BNSF will also be able to provide service to other third parties for this facility, which will also benefit the community by taking more than 20,000 truck moves a year off Interstate 80.
The 85-acre, near-dock facility recently opened its doors. Initially, it can accommodate 250,000 containers per year and the capacity to meet additional needs. The facility features 13,300-sf of loading and unloading track, and 10,000-sf of storage and support tracks. Total construction for the facility is $38 million, with $22.1 million coming from federal grants through ISTEA and TEA-21 funding.
"This facility will provide the shipping community additional capacity on the West Coast and give BNSF's customers a direct link to our rail network-as opposed to a 12-mile truck dray over the highways to our intermodal facility in Richmond," says Steve Branscum, group vice president, BNSF Consumer Products Marketing. "As a result, BNSF is able to offer customers more flexible and efficient service."
The Port of Oakland is the fourth largest container port in the country. Established in 1927 as an independent department of the City of Oakland, the Port spans 19 miles of waterfront and more than 900 acres of maritime terminal facilities. Port facilities include 10 major container terminals covering almost 575 acres; the Metropolitan Oakland International Airport, which covers an area of over 2,500 acres; 1,100 acres of commercial, industrial, recreational and other land; 950 acres of underdeveloped land; and about 9,700 surface acres of water area.
Through its subsidiary, The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company, BNSF operates one of the largest rail networks in North America, with 33,000 route miles of track covering 28 states and two Canadian provinces.
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