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

California Integrated Logistics Center An ENVIRONMETAL solution to an ECONOMIC problem

Understanding freight paths and class one railroads Key Points Establish a Port of Oakland/Shafter rail shuttle Utilize and balance California logistic assets Imports enter via Port of Oakland and the rail shuttle Exports exit via the rail shuttle and Port of Oakland Good for Jobs Good for Environment Provides highway congestion relief It is do-able now Key Challenges Understanding freight paths and class one railroads

California is a fixed playing field that will not change Two ports Sierra Nevada and Coastal Range Two railroads 5 Highways 99 UP 58 BNSF

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

Intermodal Volumes

Container growth in L.A./L.B. 350% Data: Metrans

Oakland must improve market share by attracting “first port of call” vessels Shafter for Distribution Centers of the Southern San Joaquin 2. Central corridor service for Reno, Denver and Chicago Who Benefits?

Northern California Jobs Air Quality Highway congestion Market Share 880, 580,80, 5 Market Share San Pedro Bay Ports Port of Oakland SeaTac Portland

Southern California Highway and port congestion relief Air quality relief Seattle 15% Oakland 50% of capacity 6% 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

Why Shafter ? 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

What would Shafter offer ? 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

Shafter Industrial Sites Shafter Airport Industrial Park Central Shafter BNSF Mainline Santa Fe Way State Route 99 Union Pacific Mainline Lead track and spur 2006 ITTC To I-5 Meadows Field

California and Shafter are investing today! BNSF Mainline Santa Fe Way We should be using the tools and assets we have available now!

Asia L.A. 20 hours longer Oakland 6% Import distribution Export consolidation Overnight Rail Shuttle Service Shafter L.A./L.B. 79% Mojave Barstow L.A. Victorville

Common Sense for California Oakland Common Sense for California Shafter