All corridorsMilitary endpoint Joint Base Lewis-McChord (WA) Port endpoint Port of Tacoma (WA) Max axle load 286k Plate clearance Plate F Electrified No Federal funding CRISI Yes / RRIF Yes
Pacific region / STRACNET corridor
Joint Base Lewis-McChord to Port of Tacoma
- Region
- Pacific
- Primary owner
- BNSF
- Length
- 15 mi
- Status
- Source-backed, brief-ready
WA
+ Tacoma Rail
Confidence: high
Field notes
I Corps and 7th Infantry Division Pacific outload corridor. The shortest strategic outload move in the network. Port of Tacoma has a dedicated military outload pier.
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, Tacoma Rail routing.
- Authority chain. SDDC TEA designation, FRA Office of Railroad Safety oversight, and the state DOT touchpoints between WA.
- 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.