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

3. California Integrated Logistics Center
An ENVIRONMETAL solution to an ECONOMIC problem

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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.

7. Intermodal Volumes

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

9. 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?

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

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

12. 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

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

14. 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

15. 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

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

17. 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

18. Common Sense for California
Oakland
Common Sense for California
Shafter