Joe McClure Senior Manager Car Accounting Car Hire Data Exchange 2012 Project Joe McClure Senior Manager Car Accounting

Agenda Discuss Goals & Objectives Discuss Timeline Discuss Project Tasks Questions

Goals & Objectives Reduce Exposure to Significant Errors in Data Submission Reduce Manual Intervention by Carriers & RAILINC Develop Annual Process for Implementing Ongoing Edits Improve Visibility into Inbound & Outbound CHDX Data Errors

Timeline & Development May 3, 2012 – Project Kickoff Conference Call Representatives of Several Class 1’s, C/H Processors, Regional & Short lines Participated in the Call Project Completion Proposal – November 2012 Calendar Month – September 2012 Service Month No Change in C/H Rule 3 # Anticipated for Railroads

Stakeholder Involvement Require Enhancement & Development Effort by Participants IT Departments Enhanced Development of Hard & Soft Edits Hard Edits / File Rejected Submitting Road Must Correct & Re-submit to RAILINC Soft Edits Errors will be sent to Submitter Via RAILINC Report

Stakeholder Involvement Parallel Testing Prior to Implementation Submission of Inbound Files For Current Month Distribution of Out Bound Files Confirmation of Corrections Required by Submitter

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