RMI Signs New Five-Year Agreement with Genesee & Wyoming Inc. GWI Renews Commitment to Using RMI’s RailConnect Suite of Services
Atlanta, GA – March 1, 2010 -- RMI, the largest independent provider of comprehensive rail information services to the transportation industry, announced today it has reached a new five-year agreement with Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI) for the continued use of RMI’s RailConnect suite of services by GWI’s North American operations.
GWI, the second largest operator of short line and regional freight railroads in North America based on track miles, has been using RMI services for over 20 years. RailConnect is a comprehensive decision support system that provides intelligent automation of railroad operational and accounting functions. GWI uses RailConnect modules such as Business Intelligence, Mobile Crew (mCrew) reporting and ShipperConnect, RMI’s customer web portal for shippers.
“RailConnect has provided a very reliable suite of software and services that continue to provide GWI real, measurable value. RMI has helped facilitate our positive growth through the years, and they continue to work closely with us to design and develop solutions that exceed industry and GWI requirements,” said GWI’s Tony Long, Senior Vice President, Operations Support.
RMI VP of Marketing and Services, Kirk Knauff said, “We are extremely pleased to have extended our relationship with GWI’s North American operations for another five years. Their commitment to the use of our products and services is very important to us. We will continue to work closely with GWI to enhance the RailConnect suite and further automate business processes. Continuing to provide GWI an integrated and automated software suite that is supported by actionable management information is essential to our RailConnect product roadmap.”
About RMI
RMI is a leading independent provider of Transportation Management Software for carriers and shippers. Founded in 1979, RMI is recognized as the most successful Software as a Service (SaaS) provider in the transportation industry with an in-depth knowledge of rail operations, intermodal terminal operating systems, and multi-modal transportation management. RMI’s software is used to manage rail and intermodal operations, signal and communications maintenance, and end-to-end multi-modal planning and execution for shippers and 3PLs. RMI is a portfolio company of The Carlyle Group and is based in Atlanta. For more information on RMI visit www.rmiondemand.com.
About GWI
GWI owns and operates short line and regional freight railroads in the United States, Canada, Australia and the Netherlands. Operations currently include 63 railroads organized in nine regions, with approximately 6,000 miles of owned and leased track and approximately 3,400 additional miles under track access arrangements. GWI provides rail service at 16 ports in North America and Europe and performs contract coal loading and railcar switching for industrial customers.
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