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Fast Track 2008

Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad (BPRR): Significant use of Automated Blocking Tables in RailConnect TMS has allowed BPRR to capture 88 percent of constructive placements and 83 percent of storage moves automatically, while an extensive rollout of ShipperConnect has resulted in capturing close to 64 percent of all releases automatically. Read More...

Columbus & Greenville Railway (CAGY): CAGY customers are using eBOL to transmit 90 percent of all outbound shipment instructions electronically. ShipperConnect and eBOL have saved CAGY almost 300 man hours annually for data entry. Read More...

Georgetown Railroad (GRR): Since implementing RailConnect TMS, Georgetown Railroad’s TRAIN II reporting scorecard has improved from 40 percent to 100 percent events reported while timeliness improved from 89 percent to 100 percent. Read More...

Marquette Rail (MQT): MQT implemented mCrew for remote crew reporting, greatly enhancing the flow of critical information to its customers and saving substantial administrative costs. Read More...

New York & Atlantic Railway (NYA): Using ShipperConnect and eBOL, NYA has increased automated forwarded billing to 91 percent and automated release empty reporting to 44 percent. Read More...

Pacific Harbor Lines (PHL): By establishing EDI 404’s with two of its largest customers, PHL now auto-loads every originating shipment on the railroad. Other automation initiatives have eliminated PHL’s need to staff its customer service center 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Read More...

The Port Terminal Railroad Association (PTRA): With the assistance of new tools designed to provide enhanced yard visibility, PTRA has reduced outbound dwell time by 43 percent and reduced industry dwell by 26 percent. Read More...

Tacoma Rail (TMBL): By developing a custom interface between RailConnect TMS and one of their largest customers, Tacoma Rail has virtually eliminated all data entry associated with handling this traffic and reduced the manual effort by the customer by 50 percent. Read More...

Tazewell & Peoria Railroad (TZPR): Implementing mCrew has reduced manually created wheel reports by 50 percent, and combining AEI with other automation features in RailConnect, TMS has resulted in 75 percent automated billing for switching and related charges. Read More...

Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis (TRRA): Utilizing enhanced reporting and Business Intelligence, TRRA has reduced dwell time at its principal yard by 44 percent and reduced the three highest destination dwell blocks by 47 percent. Read More...

Texas Pacifico Transportation (TXPF): By accessing RailConnect via the Internet, the TXPF staff in Mexico City is able to communicate in a timely and effective manner with the operations staff in Brownwood, TX, resulting in a 14 percent reduction in car hire payments. Read More...

Union Railroad (URR): Working with RMI to develop customer interfaces with three of its plants, URR has achieved nearly 100 percent automation of car movements, load, unload and releases. Read More...