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LOGISTICS PARK CHICAGOIntermodal HubAutomotive Hub

Updated 2008

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Logistics Park Chicago Intermodal Facility

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Centerpoint Intermodal Center Site Plan

May 26, 2006

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Logistics Park Chicago

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Logistics Park Chicago

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Logistics Park Chicago Intermodal Facility Contact/Information Listing

INTERMODALCUSTOMER SERVICE815-424-2200

BNSFMike UtterbackSr. Hub Manager815-424-2201FAX 815-424-2251Michael.Utterback@bnsf.com

Hub Manager on Duty815-424-2225Mark HerzbergerJustin ElijahAngela LeaphartDavid McCormack

Linda MilazzoAdministrative815-424-2207FAX 815-424-2257

Carolyn KarlowHub Operations Support815-424-2245FAX 815-424-2279

Evelyn StepanekCustoms & Storage815-424-2210FAX 815-424-2279

George HogleLARS Damage Prevention815-424-2273FAX 815-424-2298

BNSF Police800-832-5452

Per Mar Security708-514-0861

CHICAGO RAIL LOGISTICSBill Calderon815-424-2230

PARSECBrian BarnesSr. Terminal Manager815-424-2299FAX 815-424-2253

Scott RubertusAnthony SpickerTerminal Manager815-424-2307

Beth RehmAdmin. Manager815-424-2308

TTSTracey SkaggsTerminal Manager815-424-2242FAX 815-424-2255

Jenny SkinnerInventory Analyst815-424-2241FAX 815-424-2262

Cindy PooleCustomer Service815-424-2233

Beverly SullivanCustomer Bldg. Admin.815-424-2182FAX 815-424-2262

United IndustriesTerminal ManagerJim Smallwood815-424-2276

Pam WatkinsHuman Resources815-424-2258

Jolinda TworekAdministrative815-424-2246

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Logistics Park Chicago Automotive Facility Contact/Information Listing

AUTOMOTIVECUSTOMER SERVICE815-424-2100

BNSFMark DuphornRegional Manager Facilities - East815-424-2101815-424-2102FAX 815-424-2131CELL 773-617-8543Mark.Duphorn@bnsf.com

Assets Protection815-424-2122

AUTO RAIL SERVICESMike MingoTerminal Manager815-424-2107815-424-2108CELL 815-509-4749Mike.Mingo@bnsf.com

Wally OrtizYard Manager815-424-2141CELL 815-509-4749

AUTO RAIL SERVICESHub Operations815-424-2113815-424-2114FAX 815-424-2139

Maintenance Building815-424-2115

Laura CarrascoGate Manager815-424-2120815-424-2121FAX 815-424-2139Laura.Carrasco@bnsf.com

Checkpoint Booth815-424-2124FAX 815-424-2134

Kathy GilAutomotive Admin./Analyst Hub &Facility System Safety815-424-2125Kathy.Gil@bnsf.com

INSPECTIONS COMPANYVascor815-424-2111815-424-2112FAX 815-424-2136

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Logistics Park Chicago Intermodal Facility Location Map

Intermodal Bldg. 101:26664 S. Baseline RoadElwood, Illinois 60421Mike UtterbackSenior Hub Manager

Employee Bldg. 301:27236 S. Baseline RoadElwood, Illinois 60421

Customer Support Bldg. 203:26959 S. Industrial Park DriveElwood, Illinois 60421

Automotive Bldg. 201:27141 S. Industrial Park DriveElwood, Illinois 60721Mark DuphornRegional Manager Facilities – East

Customer Service - Intermodal815-424-2200

Customer Service - Automotive815-424-2100

Directions:From I-55 South exit 245 for Arsenal Road.Turn right heading east on Arsenal Roadfor approximately 2.5 miles to BaselineRoad.Turn right heading south on Baselinefor approximately 1.5 miles. Facility ison the right.

Alternate:I-53 South to light at Strawn Drive,1/2 mile south of Elwood.Head west direct to facility entrance.

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Chicago Area Map

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Intermodal Terminals

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Logistics Park Chicago Intermodal Facility Fact Sheet

The Logistics Park-Chicago Intermodal/Automotive Facilities are the newest and largest BNSF Hubs in the Chicago region. They are designedto meet the increasing market demands on the eastern end of the Railroad and new emerging markets west of Chicago. They have superioraccess to the railroad main line and the local highway system.

GENERAL INFORMATION24 Hour / Seven Day PerWeek Operation

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICSIntermodal Usage 309 AcresClassification Tracks 190 AcresAutomotive 106 AcresYard Length 1.5 MilesYardWidth 1.5 Miles

Loading Tracks:Intermodal 4 (8 Segments)Automotive 3 (18 Segments)

Car Spots (89 ft.):Intermodal 360Automotive 108

Classification Tracks 17 (1,292 Car Spots)

INTERMODAL:MainYard Parking Lots 6Wheeled Parking Spots 5,200Stacked Unit Spots 6,000MainYard Parking 160 AcresInbound Checkpoints 13 LanesOutbound Checkpoints 11 LanesRacked Chassis 4,212

AUTOMOTIVE:Haulaway Bays 4,404Loadlines 972Truck Load/Unload Spots 65Outbound Rail Loadlines 972Inbound Checkpoints 2 LanesOutbound Checkpoints 2 LanesReversible 5 Lanes

EQUIPMENT RESOURCESIntermodal:Overhead Cranes 1000R 7Overhead Cranes 1200R 11Overhead Cranes 850R 6Overhead Cranes 900R 2Side Loaders 2Chassis Rotators 5Empty Handler 9Chassis Racking Lifts 4Yard Hostlers 125

Automotive:Portable Ramps 6

BUILDINGSIntermodal Ops/Admin (Bldg 101) 19,472 sfCar Repair/Maintenance (Bldg 102) 13,350 sfCrane Shop (Bldg 103) 1,083 sfCompressor (Bldg 104) 620 sfRepair Parts Supply (Bldg 105) 620 sfSwitch Crews (Bldg 106) 2,590 sfDriver’s Assistance (Bldg 108) 660 sfAutomotive Ops/Admin (Bldg 201) 9,000 sfMaintenance (Bldg 202) 600 sf

Automotive Support (Bldg 203) 9,000 sfRamp/Deramp (Bldg 301) 20,567 sf

EMPLOYMENT RESOURCESIntermodal:BNSF 5Crane Repair 20Ramp/Deramp 600Gate/Yard Check/Admin 78

Automotive:BNSF 1Load/Unload 46Yard Check/Admin 13

Joint:Rail/Yard Switching Ops 45Rail Car Repair 47

OPERATIONAL STATISTICSIntermodal:Projected Monthly Lift Volume 70,000Avg. Lifts Per Day 2,300Avg. Lifts Per Minute 1.60Avg. Ingates Per Day 2,500Avg. Outgates Per Day 2,500

Automotive:Projected Monthly Load/Unload 23,800Projected Peak Load/Unload Vol. 31,000Projected Monthly Railcars 2,100Projected Peak Monthly Railcars 2,600

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History and General Information

THE HISTORY OF LPCLogistics Park Chicago (LPC) is located about 40 miles southwest of Chicago on land occupied by the former Joliet Army Ammunition Plant ( “Joliet Arsenal,” for short). The plant was built in the early 1940s to manufacture and store weapons. However, after the Cold War came to an end, the U.S. Army decided the arsenal was no longer needed. In 1995, Congress passed legislation transferring 19,000 acres of the property to the U.S. Forest Service for conversion into the Midwest National Tallgrass Prairie, and 1,000 acres to the Department of Veterans Affairs for conversion into the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery. Also made available were 3,000 acres for industrial development. In 1999 and 2000, CenterPoint Properties, an Illinois-based property developer, purchased 375 of these acres. The Army also transferred another 1,800 acres to CenterPoint for redevelopment.

Realizing that the railyards in Chicago were reaching their capacity and that their expansion possibilities were diminishing, BNSF began seeking ways to build a new facility near Chicago that would have plenty of room for future growth. Because the Joliet Arsenal area had plenty of capacity and was next to BNSF’s transcontinental mainline, it was the perfect spot.

The FacilityBNSF began working with CenterPoint to design LPC, and in 2002, the facility opened. Today, LPC consists of 621-acres. Eventually it will support an adjacent 1,200-acre industrial warehouse park, which will consist of up to 17 million square feet of buildings and possibly a bulk transload facility.

Originally, BNSF’s mainline was comprised of just two main tracks passing through the Joliet Arsenal area. BNSF subsequently converted the south mainline into a 9,000-foot siding for the new yard and installed a new mainline between the two tracks. Trains access the yard via a wye (a Y-shaped track) from the siding. Two tracks on the west leg of the wye allow trains going to or coming from the west to leave and enter the facility simultaneously. A single track on the east leg of the wye supports rail traffic headed eastward to Chicago and beyond.

In addition, the wye feeds into a rail loop around the park. This allows trains to travel both north and south. Currently the loop consists of only one track, but it does split into two tracks towards the south end of the facility. In the future, the track could be expanded so that the loop splits from one to three tracks for almost its entire length.

IntermodalLPC has room for 6,000 stacked containers and 5,200 wheeled containers. The facility uses a real-time Windows-based program called Oasis to track each and every container. In addition, every service vehicle assigned to the yard contains an Oasis radio terminal, which allows employees to instantly receive assignments and locate containers as well as perform inventory checks.

Due to the sheer length of its tracks, LPC can accept entire trains, which speeds up the time it takes them to complete their entries and departures. Intermodal trains are loaded and unloaded using Mi-Jack 1000R and 1200R cranes.

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LPC also features the largest intermodal cranes in the Chicago area: Mi-Jack 850R’s. Mi-Jack 850R’s are 110-feet high and 70-feet wide, and can create stacks four containers high. Traditionally the operators of the cranes have had to manually steer them when moving them. Depending on the size of the crane and the operator’s position, this hasn’t always been easy. To make moving them safer and easier, steel wheels are mounted on the hubs of the rubber wheels on one side of the cranes. When the crane moves, it automatically follows the rail. The cranes still retain all four, rubber wheels to aid in their movement around the terminal for repairs and operational flexibility. They are also equipped with a GPS tracking system that automatically updates Oasis on each move made within a container stack. This system has helped eliminate stacking errors, enabling the facility to handle 30 percent more in inventory.

LPC is equipped with an Automatic Gate System (AGS). Trucks entering LPC first drive through an optical character reader. This reader captures digital images of all sides of the tractor, container and chassis entering the property. It also reads the equipment initials and numbers to automatically recognize whether a waybill is present. The driver then proceeds to one of thirteen kiosks at the Ingate, where they check themselves in with “ATM-like” terminals. Truckers exiting the facility also drive through an optical character reader and proceed to one of eleven kiosks to check themselves out. The digital images captured are monitored 24/7 by trained technicians to recognize damage, identify the presence of seals, and verify equipment numbers. Drivers needing assistance can proceed to the driver’s assistance building located just west of our ingate. Drivers also have the ability to communicate with a live technician via a handset located on any of the checkpoint kiosks.

AutomotiveLPC’s three spot tracks can accommodate 36 autoracks in groupings of six railcars coupled together. Between each six-car grouping is a “batter's box” used to position loading ramps. There is enough space in the batter's box to allow for loading and unloading from each group of autoracks that face it. In addition, along each track are carefully positioned posts to hold the bridgeplates that go between each autorack. This allows the automobiles being transported to be driven through the railcars. The posts are also wired with retractable extension cords used to power the lighting placed throughout the autoracks.

About 120 auto-carrier trucks a day serve LPC, arriving through a gate that has five reversible lanes. Using AutoTrack, BNSF’s inventory management system, drivers able to find out which bays have automobiles assigned to their trucks. AutoTrack also manages the VIN (vehicle identification numbers) of all of the automobiles entering and leaving the facility. This information is then automatically transmitted to manufacturers and their haulaway contractors.

Upon arrival, AutoTrack, assigns the automobiles in transit to bays or loadlines. The bays are individually numbered parking spaces. What makes them unique is that they are 10-feet, 6-inches wide by 20 feet-long, and all automobiles are parked on the left bay line. This ensures that when an automobile’s doors are opened, they don’t strike the doors of the autos adjacent to them. In the winter, 2,500 bay markers (rubber posts) will be used to identify the bays should the striping and numbers that are normally visible be obscured by snow or ice. The loadlines are also numbered and can accommodate from 5 to 20 vehicles in a straight line, depending on their length.

Support YardBetween LPC’s intermodal and automotive yards is a support yard with 17 tracks that can handle ingoing and outgoing trains in some instances more quickly than LPC’s two main yards can, depending upon traffic. The support yard is adjacent to the automotive facility and has space for 1,292 railcars, whereas the automotive facility can handle 50 to 60 automotive or intermodal railcars. A “lead track,” or rail line, from the support yard to the planned 1,200- acre industrial warehouse park will allow BNSF to serve that facility. Throughout the support yard are lights on tall masts that have Oasis antennas on them ensuring good communication throughout the yard, many also have video cameras for added security.

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Fun Facts

• 200,000 cubic yards of concrete were poured; the concrete is 22 inches thick throughout the major part of the facility.

• 9 million cubic yards of earth were excavated.

• 300,000 tons of asphalt were laid in the automotive facility.

• 2.6 million tons of stone were used to stabilize the ground.

• 300,000 tons of ballast were used to support the tracks.

• 55 miles of underground drains and conduit support utilities to the facility.

• 37 miles of track and 4.5 miles of crane guide rail track.

• 97,680 ties were used.

• The project was started in October 2000. There were 190 days lost due to rain and inclement weather. Most of the facility was built in the final 12 months of construction.

• 25,000 gallons of water were pumped from the facility to the Des Plaines river four miles away to dry out the ground for earth work.