May 28, 1999

LOS ANGELES: Yang Ming Line Los Angeles Container Terminal’s first on-dock rail train was loaded May 11 at their West Basin California (WBCA) rail facility by stevedore and terminal operator Marine Terminals Corp.

The Chicago-bound BNSF train was completed in one shift using a 24-ton capacity Taylor tophandler and departed on schedule with 94 percent slot utilization. YML is operating under Phase I of the WBCA construction, which has two loading tracks, capable of holding nine 5-well DST cars per track for a total capacity of 180 FEUs. YML is currently running one BNSF train per week during this phase of the construction.

The 23-acre, dedicated on-dock WBCA rail yard is scheduled for completion this fall. It will have three loading tracks and three storage tracks. Each track will have the capacity of nine 5-well DST cars, 90 FEUs per track, 540 FEUs total.

Subsequent train operations, weeks of May 21 and May 26, went smoothly and departed on schedule. For additional information, visit the YML Terminal web page: www.ymlla.com or call the facility at (310) 519-2350.

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