EAC Update for ACACSO

George A. Jones, CPA CMA – Dir. Car Accounting and Disbursements CSX Transportation

May 2014

EAC - Task Force’s and ChairsVision and Focus – VacantCar Hire Rules – Craig Bicknell, NSCar Hire Calculation – Elan Neal, GNWRCar Service - Ken Jacobs, BNSFInformation Management and Data Quality – Joe

McClure, KCSTraining – Todd Poland, Watco

EAC TAG Chairs

Multi-Level – Paddy O’Neill, NS

Centralized Car Hire Processing – Keith Picker, UP

Rule 22 Automation – Robert Sanford, NS

EAC meetings held and scheduled

EAC Meeting Held –Jan. 15, 2014 in Amelia Island, FL hosted by CSXT

Special EAC conference call held – March 17, 2014Next – May 21, 2014 in Portland, Oregon hosted by

GreenbrierScheduled – October 22, 2014 in Omaha hosted by Union

Pacific

TAG and Task Force meetings were held before and after the EAC meeting

Face to face meetings were held the day before and the day after the EAC meeting to take advantage of the opportunities to advance the goals of the EAC.

We saw major advantages to the live meetings with little additional travel and cost burden on our participants.

TAG and Task Force meetings are scheduled for the May EAC meeting in Portland.

This practice is successful and will likely continue going forward, but one drawback is that any actions at these meetings cannot be added to the current meeting docket.

ACACSO conference highlightsWorkshops:

TTX and how they work for the Shortlines and non-member railroads. UMLER Questions

Railinc presentations on:CHR 4CASS updateAsset UtilizationNorth American Railcar ReviewEDI Messages, Train II Messaging

Car Hire Rule 22 automationState of Tank Car SafetyASLRRA update and Dave’s Top 10

2014 projects sponsored by the EAC – in progress Centralized Car Hire Foundation (User Support) – development began February 2014

EDI 432 7010 Upgrade – development is scheduled to begin in April 2014

These are the EAC Goals for 2014Improving Car Hire Training remains as a goal for EACProject support – EAC has 2 industry projects for 2014Data Accuracy - improving event reportingDevelopment of Statistical Measurements –

benchmarking and progress

Railinc Projects for 2014Asset Information Repository (Phase 2)E-Train (Phase 2)Inspection Quality (Phase 2)Asset Health & Mechanical Referential Data (Phase 2)AEI Data Quality (AIR, Inspection Quality Roadmap)Expand DDCT Rule Compliance (AIR Roadmap)Component Tracking Brake Valves (AIR Roadmap)Location Master (AIR Roadmap)Centralized Car Hire Foundation (User Support)Major Terminal Bulletin Exchange Automation (Phase 2)Major Gateway Decision SupportEDI 7010 Upgrades

2015 projects to be proposed to RSPWCCentralization and automation of Rule 22.

Task has been assigned to a TAG. The expectation is that a 2015 project will be proposed and approved.

Changes to the Appendix S FormulaImplement Enhancements to the Market Data

ApplicationCreate a Special rate master in support of Centralized car

hire processing

Recent Rule ChangesCSR 19 and CHR 26 require FindUs.Rail

registration. Both rules have been approved by the subscribers and will be published in the next publication.

CSR 14 has been approved by SOMC and will be submitted for subscriber vote.

New Proposals/Ideas for EAC?