San Pedro ports planning rail upgrade

San Pedro ports planning rail upgrade Engineers in the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles are drawing up a rail master plan that would vastly enhance the two ports' on-dock rail capacity over the next two decades.
   According to the Long Beach Press-Telegram, the plan would cost more than $1 billion, including $200 million for construction of a near-dock rail transfer yard, $400 million for on-dock rail improvements and more efficient use of the Alameda Corridor to downtown Los Angeles. The story said Long Beach hopes to grow its percentage of cargo moving on-dock from 17 percent currently to 35 percent.