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The Alameda Corridor is a 20-mile (32 km) freight rail "expressway" [1] owned by the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority (reporting mark ATAX) that connects the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach with the transcontinental mainlines of the BNSF Railway and the Union Pacific Railroad that terminate near downtown Los Angeles, California. [2]
The Pacific Harbor Line (reporting mark PHL) was formed in 1998 to take over the Harbor Belt Line (HBL). In 1998, the Alameda Corridor was nearing completion, allowing for a massive amount of railroad traffic from the largest harbors in the Western hemisphere: Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach. The railroad has 18 route miles (29 km ...
The Grand Prix of Long Beach (known as Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach since 2019 for naming rights reasons) is an IndyCar Series race held on a street circuit in downtown Long Beach, California. It was the premier race on the CART / Champ Car World Series calendar from 1996 to 2008, and the 2008 race was the final Champ Car series race prior to ...
Port of Long Beach
The Long Beach Line was a major interurban railway operated by the Pacific Electric Railway between Los Angeles and Long Beach, California via Florence, Watts, and Compton. Service began in 1902 and lasted until 1961, the last line of the system to be replaced by buses. In addition to the Long Beach service, the line served as a trunk for a ...
International Transportation Service
Long Beach Police Port division was established on December 17, 2001 following the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001. The Port of Long Beach, being the second largest port in the United States makes this port essential to the US economy. The port requires 24-hour, 7-day-per-week enforcement whether that may be on land, sea, or air. [2]
Track gauge in the United States