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Port of Long Beach “The gateway remains strong. But, we’re very committed to in- termodal; I mean the ultimate commitment to intermodal was the completion of the Alameda corridor about 15 years ago. It provided excellent rail access into the port complex. Going for- ward, a great deal of our capital program – about $1 billion – is to invest in rail facilities. Right now, we operate about 26 per- cent on dock to rail and we would like to increase that to about 35% over the near term. Overall, we have an aspirational goal of 50%.” The