Railinc Vision of the Future of Car Hire
Mark Aldenderfer, Business Analyst
ACACSO
November 12, 2010
Railinc creates valued solutions for rail
industry advances using our people,
technology and information databases.
We provide critical support helping the
rail system achieve higher levels of
safety, efficiency, seamless interline
transactions and transparency.
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Select Railinc Technology Solutions
 Early Warning system for wheel, truck
and bearing
 Repair history
 Component tracking
Equipment
Health
 Rail equipment
information
 LCS/TOL
 CHLF
Car Hire
CompensationS  CHDX
Railinc
Umler TM
2009 Award Winner,
“Industry Driven Technology Co.”
The single source for consolidated
freight rail data
Services
 Track and trace
solutions
RailSight
Railroad
Clearinghouse
 Financial settlements
for interline shipments and
car hire
Car Repair
Billing
 Billing exchange system for
cross-network railcar repair
Foundation for the Railinc Vision of Car Hire
Investigate
Incorporate
•Seek Industry
Perspectives
•Ensure
stakeholder
involvement
•Observe industry
issues
Validate
•Actively participate
in Committee/Task
Force Meetings
•Follow prescribed
processes for
review
Deliver
•Follow Agile
development
processes
•Communicate
with stakeholders
•Follow-up support
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Completing the vision one building block at a
time
Damaged &
Defective Reclaim (DDCT)
Private Car
Time-based Liability
Settlement (RCH) (Car Hire Liability File)
Time Payment
Process (LCS)
Car Hire Switching Cash Payments /
- Rule 5 (TOL)
Collections (RCH)
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2011 Industry Projects are continuing the trend
• On a self-service
basis, Equipment
Users and Car
Accountants will be
able to request
events related to LCS
processing
• Automate TRAIN 31 /
Type 5 messages
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2011 Industry Projects are continuing the trend
• Upgrade the legacy
DX system to a
common DX
framework and
platform, reducing
overall costs and
improving customer
service
• Preliminary file
validation
• Enable capability
to provide
industryapproved edits
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2012 and beyond – Railinc vision
(continued)
1.
Maximize adoption of Car Hire Liability File
•
Develop enhancements to reduce duplicate efforts by carriers (cycles,
rates)
•
Discuss options for mileage
2.
Modernize additional legacy Railinc systems to reduce risks and create
opportunities for functional improvements
•
LCS
•
Deprescription
3.
Tackle tough and contentious issues by working toward a common
understanding and incorporating into Railinc systems
•
Rule 22, for example
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Questions?
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