By Stephen Nakrosis

Union Pacific Corp. on Tuesday said it plans to open a new intermodal terminal in located near the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, California in the second quarter of this year.

"The Inland Empire Intermodal Terminal will expand suppliers' access to key U.S. markets," Union Pacific said.

The company said it will begin by establishing a "pop-up" terminal at its West Colton rail yard, and added "domestic intermodal service will launch between Southern California and Chicago, with expected future service to Dallas and southeast markets."

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