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City of Prineville Railway

City of Prineville Railway. HISTORY. Established in 1917, it is the oldest City- owned and operated railway in the U.S. Traffic peaked in mid-1970’s at over 10,000 revenue carloads annually, served 5 sawmills By 2004, all the mills had closed, trough at ly 84 annual revenue carloads

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City of Prineville Railway

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  1. City of Prineville Railway

  2. HISTORY Established in 1917, it is the oldest City- owned and operated railway in the U.S. Traffic peaked in mid-1970’s at over 10,000 revenue carloads annually, served 5 sawmills By 2004, all the mills had closed, trough at ly 84 annual revenue carloads In 2005, an old sawmill site of 33 acres with 2 warehouse buildings was aquired which began efforts to build a trans-load center and new carloads/customers. The facility was named the Prineville Freight Depot.

  3. Aerial Layout of Freight Depot Site

  4. Prineville Freight Depot OPERATIONS 18-mile short line railroad with open access to both the BNSF and UPRR, connecting with the Oregon Trunk Line in Redmond that runs from the Columbia River to Klamath Falls. Team Track Centerbeam, bulkhead & flatcar work site Covered boxcar work site with adjacent dry storage Heavy equipment ramp, tanker car siding Truck to truck transfer site with adjoining storage 10 acres of outside storage Managed warehousing Bulk Product Storage Flexible & responsive switching schedules, teams

  5. Prineville Freight Depot IMPROVEMENTS • Since 2006, COPR has been successful in receiving both Connect Oregon I & II grants totaling $5.5 million to upgrade the trans-load facility • 109,000 square feet of new warehouse, storage and trans-loading area • $1 million ARRA stimulus grant to rehabilitate the entire 18 mile rail line.

  6. Prineville Freight Depot OPPORTUNITY As the economy recovers Class I railroads will look to increase capacity by increasing the velocity of their railroads to relieve congestion. Preference to haul unit trains for long distances will likely again prevail as the economy improves. Smaller customers, especially in rural areas will be at a disadvantage in securing Class I service and rail cost advantages

  7. Prineville Freight Depot OPPORTUNITY • The Class 1 railroads prefer carloads from multiple smaller customers either consolidated on a short line railroad or at a distribution hub so they only have to make one stop to set out and pick-up. • COPR offers both consolidation and distribution and believes the model is a template for the future of smaller rail shippers, especially in rural areas if they hope to maintain rail service.

  8. Prineville Freight Depot FACILITIES • Buildings 1 and 2 = 45,000 sq. ft.storage • Building 3 = 64,000 sq. ft. four boxcar dock& two truck docks • Building 4= 45,000 sq. ft.through track25 ton o.h. crane two truck docks. Building 4 Building 3 Building 1 Building 2

  9. Building #2

  10. Building 3

  11. Building 4

  12. Box car loading dock

  13. Prineville Freight Depot NEW & PENDING CUSTOMERS • 20-year lease with de-icer and dust-abatement product manufacturer. Expected 250 carloads annually at full buildout. • Nearing agreement with a torified industrial pellet manufacturer (used to supplement coal in generating plants). Company hopes to ship 100 car unit trains of pellets outbound. • Large lumber distributor to consolidate all of distribution yards into COPR facility for storage, packaging and shipping. • Working with a national trucking company interested in transfering their long haul traffic to rail and to change their operation to a regional pick-up and delivery model

  14. Prineville Freight Depot FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES • As the economy recovers, activity has picked up significantly with calls almost daily exploring how using the Prineville Freight Depot can help companies with their transportation needs. • We feel that we are strategically positioned to become the premier transportation provider for the entire Central Oregon area as well as parts of Eastern Oregon that are without rail service.

  15. Prineville Freight Depot FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS • Plans to build a bulk trans-load facility on 12 acres of COPR property in Redmond at our interchange with the BNSF & UPRR. This facility will handle rock, sand, cement, fuel and other bulk products while the Prineville Freight Depot handles boxcar, flatcar, tank car and heavy equipment types of products. • Expected timeline for completion of this project is in late 2011. • $2 million in Connect Oregon III funding pending

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