Equipment Asset Management Working Committee Update

EAMWC Meets three times a year Meets three times a year Feb, June, Oct Feb, June, Oct Responsible for Car Hire and Car Service Rules Responsible for Car Hire and Car Service Rules Reports to SOMC and NEMC Reports to SOMC and NEMC Safety Operations Management Committee Safety Operations Management Committee Network Efficiency Management Committee Network Efficiency Management Committee

Current Projects Damage and Defective Car Tracking System Damage and Defective Car Tracking System Joint EAMWC/ARB TAG Joint EAMWC/ARB TAG Car Hire Railroad Clearinghouse Car Hire Railroad Clearinghouse Proposal to settle private car mileage through RCH Proposal to settle private car mileage through RCH OT-5 Circular and Private Car Registration OT-5 Circular and Private Car Registration Added Tanks to OT-5 circular (Jan 1, 2009) Added Tanks to OT-5 circular (Jan 1, 2009) Development of central industry site to register private cars Development of central industry site to register private cars SCO 90 Review SCO 90 Review Redesign of quarterly report delivery process Redesign of quarterly report delivery process Equipment Availability Clearinghouse Equipment Availability Clearinghouse Help carriers find uses for surplus equipment Help carriers find uses for surplus equipment Will add functionality to include track storage capacity to EAC Will add functionality to include track storage capacity to EAC

Damage and Defective Car Tracking System Damage and Defective Car Tracking System Functionality Functionality Conversion from a paper defect card to an electronic one Conversion from a paper defect card to an electronic one Automates reporting, TOL, settlement, and disposition Automates reporting, TOL, settlement, and disposition Programming is underway at Railinc Programming is underway at Railinc Links to LCS Links to LCS Links to UMLER Links to UMLER Will delay implementation until June 2009 Will delay implementation until June 2009

Car Hire Railroad Clearinghouse Car Hire Railroad Clearinghouse Proposal to settle private car mileage through RCH Proposal to settle private car mileage through RCH EAMWC June meeting, TAG was instructed to delay project until all CH Data Exchange could be passed through EAMWC June meeting, TAG was instructed to delay project until all CH Data Exchange could be passed through Successful implementation on August 27th Successful implementation on August 27th First settlement was September 25 First settlement was September 25 Second settlement was October 21 Second settlement was October 21 Will develop scorecard Will develop scorecard

OT-5 Circular revision and Private Car Registration OT-5 Circular revision and Private Car Registration Added Tanks to OT-5 circular (Jan 1) Added Tanks to OT-5 circular (Jan 1) Very controversial with customers and shipper associations Very controversial with customers and shipper associations Met with NAFCA members Met with NAFCA members National Grain Car Council National Grain Car Council RR Shipper Symposiums RR Shipper Symposiums Chlorine Institute Tank Car Forum Chlorine Institute Tank Car Forum American Chemical Council American Chemical Council Development of website to register private cars Development of website to register private cars One Central registration site One Central registration site Automate a very manually intensive paper process Automate a very manually intensive paper process Support service planning Support service planning

SCO 90 Review SCO 90 Review Redesign of quarterly report delivery process Redesign of quarterly report delivery process 25 year old technology 25 year old technology Mainframe reports delivered US mail Mainframe reports delivered US mail Create SCO 90 outlet table Create SCO 90 outlet table FTP reports exchanged electronically FTP reports exchanged electronically RR’s can automated outlet changes RR’s can automated outlet changes Internal Railinc project for 2009 Internal Railinc project for 2009 TAG created to review process and recommend improvements TAG created to review process and recommend improvements Project requirements under development Project requirements under development

Equipment Availability Clearinghouse Equipment Availability Clearinghouse Help carriers find uses for surplus equipment Help carriers find uses for surplus equipment Request by Rail Institute Working Group (RIWG) Request by Rail Institute Working Group (RIWG) Software was implemented in October 2006 Software was implemented in October 2006 Currently soliciting membership Currently soliciting membership Supply offers – 4, 0 filled (410 cars) Supply offers – 4, 0 filled (410 cars) Demand requests – 1, 0 filled (100 cars) Demand requests – 1, 0 filled (100 cars) Will add functionality to include track storage capacity to EAC Will add functionality to include track storage capacity to EAC Railinc has developed business requirements and functional specifications for changes to the software Railinc has developed business requirements and functional specifications for changes to the software User acceptance testing will follow User acceptance testing will follow

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