Connecting Florida to the World
LA Transportation Club
August 11, 2015
FECR overview
Quality infrastructure
Atlanta
• 351 miles of mainline track
– 136-per pound per yard continuous welded rail
– Concrete ties
• Only intermodal rail service along Florida’s
east coast
Flexible service options
• Multiple daily train departures
• 78% FECR business is intermodal
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Jacksonville
(FECR Headquarters)
2 day transit
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– FECR owned drayage operation
– FECR owned chassis fleet
• Carload
Excellent connectivity
• Direct link between Florida’s rail traffic and the national rail network
• Efficient north/south mode for freight transportation
• Exclusive partnerships with strategic ports in Florida
• Strategic commercial alliances
Orlando
Tampa
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St. Petersburg
Port Canaveral
Cocoa Beach
Fort Pierce
95 Port of Palm Beach
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FECR Track
FEC Highway Services
NS Track
CSX Track
Pompano Beach
Fort Lauderdale /
Port Everglades
Hialeah
PortMiami
Intermodal Services
Port Facilities
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Florida market overview
Population density along
Key Florida attributes
FECR corridor
Large consumer market
• Over 20 million residents, 3rd largest state population
behind California and Texas (1)
• 4th largest state economy in the U.S. (by GDP) (2)
• More than 97 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
Population
Population
• Closest U.S. ports of call from Panama Canal (PortMiami
FECR
FECR
and Port Everglades)
• Closest U.S. ports to Cuba
(1) U.S. Census Bureau 2014
(2) Bureau of Economic Analysis
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Peachtree-Sunshine Express
Connecting the two largest
markets in the Southeast
Nashville
Charlotte
Birmingham
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Service from NS Inman Yard (Atlanta)
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2nd morning service between Atlanta,
Fort Lauderdale and Miami
Knoxville
Atlanta
Augusta
Macon
Montgomery
Jacksonville
Tallahassee
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Gateway to Florida from the mid-south
Orlando
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Door-to-door pickup and delivery:
Tampa
– Controlled by FECR owned trucks
and chassis
Fort Lauderdale
Miami
U.S. interstate highway
FECR track
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Threads / Piedmont Express
Lexington
Richmond
CSX and FECR Threads / Piedmont
Express service
Intermodal rail connection running between
Charlotte and Fort Lauderdale
and Miami.
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Currently handling time–sensitive
garment trade shipments
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2nd
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Lower cost solution
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day intermodal rail service
Nashville
Knoxville
Greenville
Charlotte
Birmingham
Atlanta
Macon
Augusta
Montgomery
Jacksonville
Tallahassee
Orlando
Tampa
FECR managed door-to-door pickup
and delivery
Fort Lauderdale
Miami
U.S. interstate highway
FECR track
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Beeline – connecting Florida Ports
with Central Florida
Features
Jacksonville
• 5-days-a-week scheduled overnight
service between Miami and Cocoa, Miami
and Fort Pierce, Fort Lauderdale and
Cocoa and between Jacksonville and
Cocoa
• Superior service to all motor routing
• Reliable, efficient, cost-effective
access to markets and customers
Route:
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Miami to Cocoa: 194-miles
Miami to Fort Pierce: 132-miles
Fort Lauderdale to Cocoa: 179-miles
Jacksonville to Cocoa: 146-miles
Orlando
A few of our customers
served in Central Florida:
Lakeland
Cocoa
 SWS
 Rooms to Go
 Major theme park
Fort Pierce
 Pelliconi
 American Chung Nam
 FF’s & NVOCC’s accounts
 Stone and tile importers
 Universal Forest Products Inc.
Fort Lauderdale
Miami
U.S. interstate highway
FECR track
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PortMiami: infrastructure in place
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau 2014
FECR exclusive on–dock rail at PortMiami:
• Seamless, double-stack daily train service to
and from the Port for inland imports and exports
• Decreased truck traffic congestion in/around the Port
• Maximize offload with fast service into major markets:
– Southeast U.S. within 2 days (population: 75M)
– Northeast & Midwest U.S. in 3 – 4 days (population: 124M)
PortMiami Tunnel:
• Direct access to U.S. interstate highway system
• Rapid truck turnaround time into/out of the Port
• 1.5M trucks routed via tunnel instead of downtown Miami,
lowering emissions and idle time
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PortMiami: big ships welcome
–50/52 ft. deep dredge:
• Complete summer 2015
• October 2015: ready to accommodate fully
laden vessels up to 14,000 TEU’s
• 2.5 miles from sea buoy to berth
• Closest U.S. east coast port to
the Panama Canal
PortMiami named Most Productive Port
on the U.S. east coast by JOC
Six Super Post-Panamax cranes:
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22 containers wide
9 containers high above deck
11 containers below deck
No height restrictions
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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):
– 4 domestic / 7 international (3 in/out + 1 convertible)
– Rapid truck turn around
• 3 RTG cranes with auto steering
• 9,000 ft total (3 x 3000 ft) processing track
• 12,000 ft total (4 x 3000 ft) storage track
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Port Everglades is poised for
super Post-Panamax world
Deeper and wider channels
Deeper (48’+1’+1’) and wider channels
• Lengthen existing deep-water turn-around area
for cargo ships from 900 ft to 2,400 ft
• 1.5 miles from sea buoy to Port turning basin
UPDATE: Pre-construction Engineering and
Design phase initiated (June 26, 2015)
Southport turning notch extension
• Add 4 new cargo berths and 5 Super
TODAY
Current Berthing
Arrangement
EXPANSION
Future Berthing
Arrangement
Post-Panamax gantry cranes
– Enhance existing cranes to handle
heavier loads
• More than 3,000 construction jobs
will be created
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South Florida Logistics Center (SFLC): connectivity
FECR Hialeah Yard
FECR Track
Port Miami
SFLC (130 Acres)
Future SFLC (130 Acres)
MIA Airport
12 Miles/ 19.31KM
• 200-acre complex
• 1.5 million square feet of FTZ warehousing providing 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 and truck
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South Florida Logistics Center
A state-of-the-art intermodal logistics hub
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FECR investing in the future: fleet expansion
FECR equipment
FEC Highway Services
• 53 ft. containers – 1,162
• Provides drayage and regional
• 53 ft. trailers – 50
trucking
• 48 ft. trailers – 165
• Committed year-round capacity
• Flatbed trailers – 108
• Qualcomm equipped tractors
• 53 ft refrigerated trailers – 50
• 53 ft. chassis – 337
• International chassis – 327
(20 ft. / 40 ft. / 45 ft. / 48 ft.)
• GPS equipment in all containers
• Local knowledge and customer
specific delivery expertise
• 242 FEC Owner Operators
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Leading the way with LNG
• FECR received 24 new GE ES44C4 Tier 3
locomotives to be used for thru-freight,
heavy haul service between Jacksonville
and Miami, Florida
• Fuel efficient power to support current
operations and future FECR growth
• Trip Optimizer technology: in-cab smart
cruise control to manage fuel usage and
maintain predictable transit times
• LNG capable fleet:
– FECR has made the decision to test
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
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FECR Connect: added convenience
for customers
Features:
On-line customer portal
• Visibility of shipments, billing and
equipment across FECR network
• Customized Customer Dashboard
– View all shipments in system
– Historical data about a
particular shipment
• Place orders for service, equipment
moves electronically
Benefits:
• Access to complete, real-time information
24/7
– Supported by GE RailConnect mCrew
mobile technology
• Ease of use, reduced time for
routine transactions
• Ability to react quickly to address
changing business need
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Investing in people
FECR high school apprentice program
FECR
Program status
• Three students hired into the program in 2014
– From Jacksonville, Fort Pierce and Miami
– All three students remain in the program today
• 2 students to be included in this Apprentice Program by
2015 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
• 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project (http://5000rolemodels.dadeschools.net)
• Duval County Schools
– Wolfson High School – Jacksonville
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Stay connected with FECR
Website
www.fecrwy.com
Florida East Coast Railway
connecting Florida to the world
Email
[email protected]
Phone
1.800.824.2330
Florida East Coast Railway
@fecrwy
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