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

2. Shafter/North Kern WSD Urbanize Areas
Residential
Community
Shafter/North Kern WSD
Urbanize Areas
Southeast Residential acres
Northwest Residential acres
Airport Industrial acres
ITTC Industrial acres
Professional Office acres

3. Key Points So why is it not operating?
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
So why is it not operating?
We must understand freight paths and class one railroads

4. 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

5. Intermodal Volumes

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

7. 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

8. 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

9. Shafter Location 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

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

11. 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

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

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

14. 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

15. The Solution Coalition
Importers
Federal, State and Local Government
Port of Oakland
Exporters
City of Shafter
Truckers
Environmental Concerns
Ocean Carriers-
Class one railroads

16. Common Sense for California
Oakland
Common Sense for California
Shafter