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

California Integrated Logistics Center ENVIRONMETALECONOMIC An ENVIRONMETAL solution to an ECONOMIC problem

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

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

Oakland Shafter L.A./L.B. 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

Intermodal Volumes

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

Current logistics practices are wasteful, inefficient and harmful to the environment They must change

Current importing practices Loaded from harbor Return empty

Current exporting practices Empty from harbor Loaded to harbor

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

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

Oakland must improve market share by attracting “first port of call” vessels 1.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 –880, 580,80, 5 Market Share 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

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

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

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

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, State and Local Government Environmental Concerns

Shafter Oakland Common Sense for California