SoCal

SoCal is the common abbreviation for Southern California, a major metropolitan region in the United States. It is a significant hub for logistics, transportation, and energy.

Why it’s in the news: It is in the news due to a series of events involving its major companies and infrastructure, including a digital payout system by SoCalGas, a rail cargo theft investigation, and a major shipping line changing its rail carriers in the region.

Latest on SoCal

• How SoCalGas Eliminates 50,000 Checks With Digital Payouts
• 5 suspects arrested in SoCal rail-cargo theft probe after shots fired from moving BNSF train
• NEW: Maersk shifts SoCal import containers to UP from BNSF

Connections

4 entities linked to SoCal across the news graph.