EAC Update for ACACSONovember 2011

Cary, NC Oct. 4, 2011

Next meeting is in January via Conference Call

Meeting No. 194

Car Accounting Self Service – implemented October 2011

Car Hire Data Exchange Platform Upgrade – Development should be complete Dec 2011 with implementation scheduled for Feb 2012.

LCS Risk and Opportunity Assessment – Study Project – A consultant is working with Railinc. It is anticipated that the LCS platform will be updated without significant changes to the underlying logic.

2011 Project Update

Locomotive HPH & Fuel Consumption Date Exchange – Study Project – Railinc has met with the appropriate people from the carriers. RPSWC determined that no project should be progressed. NS will work to develop a common format for the exchange of data between the carriers.

2011 Project Update – cont.

At the August 2011 meeting, the Railinc Project Support Working Committee (RPSWC) reviewed the 2012 projects submitted by all the AAR committees

Car Hire Data Exchange Edits was the only EAC project approved.

2012 Project Update

Mileage Comparison Project – Lee Ann Dietz will present on this topic later in the agenda

Deprescription Study – One of the 2012 projects submitted by EAC was to improve the interface functionality of the Bid & Offer system and the Market Data process. The project was NOT progressed by RPSWC. However RPSWC asked Railinc to undertake a study to identify all necessary changes in the deprescription process.

2012 Study Projects

As part of a long term strategy to move away from its mainframe platform, Railinc is migrating applications to mid-range platforms.

Current plans are to move Deprescription and the Car Hire Liability file in 2012. LCS and the Event Repository are scheduled for 2013 or later.

Mainframe Migration

January Initial Communication for Master Plan and Schedule

March Deliver Opportunity Definition 1 to RPSWC:

Sponsor, Value Proposition, Primary Business Drivers

April RPSWC Meeting:  Preliminary Pipeline Review

May Deliver Opportunity Definition 2 to RPSWC:

Themes Correlated with Anticipated Business Benefits

June RPSWC Meeting:  Initial Prioritization

July Deliver Business Case to RPSWC:

Industry Summary Financial Analysis

August RPSWC Meeting:  Selection and Prioritization

October RPSWC Meeting:  Budgetary Review and Commitment

2013 Project Schedulefor the development and assessment of 2013 projects

Vision and Focus Car Hire Rules Car Hire Calculation Car Service Information Management and Data Quality

EAC - Task Force’s

The Vision and Focus Task Force has continued to support the EAC goal of developing a car hire training program.

Suggested goals for 2012◦ Car Hire Training◦ Improve rejected railcar reporting (provide more

information on rejected cars).◦ Alternative routing of empty returns (help move

cars outside the normal distribution rules).

Vision and Focus

The task force has been assigned the task of reviewing the appurtenance rates established in Appendix S◦ It is anticipated that this effort will improve

utilization of multi-level equipment

Car Hire Rules

The Task Force (TF)has been supporting the development of the Car Hire Training for delivery at the ASLRRA convention in 2012

The new Car Accounting Self Service (CASS) will allow carriers to create Liability Acceptance Messages (LAM TRAIN 231, Type 5)

The TF is reviewing the proper handling of Rule 15 TOL offers when DDCT is controlling car hire.

The TF is also planning to discuss the TOL time limits in Chicago.

Car Hire Calculation

Tony DiDeo is the new chair for the task force. The task force has worked with Railinc to

determine what changes should be made to RAMP-ED as a result of changes in US Customs and Border Patrol (CBOP) regulations.◦ The Task Force recommended that RAMP-ED activity

be limited to car in the US to prevent cars from Canada and Mexico from being directed without proper information.

The Task Force recommends that mechanical designation FDC be added to SCO 90

Car Service

The Task Force worked with Railinc to develop the improved CHDX Edits project.◦ Project was approved by RPSWC for 2012◦ Task Force envisions two levels of errors.

Critical errors may result in rejection of data files Non-critical errors may NOT result in the rejection of

the data.

Information Management & Data Quality

Develop and Present Car Accounting Training Complete review and revision of Appendix S

to the Car Hire Rules Develop improved alternative routing of

empty returns (SCO 90, RAMP-ED) Implement Improved edits in the CHDX

process Reduce Car Hire processing cost Identify variances in SCO 90 reporting to

assist carriers.

2012 Goals to Business Services Working Committee (BSWC)

Robert Sanford, NS – New Chair Ken Jacobs, BNSF - New Vice Chair

Current Chair, Tony DiDeo, CSX term as chair will end with the year 2011

Election of New Officers for 2012

Ideas for EAC?