Long Beach, California

Shipping and transportation

The Port of Long Beach is the second busiest seaport in the United States

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Port of Long Beach - Seaport - United States

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The port serves shipping between the United States and the Pacific Rim. The combined operations of the Port of Long Beach and the Port of Los Angeles are the busiest in the USA.

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Pacific Rim - Port of Los Angeles

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Hong Kong - Singapore - Port

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Rail shipping is provided by the Union Pacific and Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroads, which carry about half of the transhipments from the port. Long Beach has contributed to the Alameda Corridor project to increase the capacity of the rail lines, roads, and highways connecting the port to the Los Angeles rail hub. The project, completed in 2002, created a 20 mile (32 km) long, 33 foot (10 m) deep trench in order to eliminate 200 grade crossings and cost about US$2.4 billion.

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Union Pacific - Burlington Northern Santa Fe - Alameda Corridor - 2002 - Mile - Foot - Grade crossing - US$ - Billion

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Long Beach is also the southern terminus for the Los Angeles Metro Blue Line light rail corridor. Blue Line trains run from Long Beach City Hall to Downtown Los Angeles. The MetroRail Blue Line Maintenance Shops, are also located in Long Beach just south of the Del Amo Blue Line station.

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Los Angeles Metro - Light rail - City Hall - Downtown Los Angeles

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There is an Amtrak Thruway bus shuttle starting in San Pedro, with stops at the Queen Mary and downtown Long Beach, that then goes to Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles, and ends in Bakersfield. There is also a Greyhound Lines terminal near downtown.

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Amtrak - San Pedro - Queen Mary - Union Station - Bakersfield - Greyhound Lines

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Public transportation bus service in Long Beach is provided by Long Beach Transit. Besides the normal paid bus service, Long Beach has free routes, the "Pine Ave. Link", and the Passport "C" route between Downtown and the Queen Mary. In addition, A and D busses go East-West along Ocean Blvd., linking the Catalina Landing in the west with Belmont Shore in the East.

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Public transportation - Long Beach Transit

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A and D rides are free in the Downtown area but a 90-cent fare is required when traveling east of Atlantic Avenue. The "Village Tour D'art" in the East Village visits museums and other points of interest.

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The 49-passenger AquaBus water taxi stops at the Aquarium of the Pacific, the Queen Mary, and four other stops. The 75-passenger AquaLink water taxi goes from the Aquarium, the Queen Mary and to Alamitos Bay Landing next to the Long Beach Marina.

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There is also limited service to Orange County through the Orange County Transit Authority. Torrance Transit goes from Downtown through the South Bay. The LADOT has service from Downtown LB to San Pedro.

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Orange County - Orange County Transit Authority - South Bay - LADOT - San Pedro

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The Long Beach Municipal Airport serves the Long Beach, Los Angeles, California and Orange County areas and is relatively small considering the area population. It is also the site of a major Boeing (formerly Douglas, then McDonnell Douglas) aircraft production facility, which is the city's largest employer.

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Long Beach Municipal Airport - Los Angeles, California - Orange County - Boeing - McDonnell Douglas

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Several freeways run through Long Beach, connecting it with the greater Los Angeles and Orange areas. The San Diego (405) freeway roughly bisects the city and takes commuters north or south to the Golden State (5) freeway. The Long Beach (710) freeway also runs north-south, starting at the southern end near the Port of Long Beach and terminating at the Santa Monica (10) freeway in Los Angeles. The eastern border of the city is traversed by the San Gabriel River (605) freeway, which joins the 405 at the Long Beach/Los Alamitos border. The Artesia Freeway California State Route 91 runs east-west near the northern border of Long Beach. California State Route 1 (also know as the Pacific Coast Highway or PCH) runs through Long Beach.

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Freeway - Los Angeles - Orange - San Diego (405) freeway - Golden State (5) freeway - Long Beach (710) freeway - Port of Long Beach - Santa Monica (10) freeway - San Gabriel River (605) freeway - Los Alamitos - Artesia Freeway California State Route 91 - California State Route 1

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