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COPYRIGHT 2005 The Dallas Morning News
Byline: Katherine Yung
Aug. 29--WILMER -- Union Pacific Railroad plans to open a $100 million international intermodal terminal today that is expected to significantly boost Asian imports coming through the Dallas area.
The Dallas Intermodal Terminal could eventually handle 365,000 containers a year, 66 percent more than the facility it replaces.
The expansion reflects the spectacular growth in imports from China, the Dallas-Fort Worth area's top trade partner for the past two years.
The region's total trade with China soared to $10 billion last year, more than double the amount in 2002.
Nearly all of the trade consists of machinery, furniture and other goods...
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