Connecting Florida to the World
November 20th 2014
FECR Overview
FECR Rail Corridor
Atlanta
Quality infrastructure
• 351 miles of mainline track
– 136-per pound per yard continuous welded rail
– Concrete ties
• Only railroad along Florida’s East Coast
• Historically among the safest railroads in the US
Charleston
Savannah
Flexible service options
• Multiple daily train departures
• Intermodal
– 78% FEC business is Intermodal
• Drayage / Over the road (OTR)
• Carload
Excellent connectivity
• Direct link between Florida rail traffic and nation’s rail network
• Efficient North/South mode for freight transportation
• Exclusive partnerships with strategic ports in Florida
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Jacksonville (FECR Headquarters)
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Orlando
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Port Canaveral
Cocoa Beach
Fort Pierce
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Port of Palm Beach
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FEC Highway Services
FECR Track
NS Track
CSX Track
Intermodal Services
Fort Lauderdale /
Port Everglades
Hialeah
PortMiami
Port Facilities
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Florida Market Overview
Key Florida Attributes
Population Density Along FECR Corridor
• Large Consumer Market
– 4th largest state economy in the U.S. (by GDP) (1)
– Over 19 million residents, 3rd largest state population behind
California and Texas (2)
– More than 89.3 million out-of-state visitors annually
• Strategic Location
– Primary gateway to Latin America; accounts for more than
one-third of all U.S. trade with Latin America
– 3 of the nation’s 15 largest container seaports
– Closest U.S. ports of call from Panama Canal (PortMiami and
Port Everglades)
Population
Population
FECR
FECR
(1) Bureau of Economic Analysis
(2) Florida Chamber Foundation and Florida Department of Transportation report
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FECR 2014 Strategic Initiatives
• FECR High School Apprentice
Program
• Expanded Markets
• FECR Fort Lauderdale Intermodal
Container Transfer Facility (ICTF)
• PortMiami – On-dock rail and ICTF
• South Florida Logistics Center
• Investing in Equipment
• FECR Adds New Locomotives
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FECR High School Apprentice Program
Program Status
FECR
• First three students hired June 2014
– From Jacksonville, Fort Pierce and Miami
– All three students remain in the program.
• Six students included in this Apprentice Program by 2014 year end
• Training the young generation to enter the railroad industry
– Training includes all major railroad craft positions
• Candidates will join FECR traditional workforce after 18 months in either
transportation, engineering, or mechanical departments
Program Sources
• Wolfson High School – Jacksonville
• St. Lucie County School District
• 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project (http://5000rolemodels.dadeschools.net)
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FECR’s Peachtree - Sunshine Express
Connecting the two largest markets
in the Southeast
Atlanta
• FECR / NS marketing agreement offering
service from NS Inman Yard (Atlanta)
• 2nd morning service between Atlanta,
Fort Lauderdale and Miami
• Gateway to Florida from the mid-south
• Local drayage available from FEC Highway Services
Fort Lauderdale
Miami
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Threads / Piedmont Xpress
Charlotte
CSX & FECR Threads Xpress Service
Intermodal rail connection running from Charlotte
to Miami. Currently servicing time–sensitive garment
trade shipments.
Service features:
• Truck–like service
• Cost effective solution
• Time efficient rail connection
Jacksonville
• International and domestic customers
for COFC shipments.
• FECR containers available
Providing the fastest, most reliable and consistent
intermodal rail solution in the Southeast.
Ft. Lauderdale
Miami
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FECR: Your import / export container solution between
South Florida Ports & Central Florida
BEELINE EXPRESS
Main Features:
Weekly Scheduled Service
• Bi-Directional COFC & TOFC Intermodal Rail Service for
International containers originating or terminating at South
Florida Ports
Equipment types:
Multiple rate Structures:
*Northbound Import Loads
20’, 40’, 45’, 53’
*Southbound Empties & Exports
*Pier to Door & Door to Pier
*Pier to Ramp & Ramp to Pier
*Ramp to Door & Door to Ramp
*Ramp to Ramp
20’, 40’, 45’, 53’
Cocoa
Ft. Lauderdale
Miami
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FECR Fort Lauderdale Intermodal Container Transfer Facility
FEATURES
• 43-acres
• Adjacent to Port Everglades
• 2 gate complexes – Domestic and International
• 11 Automatic Gate system kiosks (AGS) and Equipment
Imaging Portals (EIP)
– Rapid truck turn around
• 3 RTG cranes with auto steering
• 9,000ft total (3x3000ft) processing track
• 12,000ft total (4x3000ft) storage track
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Port Everglades is also Poised for Super Post - Panamax World Investing in
additional berthing space and Five Super Post Gantry Cranes
TODAY
Current Berthing
Arrangement
TURNING NOTCH EXPANSION
Future Berthing
Arrangement
★ Transit time to berth from sea buoy is less
than one hour
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Port Everglades / U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Deepening
& Widening Program
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PortMiami
On-dock rail and ICTF
PortMiami On-Dock Rail service
resumed October 2013.
FECR On-Dock Rail at PortMiami
• FECR exclusive direct on–dock rail service provider
• Daily trains to and from PortMiami
• Decreased truck traffic congestion in and
around PortMiami
• Efficient and competitive handling of International
containers for inland imports and exports
• 9,000ft (3x3,000ft) processing tracks in service
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COFC Shuttle trains run between PortMiami & SFLC, then also connect with existing
FECR Local, CSX & NS Northbound COFC Trains to inland markets located beyond
Jacksonville, FL
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PortMiami is Poised for growth in a super
Post-Panamax world
• 13 gantry cranes (6 are Super Post-Panamax)
• Super post-Panamax cranes are the largest
in any Southeast U.S. Port
• The cranes are 141ft from the dock
(waterside) to the underside of the spreader
• Average crane outreach is 223ft
• PortMiami: The most efficient port in
Florida completing 34 moves per hour
• 2.5 mile distance from the PortMiami sea-buoy
to the gantry cranes
Vessel capacity served:
• 22 containers wide
• 9 containers high above deck
• 11 containers below deck
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PortMiami Tunnel NOW open!
The NEW PortMiami Tunnel provides an
efficient route on and off the
Port with direct access between the Port
and major highways I-395 and I-95.
The dedication ceremony for the Tunnel
took place May 19th 2014.
The Tunnel Features:
- Two lane highway
- No tolls
- 91 surveillance cameras
- 44 Air Quality Control Jet Fans
- Fire Suppression System
Tunnel entrance: Eastbound Interstate 395 with access via Biscayne Boulevard or nearby Interstate 95.
The PortMiami tunnel allows for quick truck entrance and
exit from the port.
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SFLC: Connectivity
FECR Track
FECR Hialeah Yard
Port Miami
SFLC (130 Acres)
Future SFLC (130 Acres)
MIA Airport
12 Miles/ 19.31KM
• 200-Acre complex under development
• 1.5 million square feet of FTZ warehousing providing a full-service logistics
solutions for import/export goods through Port Everglades and PortMiami
• Direct link with all four major modes of transportation for the efficient
movement of goods via Air, Ocean, Rail, Truck
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South Florida Logistics Center (SFLC)
A State-Of-The-Art Intermodal Logistics Hub
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Investing in equipment
• 50 refrigerated
• 500 fifty-three foot intermodal
trailers
containers
• 100 FECR chassis
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FECR Adds New Locomotives
• FECR has received the first of 24 new
Tier 3 locomotives
• To be used for thru-freight, heavy haul
service between Jacksonville, and
Miami, FL
• Fuel efficient power to support
current operations and future
FECR growth
• ES44C4 locomotive, part of
GE’s Evolution® Series
• Meets US EPA Tier 3 emissions
• Control NOx and particulate matter
(PM) emissions
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Questions
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