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Pacific region / STRACNET corridor

Yakima Training Center to Port of Tacoma

Region
Pacific

WA

Primary owner
BNSF

+ Tacoma Rail

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

Confidence: medium

Field notes

Stampede Pass routing across the Cascades. Has tunnel clearance restrictions that limit double-stack and some military oversize loads.

Military endpoint
Yakima Training Center (WA)
Port endpoint
Port of Tacoma (WA)
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, 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.
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Brief: Yakima Training Center to Port of Tacoma

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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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