BNSF Rail Shuttle

Shippers can now move their product on a rail shuttle from Terminal 6 to the Puget Sound ports.

Rail Operations Schedule (“work” days):

• Monday – Tacoma Load (Cut-off Friday)
• Tuesday – No rail Operation
• Wednesday – Optional
• Thursday – Optional
• Friday – Seattle Load (Cut-off Thursday)

Cargo Availability:

• Import cargo available day of discharge at 1400
• Pickup numbers must be provided to release container
  • Pickup numbers provided by ocean carrier
• Container lookup

Free Time:

• Terminal 6 provides 5 free working days for container storage
  • Check with ocean carrier for demurrage
• First free day starts at 0800 the following work day after container is discharged from train

Exports:

• LOAD’s: Please provide booking number to in-gate container(s)
• EMPTY’s: Rail billing must be in place to in-gate container(s)

Contacts:

Terminal Manager:
Fred Myer, Port of Portland, 503.415.6542

Rail Operations: 
Chris Jokola, Harbor Industrial Services, 503.504.2420

Gate/CY Operations: 
Ron Palermino, Harbor Industrial Services, 503.737.3763

Mike Fudurich, Regional Manager, Harbor Industrial Services, 206.707.3603

Customer Service: 
RailClerk@t6portland.com  for any rail cargo

VesselClerk@t6portland.com for any direct vessel cargo