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WVFA Schedules 1-4
Schedule 1-4 Map (JPG 466 KB)

WVFA Schedule 1
Schedule 1 Map (PDF 500 KB)

Project Description

Schedule 1: 2,800 LF of track extending westerly from the BNSF mainline to the western edge of the Boise White Paper site and providing rail service to Lafarge and Albina.


Schedule 2: 1,800 LF of track extending from the edge of the Boise White Paper site through the Schofield, Lafarge and Leeds properties along the shore of the Columbia River, under the BNSF rail bridge and onto the eastern edge of the Port’s industrial property.


Schedule 3: 11,800 LF of track extending from the eastern edge of the Port’s industrial property, westerly through Great Western Malting and United Grain leaseholds into the Port main yard, through a portion of the Kinder-Morgan area and onto Gateway Avenue.


Schedule 4: 3,800 LF of track extending from Gateway Avenue westerly through the Clark County Correctional Facility, Clark Public Utilities Cogeneration Plant, Alcoa and Evergreen Aluminum to the eastern boundary of Old Lower River Road. Construction includes lead rail, yard tracks, property acquisitions and a vehicular overpass at Gateway Avenue.


Schedule 5: 4,800 LF of track extending from Old Lower River Road westerly through the Port’s Parcel 3 to the Flushing Channel. This design accommodates a lead rail, auto tracks and the primary car preparation/inspection departure tracks.



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Available Properties

- One freight train can carry the equivalent of 280 truck trailers reducing highway congestion.

- Rail can move one ton of freight over 700 miles on a single gallon of fuel.

- Rail reduces harmful air pollutants by 6 to 12 times compared to other land transportation.

- 70% of cargo handled by the Port of Vancouver is transported by rail; that percentage will increase to over 80% by 2025.

- Freight and passenger rail traffic on the BNSF mainline traveling through Vancouver is projected to double by 2025.

- Unit Trains are made up of 110 rail cars and can be as long as 7,000 feet.

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