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

2. California Integrated Logistics Center

3. 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

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

5. Global trade growth outpaces United States infrastructure, including port, railroad, trucking, terminal and warehouse

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

7. 40% of the nation's cargo container traffic and 12% of Southern California's economic activity.

8. Fastest growing U.S Pacific Importing and Exporting? 2001-2006 by commodity Imports Furniture 13.7% Toys 3.9% Foot Ware 3.2% Women’s / Infant ware 3.0% Plastic Products 2.9% Auto Parts 2.8% EDP, Address Mach 2.4% Auto, Truck Tires 2.3% Lamps 2.1% Hardware 2.1% Exports Waste Paper 20.8% Fabrics (Cotton) 6.3% Pet & Animal Feed 5.5% Scrap Metal 5.3% Lumber & Logs 3.2% Wood Pulp 2.7% Foam Waste & Scrap 2.4% Synthetic Resins 2.4% Vegetables 2.1% Soybeans 1.5% Source: PIERS

9. Realities Container imports expected to double by 2020 Rail freight tonnage is expect to rise by 50% by 2020 Air Cargo to increase by 5% per year through 2016 From 1970-2003 highway travel rose 161% but road mileage rose 6% Congestion cost US $63 billion in wasted time and fuel 27% of nation’s bridges are structurally deficient or obsolete Most ports are not dredged to handle new 10,000 TEU jumbo container ships Source: APL

10. Did you know? Railroads in California are not used to move freight intrastate Railroads deny short-haul freight (500 miles) to make room for more interstate trains once Tehachapi is double tracked State Amtrak subsidies support passengers on a freight rail network State Amtrak subsidies result in windfall capital improvements for railroads-$2.8 Billion invested or reserved California goods movement is totally dependent on California highways using trucks Double Tracking Tehachapi is a Tier 1 project with 1B funds

12. Intermodal Volumes

13. 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 Shafter

14. 300 mile radius from the City of Shafter

15. Shafter Industrial Sites To I-5 State Route 99 Santa Fe Way BNSF Mainline Union Pacific Mainline ITTC Lead track and spur Phase 1 completed Shafter Airport Industrial Park Central Shafter Meadows Field

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

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

18. 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

19. Phase one complete

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

21. 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

22. Shafter Oakland Common Sense for California