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Pacific region / STRACNET corridor

Fort Irwin to Port of Long Beach

Region
Pacific

CA

Primary owner
BNSF

+ Union Pacific, Pacific Harbor Line

Length
170 mi
Status
Partial source backing, brief-ready with caveats

Confidence: medium

Field notes

Primary outload routing for NTC rotational forces via Cajon Pass. Capacity shared with intermodal stack trains.

Military endpoint
Fort Irwin National Training Center (CA)
Port endpoint
Port of Long Beach (CA)
Max axle load
286k
Plate clearance
Plate F
Electrified
No
Federal funding
CRISI Yes / RRIF Yes

What we’d brief on this corridor

A 10-day corridor brief turns this row into a fundable scope.

  • Constraint register. Bridge ratings, tunnel clearance, axle load gaps, and short-line interchange limits along the BNSF, Union Pacific, Pacific Harbor Line routing.
  • Authority chain. SDDC TEA designation, FRA Office of Railroad Safety oversight, and the state DOT touchpoints between CA.
  • Funding map. CRISI eligibility: Yes. RRIF eligibility: Yes. Defense Access Roads where the spur work qualifies.
  • Capital decision. A go or no-go on whether heavy engineering spend is the right next step, with the source records that back each claim.
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Brief: Fort Irwin to Port of Long Beach

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Tell us the corridor, owner, scorecard result, constraint, deadline, and procurement path. The first reply is a fit screen, record request, and recommendation on whether the 10-day brief is the right step.

Capability packet, W-9, COI, NDA, and scope letter available on request.

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