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Backlog grows as 35,000 containers await rail service at LA–Long Beach
FreightWaves · Oct 28, 2026
DisruptionOceanGlobal
Nearly 35,700 import containers were waiting for on-dock trains at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, as record cargo volumes, reported railcar shortages slowed inland traffic.
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