1. The Railroad Clearinghouse
Jim Pinson
May 14, 2009
Pueblo, CO
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Agenda
Review
Process
Timeline
Benefits
Current Activity
Future Plans
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Review - Process
Detail records submitted electronically to Railinc through Car Hire Data Exchange (CHDX)
CHDX Summary Records (Type 9) are used to determine the net car hire position of each participant
Net-Net Position reports produced by Railinc
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Review - Timeline
Monthly RCH processing:
19th - CHDX details processed
20th 10:00 AM – Net/Net Reports ready
21st 11:30 AM– Payable funds due
21st 2:00 PM – Disbursements due
RCH processing will occur on the next business day for any date which falls on a weekend or holiday
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Review - Benefits
Electronic settlement eliminates:
Paper Appendix H
Balancing errors between Appendix H and CHDX detail
Decreased collection time
Decreased costs from:
Processing payments
Reconciling accounts and bank statements
Improved audit trail
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Current Activity
Implementation: September 2008
Current Participants: 463
Average Amount Settled: $45,000,000
Timing of Receipt of Payments:
126 71% By 11:30
39 22% Between 11:30 and 5:30
11 6% Next Day
2 1% Second Day
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Future Activity
March 2009 Service Month – Implement Flag on Detail Records that will not Settle through the Clearinghouse
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Future Activity
Include Payments to Private Car Owners on a Voluntary Basis
Railinc Programming will be Required
Carrier Programming may be Required
Car Owner Programming may be Required
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Future Activity
2010 Railinc Project has been Proposed
Business Case Information was Requested from Class I Carriers
Business Case will be Prepared by Railinc
The Business Case will be Reviewed by Railinc and by ITSC
If Approved Resources will be Assigned
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Questions?
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