From the LA Times:

The Port of Los Angeles. The port has long been the single largest job generator and economic engine for the city and the region, moving more containers than any other port in the nation to retailers and consumers throughout the region and country. The port's $1.2-billion capital improvement program is one positive step to keep it competitive after the expansion of the Panama Canal. Another step is essential. After a decade of debate and delays, city leaders also need to approve the plans of BNSF Railway Co. and Union Pacific to invest $1 billion in private money in two much-needed rail lines to the port. This would expedite the movement of containerized cargo and other freight from the port, take trucks off local freeways, improve air quality and create 8,000 jobs.