Linking Northern, Central and Southern California to the world and the nation

Shafter Intermodal Facility Statewide benefits: Northern, Central and Southern California Increases current state logistic capacities Reduces current transportation inefficiencies Maximizes current state infrastructure resources Saves current jobs and creates new ones Is proactive and protects California importers and exporters Shows environmental and economic leadership

Connectivity Ports Railways Highways Internet Residential Industrial/ Goods Movement Population Centers

Bordered by Union Pacific and BNSF Bordered by Highway 99 and I-5 Home to exports Destination for imports Easy access to Highway 58 and points east A 300 mile circle takes in 40 million consumers or 14% of U.S. population Shafter Location

California Integrated Logistics Center Establishing an intra-state rail shuttle between the Port of Oakland and the City of Shafter ENVIRONMETALECONOMIC An ENVIRONMETAL solution to an ECONOMIC problem

Current Issues Railroads in California are not used to move freight intrastate Railroads only want long haul trains-500 miles and longer State Amtrak subsidies support passengers on a Freight Rail network rather than High Speed Rail network State Amtrak subsidies result in windfall capital improvements for railroads-$2.8 Billion invested or reserved Railroads deny short-haul freight to make room for current and future subsidized Amtrak trains California goods movement is totally dependent on California highways using trucks

The wasteful practice of repositioning empty rail cars to Southern California daily

Project sponsor – City of Shafter Total project cost - $30,000,000 Key project benefits: –Diversion of freight moving port trucks to unit trains thus reducing the emissions and infrastructure decay –Ability to transport export agricultural goods via rail that currently reach its designation via truck (farm to market) is a high economic implication –Only Intra-state goods movement via rail –The efficiencies of balancing import and export loads, shorting vessel offloading time, the economies of scale that a train has over trucks benefits the state economically –An economic solution to an environmental problem –Impact of air pollution on the health of San Joaquin Valley residents is put at $3 billion a year price tag –Ability to come on line in 2008 TCIF 1-B Funding

Empty trucks are passing empty trucks It’s wasteful, inefficient & harmful to Californians

Current importing practices Loaded from harbor Return empty

Current exporting practices Empty from harbor Loaded to harbor

U.S.’s top 10 smog-polluted cities 1. Bakersfield 2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside 3. Visalia-Porterville 4. Fresno-Madera 5. Merced 6. Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, Texas 7. Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Truckee, Calif. and Nev. 8. Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas 9. New York-Newark-Bridgeport, N.Y., N.J., Conn. and Pa. 10. Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, Pa., N.J., Del. and Md. Environmental issues continue to grow

To have no action and to continue the status quo, the San Joaquin Valley will endure increased levels of NOx, CO and CO2 emissions, infrastructure decay and soaring medical costs due to increased air related illnesses

The Intermodal Facility reductions could occur as early as 2008, without relying on technology breakthrough or implementation. CARB’s emissions reduction program will serve to enhance the Intermodal Facility benefits.

Two ports Sierra Nevada and Coastal Range Two railroads UP BNSF Highways California is a fixed playing field that will not change

Oakland 6% on dock rail Shafter L.A./L.B. 50% on dock rail Tahoe Union Pacific Railroad Feather River Donnor Pass Tehachapi Loop I-5 Corridor Coast Route Cajon Pass Colton-Sunset Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Tehachapi

BNSF Union Pacific Shafter Sierra Nevada & Tehachapi

Oakland “first port of call” allows: 1. Oakland access to Los Angeles via Shafter 2. More imports travel the Overland Route eastward 3. Northern and Central California importers benefit with quicker transit times 4. Southern California importers benefit with options and same transit times 5. Reduces the wasteful practice of repositioning empty rail cars to Southern California daily Rail shuttle to Shafter Overland Route Shafter Faster

How does Oakland improve market share? Attracting “first port of call” vessels from Asia –Improved rail access without more trucks Shafter for Central and Southern California Central corridor service for Reno, Denver and Chicago Providing faster turn around time for vessels Who Benefits?

Northern California Jobs Air Quality Highway congestion –880, 580,80, 5 –94 % trucking and 6 % on dock rail First port of call Port of Oakland San Pedro Bay Ports SeaTac Portland

Southern California Highway and port congestion relief Air quality relief 15% 6% Seattle Oakland 50% of capacity L.A / L.B. 79%

Central California Highway congestion relief through efficiencies Air quality relief through efficiencies Ability to get exports to market Jobs Linking Northern and Southern California together Balancing of California Port assets Utilization of resources already in place

California and Shafter are investing today! We should be using the tools and assets we have available now!

A multi purpose facility: Serving domestic and international Providing Empty Return Depot (ERD) Container Storage Container and Chassis Maintenance (CFS) Container Freight Station California Enterprise Status Foreign Trade Zone Security – Shafter Police Department What would Shafter offer ?

Oakland 6% L.A./L.B. 79 % Asia Shafter L.A. Mojave Barstow Victorville Import distribution Export consolidation Overnight Rail Shuttle Service 2 0 h o u r s l o n g e r

The Solution Coalition Port of Oakland City of Shafter Class one railroadsOcean Carriers- Importers Exporters Truckers Federal, CTC, Local Government Environmental Concerns