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 10 Jacksonville • 78% FECR business is intermodal (FECR Headquarters) 2 day transit 95 – FECR owned drayage operation – FECR owned chassis fleet • Carload Orlando Port Canaveral 4 Tampa Cocoa Beach Excellent connectivity Fort Pierce St. Petersburg • Direct link between Florida’s rail traffic and the national rail network Port of Palm Beach • Efficient north/south mode for freight transportation 95 75 Pompano Beach • Exclusive partnerships with strategic ports in Florida FECR Track Fort Lauderdale / • Strategic commercial alliances Port Everglades FEC Highway Services Hialeah NS Track Port Miami CSX Track Intermodal Services Port Facilities 2
Florida market overview Population density along Key Florida attributes FECR corridor Large consumer market Over 20 million residents, 3 rd largest state population • behind California and Texas (1) 4 th 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 Population Population • 3 of the nation’s 15 largest container seaports FECR • FECR Closest U.S. ports of call from Panama Canal (Port Miami and Port Everglades) • Closest U.S. ports to Cuba (1) U.S. Census Bureau 2014 (2) Bureau of Economic Analysis 3
Peachtree-Sunshine Express Nashville Knoxville Connecting the two largest Charlotte markets in the Southeast Atlanta Birmingham • Service from NS Inman Yard (Atlanta) Augusta Macon 2 nd morning service between Atlanta, • Montgomery Fort Lauderdale and Miami Jacksonville Tallahassee • Gateway to Florida from the mid-south Orlando • Door-to-door pickup and delivery: Tampa – Controlled by FECR owned trucks and chassis Fort Lauderdale Miami U.S. interstate highway FECR track 4
Threads / Piedmont Express Lexington Richmond CSX and FECR Threads / Piedmont Nashville Knoxville Express service Greenville Charlotte Intermodal rail connection running between Atlanta Charlotte and Fort Lauderdale Birmingham and Miami. Augusta Macon Montgomery • Currently handling time–sensitive garment trade shipments Jacksonville Tallahassee 2 nd day intermodal rail service • Orlando • Lower cost solution Tampa • FECR managed door-to-door pickup and delivery Fort Lauderdale Miami U.S. interstate highway FECR track 5
Beeline – connecting Florida Ports with Central Florida Features • 5-days-a-week scheduled overnight Jacksonville service between Miami and Cocoa, Miami and Fort Pierce, Fort Lauderdale and Cocoa and between Jacksonville and Cocoa Orlando A few of our customers • Superior service to all motor routing Lakeland served in Central Florida: SWS Cocoa • Reliable, efficient, cost-effective Rooms to Go access to markets and customers Major theme park Fort Pierce Pelliconi Route: American Chung Nam • FF’s & NVOCC’s accounts Miami to Cocoa: 194-miles Stone and tile importers • Miami to Fort Pierce: 132-miles Universal Forest Products Inc. Fort Lauderdale • Fort Lauderdale to Cocoa: 179-miles • Jacksonville to Cocoa: 146-miles Miami U.S. interstate highway FECR track 6
Port Miami : infrastructure in place SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau 2014 FECR exclusive on–dock rail at Port Miami : • 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) Port Miami 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 7
Port Miami : 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 Port Miami named Most Productive Port on the U.S. east coast by JOC Six Super Post-Panamax cranes: • 22 containers wide • 9 containers high above deck • 11 containers below deck • No height restrictions 8
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 9
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) TODAY Southport turning notch extension EXPANSION Future Berthing Current Berthing Arrangement Arrangement • Add 4 new cargo berths and 5 Super Post-Panamax gantry cranes – Enhance existing cranes to handle heavier loads • More than 3,000 construction jobs will be created 1 0
South Florida Logistics Center (SFLC): connectivity FECR Track FECR Hialeah Yard Port Miami SFLC (130 Acres) MIA Airport Future SFLC (130 Acres) 12 Miles/ 19.31KM • 1.5 million square feet of FTZ warehousing providing full-service logistics solutions for • 200-acre complex import/export goods through Port Everglades and Port Miami • Direct link with all four major modes of transportation for the efficient movement of goods via air, ocean, rail and truck 1 1
South Florida Logistics Center A state-of-the-art intermodal logistics hub 1 2
FECR investing in the future: fleet expansion FEC Highway Services FECR equipment • Provides drayage and regional • 53 ft. containers – 1,162 trucking • 53 ft. trailers – 50 • 48 ft. trailers – 165 • Committed year-round capacity • Flatbed trailers – 108 • Qualcomm equipped tractors • 53 ft refrigerated trailers – 50 • GPS equipment in all containers • 53 ft. chassis – 337 • Local knowledge and customer • International chassis – 327 specific delivery expertise (20 ft. / 40 ft. / 45 ft. / 48 ft.) • 242 FEC Owner Operators 1 3
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) 1 4
FECR Connect: added convenience for customers Features: • Visibility of shipments, billing and On-line customer portal 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 1 5
Investing in people FECR FECR high school apprentice program 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 1 6
Stay connected with FECR Website Florida East Coast Railway www.fecrwy.com connecting Florida to the world Email contact@fecrwy.com Phone 1.800.824.2330 Florida East Coast Railway @fecrwy 1 7
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