Alameda Corridor

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The Alameda Corridor is a 20-mile freight rail expressway in Los Angeles County that consolidates and streamlines cargo movement between the region’s ports and the national rail network.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf freight rail expressway
rail corridor
transport infrastructure
cargoType intermodal freight
cityServed Long Beach
Los Angeles
connects Port of Long Beach
Port of Los Angeles
national rail network
rail yards near downtown Los Angeles
constructionStartDate 1997
country United States of America
fundingModel user fees from railroads
hasComponent Mid-Corridor Trench
bridges
grade separations
surface rail segments
hasStructure below-grade trench
grade-separated crossings
inception April 15, 2002
length 20 miles
32 kilometers
locatedIn Long Beach, California
Los Angeles County, California
Los Angeles, California
locatedInTimeZone Pacific Time Zone
notableFor consolidating multiple port rail lines into a single corridor
improving freight travel times between ports and inland rail yards
reducing rail congestion near the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
numberOfTracks 3
openingDate April 15, 2002
operator Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority
owner Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority
partOf goods movement system of Southern California
primaryUse freight rail transportation
purpose to consolidate rail cargo traffic from the ports
to reduce rail–roadway at-grade conflicts
to reduce truck traffic on local streets
to streamline cargo movement between ports and inland rail network
railGauge standard gauge
regionServed Los Angeles metropolitan area
Southern California
serves Port of Long Beach
Port of Los Angeles
transportMode rail
usedBy BNSF Railway
Union Pacific Railroad

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Port of Los Angeles
connectedTo
Alameda Corridor ("Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority")
operator
Alameda Corridor ("Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority")
owner

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