Pacific Harbor Line
An SD20-2 engine owned by Pacific Harbor Lines works at Long Beach, California. | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Parent company | Anacostia Rail Holdings Company |
| Headquarters | Wilmington, California |
| Reporting mark | PHL |
| Locale | Port of Los Angeles/Port of Long Beach, California |
| Dates of operation | 1998–present |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Length | 18 mi (29 km) |
| Track length | 59 mi (95 km) |
| Other | |
| Website | anacostia.com/railroads/phl |
The Pacific Harbor Line (reporting mark PHL) was formed in 1998 to take over the Harbor Belt Line (HBL). In 1998, the Alameda Corridor was nearing completion, allowing for a massive amount of railroad traffic from the largest harbors in the Western hemisphere: Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach.
The railroad has 18 route miles (29 km) with a web of 59 miles (95 km) of track.