Why does BNSF want to construct a new facility at the Port of Los Angeles?
Currently, much of the cargo transported from the port to other destinations by rail must travel by truck to rail yards in downtown Los Angeles 15 to 20 miles away. A new intermodal facility within five miles of the ports will allow trucks loaded with cargo containers from ships to travel just a short distance before transferring the containers to rail cars that would then travel through the Alameda Corridor and on to destinations in the Midwest, Southeast and beyond.
