if they can... George Andrews 08-09-2019 - 18:59
  Re: Port of Long Beach expansion project What changes, every rail should see it, if they can... Milwaukee Road Historian 08-09-2019 - 21:49
  Re: Port of Long Beach expansion project What changes, every rail should see it, if they can... ron 08-10-2019 - 19:36
  Re: Port of Long Beach expansion-There's plenty of switching, but containers, are often pre-blcoked, or "load and go" is used. BOB2 08-10-2019 - 20:39
  Re: Port of Long Beach expansion project What changes, every rail should see it, if they can... FUD 08-10-2019 - 20:59
  Re: Port of Long Beach expansion project, more on Dock - to - Rail George Andrews 08-10-2019 - 21:38
  Re: Port of Long Beach expansion project What changes, every rail should see it, if they can... George Andrews 08-10-2019 - 21:09
  Re: Port of Long Beach expansion project What changes, every rail should see it, if they can... ron 08-11-2019 - 09:32


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