Offering Rail Transloading, Dray Services, Agricultural, and Industrial Rail Development
Enhancing Supply Chains Through Comprehensive Rail Services
Imperial Railport specializes in freight railroad door-to-door supply chain services, offering rail transloading, door-to-door distribution center services, and import-export rail facilities for agricultural and other commodities through their NEW RAMP. They stand out from their competitors by providing efficient rail transloading and dray services, coupled with regional agricultural and industrial rail development.
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Green Valley Logistics Center – Imperial County, CA
Green Valley Coalition Corp. (GVCC) is a True Merit Nonprofit established to revitalize Imperial County through regenerative agriculture, logistics infrastructure, and market connectivity. Our flagship project, the Green Valley Logistics Center (GVLC), activates the long-stalled Mesquite Lake Specific Plan to create a CEQA-cleared, rail-connected inland port just 15 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border.
The Problem
Imperial County faces one of the highest unemployment rates in California, driven by a sharp decline in its agricultural economy. Years of limited infrastructure investment, shifting international markets, and restricted market access have left more than 2 million tons of hay and feed stranded. This backlog creates fire hazards, burdens farmers with unsellable inventory, and accelerates economic disinvestment in one of the state’s most productive food-producing regions.
Our Solution
The Green Valley Logistics Center offers a bold, shovel-ready solution: create American jobs by unlocking Imperial County’s location advantage within the Cali-Baja megaregion. By connecting producers to the 140,000-mile U.S. freight rail network, we attract industry, increase exports, and generate scalable employment. The railport brings together regenerative agriculture, energy innovation, and global trade access to lift Imperial County’s economy while strengthening food security nationwide.
Strategic Location & Investment Advantage
Imperial County’s unique location—abutting Mexicali, Baja California—places it at the heart of the Cali-Baja binational megaregion, one of North America’s most dynamic economic zones. This proximity gives the region access to a skilled labor pool, robust cross-border trade, and efficient port and highway connectivity, making it the most strategic investment hub in the Pacific Southwest (PSW).
By connecting to the national Freight Rail Network through the Green Valley Logistics Center, Imperial County becomes a critical inland gateway to global commerce. This project leverages the region’s logistical potential, agricultural power, and regulatory readiness to attract private capital, stimulate rural industry, and modernize California’s supply chain.
Understanding the Freight Rail Network
The U.S. freight rail network spans nearly 140,000 route miles, making it the largest, safest, and most cost-effective freight transportation system in the world. Operated by seven Class I railroads—alongside 22 regional and over 580 local/short line railroads—the system supports over 167,000 jobs nationwide and facilitates the efficient movement of goods essential to our economy.
Unlike public highways, freight railroads in the U.S. are privately owned and maintained, with operators investing an average of 19% of annual revenues—approximately $25 billion per year—back into infrastructure, technology, and capacity. This model reduces the burden on public infrastructure and delivers exceptional benefits in:
- Fuel efficiency: Rail moves one ton of freight over 470 miles on a single gallon of fuel.
- Emissions reduction: Every ton-mile moved by rail produces 75% fewer greenhouse gas emissions than trucks.
- Road congestion and maintenance savings: Rail diverts heavy truck traffic from overburdened highways, reducing road wear and repair costs.
For Imperial County, tapping into this national network through the Green Valley Logistics Center connects local producers to an ecosystem that supports lower-cost freight, expanded markets, and faster turnaround—all while meeting state and federal goals for sustainability and infrastructure modernization.
Key Benefits
- Creates Multiple+ direct and indirect jobs
- Opens Mesquite Lake Specific Plan after nearly 20 years of dormancy
- Diverts truck freight from I-5, reducing emissions and road damage
- Establishes Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ)Foreign Trade Zone logistics infrastructure
- Powers logistics with (CNG) compressed natural gasÂ
- Generates tipping fees for Imperial County’s Bridge/Road Fund
- Reduces congestion at Ports of LA/LB, supports U.S. food security
Community Economic Benefits
The Green Valley Logistics Center delivers transformative impact for the people of Imperial County by unlocking good-paying jobs, improving public infrastructure, and attracting long-term investment. The project supports local service providers, small businesses, and truck operators through direct contracts, freight handling, and energy partnerships. The reuse of idle industrial land will increase local tax revenues and put long-stalled land into productive use.
By creating a new logistics corridor centered on rail and regenerative agriculture, GVLC helps reverse decades of disinvestment and brings prosperity back to one of California’s most underserved regions. This initiative helps Imperial County build resilience, increase community wealth, and lay the foundation for long-term economic inclusion.
Agriculture & Market Revitalization
The project directly addresses the backlog of Imperial County hay, grain, and vegetable production by enabling manifest rail import and export. It empowers producers to become low-cost market competitors and supports regenerative farming by reducing waste and enhancing soil health. By connecting to RailEnergy.US’s door-to-door freight platform, GVLC delivers food, fertilizer, and feed nationwide—creating a true inland port.
Project Readiness
The project received its Notice of Determination (NOD) under CEQA on January 23, 2024, clearing all environmental hurdles. Land is secured, entitlement is complete, and $52M in private infrastructure investment has been committed. GVLC is ready to deliver public benefit jobs and infrastructure today.
Closing Statement
GVCC’s work is about more than infrastructure—it is about restoring dignity to Imperial County’s producers, and supports the coming job and economic boom, securing our national food supply, and revitalizing a rural economy. With shovel-ready plans, visionary leadership, and broad stakeholder alignment, the Green Valley Logistics Center represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build resilient, job-generating logistics infrastructure in the heart of California agriculture. We’re done settling. We’re done waiting. Let’s destroy mediocrity—together.
Through our commitment to invite operators who expound in excellent customer service and technological innovation. We will become a lead example to the Cali-Baja mega-region and all USA producers and exporters working together.
 Do it right and feed everyone…