1. Damaged/Defective Car Tracking System (DDCTS)
ACACSO Meeting Pueblo - May 14, 2009 Dale Cassels CSX Transportation

2. ARB (Arbitration and Rules Committee)
Project Committees:
ARB (Arbitration and Rules Committee)
EAMWC (Equipment Assets Management Working Committee)

3. Rich DeWitt – TTX Mike Reid – BNSF Mike Partica – CN
Project Sponsors:
Rich DeWitt – TTX
Mike Reid – BNSF
Mike Partica – CN
Robert Sanford – NS

4. Some History
Arbitration and Rules Committee (ARB) & Car Repair Billing Committee (CRB) implemented changes for all car repair billing to be paperless.
One final change – electronic defect cards
Equipment Assets Management Working Committee (EAMWC) has also been working to reduce paper exchange.
Car Hire Rules 7 & 8 allow relief when specific events occur. Determining those events is labor intensive.
Create a central repository of information related to defective/damaged rail cars.

5. Project Goals:
Create a web based data exchange for defective and damaged freight cars.
Identify and communicate agreed information in a timely manner to parties that need the data.
Allow data to be updated as the handling of the car progresses.
Provide electronic notices when expected updates are not made.
Maintain user audit logs and historical records.
Provide reports and allow ad hoc inquiries.
Upload and download files between parties involved.

6. Project Stakeholders:
Mechanical – primary supplier of data
Car Accounting – uses data to calculate and audit car hire and reclaims
Revenue Accounting – sends out freight bills
Property Accounting – maintains inventory for fleets
Car Owners – receives information on damaged or defective cars and provides data and disposition
ARB – rules review
EAMWC – rules review

7. Implementation date set for June 1, 2009 Implementation delayed
Some More History
Implementation date set for June 1, 2009
Implementation delayed
Reason for delay – significant interface work needed
Testing continued thru May 2009
“Shrink wrapped” project
Presented for RailInc 2010 Capital Budget 7

8. Next steps:
Budget and support for 2010 project – Phase 2
Sub-TAG meets in June
Open issues log
Unwrap project in 2010
Rule Changes
Testing
Production

9. Questions
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