ACACSO



ACACSO Association of Car Accounting and Car Service Officers

P.O. Box 772 · Rosemont, Illinois 60018

Executive Committee:

President & Chair: Dale Cassels, CSX Transportation

Past President: Linda Patterson, Wheeling & Lake Erie

1st Vice President: Melanie Plein, Greenbrier Management Services

2nd Vice President: Lisa Butts, Watco Companies

Secretary: Kelley-Jo Hancock, Greenbrier Management Services

Treasurer: Amy Michalec, CIT Rail

Agenda Committee Chair: Chauncey Fallen, GATX

Constitution and By-Laws Committee Chair: Cindy Roberts, Wells Fargo Rail

Finance Committee Chair: Margaret Kelleher, TTX Company

Site Selection Committee Chair: Julie Devlin, Montana Rail Link

Agenda

Association of Car Accounting & Car Service Officers

Hyatt Regency Savannah

Savannah, GA

Wednesday, Nov 9, 2016

Meeting

12:00 p.m. Registration

1:00 p.m. Call to Order – Opening Remarks and Safety Issues

Dale Cassels; Manager Car Accounting, CSXT

1:10 p.m. Welcome to Savannah, Georgia

Dan Gleason, Concierge

1:30 p.m. Introduction of Attendees

Dale Cassels; Manager Car Accounting, CSXT

Secretary’s Report

Kelley-Jo Hancock; Manager Equipment Accounting, GMS

Site Committee

Julie Devlin; Manager Car Accounting, MRL

Treasurer’s Report

Amy Michalec; Car Hire Analyst, CIT Rail

1:45 p.m. Equipment Asset Committee (EAC) Update

Jim Pinson; Manager Car Hire Auditing, Railinc

2:15 p.m. Savannah Terminal

James Milling; Terminal Manager – Savannah, CSXT

2:35 p.m. Refreshment Break

2:55 p.m. Positive Train Control (PTC) Update

Ken Lewis, Director PTC, CSXT

3:35 p.m. Washington Update

Jeff Usher; AVP-Business Services, AAR

4:15 p.m. Open Forum - Questions & Answers

5:15 p.m. Evening dinner will be a buffet at the “Window’s Restaurant” in the hotel.

Thursday, Nov 10, 2016

8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m. Opening Remarks

Dale Cassels; Manager Car Accounting, CSXT

9:10 a.m. Rail Industry Equipment Review

David Humphrey, Senior Analyst, Railinc

10:00 a.m. Case Study – Panel Discussion –

Car loaded on short line, moved via Class I, terminated on short line

Panel Moderator: Jim Pinson; Manager Car Hire Auditing, Railinc

Class I Representative: Robert Sanford; Director Revenue Accounting, NS

Short Line Representative: Gary Nelson, General Director, SLGG

Railinc Representative: Mark Hawkins; Product Manager, Railinc

Shipper Requests Car for Loading

Normally request is made to the serving carrier

In some cases, requests are made directly to the Class I

Causes issues acct. short line does not know cars are coming

Communication between Class I and short line required

Short Line Requests car from Class I

Discussion of Potential Issues

Availability

Shipper Reject – EQR/OT-34

Class I identifies a candidate car and moves it to the short line

Discussion of Car Service Rules and Directives

Assigned car – can’t be reloaded

Free Runners - return via SCO 90

Transportation Codes

10:45 a.m. Refreshment Break

Car Delivered to Short Line

Interchange issues – timing?

Review of Car Service Rule 7

Short line compensation – Switching

Discussion of Car Hire Rule 5

Short Line Perspective

Class I Perspective

Railinc Summary of the Messaging/edits

Line Haul

Other Arrangement – Handling Line

Car Loaded and Returned to Class I

Discussion of CHR 15

Short Line Perspective

Class I Perspective

Railinc Summary of the Messaging/edits

Car Moved per W/B Instructions to Terminating Short Line

Event Reporting

Mileage

12:00 p.m. Lunch

1:30 p.m. Continue Panel Discussion

Determination of Liability

Discussion of Car Hire Rule 2, 5 & 10

CHLF Process – Railinc Corp

Reporting of Car Hire

Discussion of Car Hire Rule 3 & CHDX

Settlement of Car Hire

Discussion of RCH

2:50 p.m. Refreshment Break

Issuing of Claims

Discussion of Car Hire Rule 11

Reclaims

Rule 22

Specials

Special Situations

Rule 4

Rule 7 and 8

Empty Handling

Private Car Comparison

4:00 p.m. Panel Discussion - Wrap Up

4:15 p.m. Site Selection

Julie Devlin; Manager Car Accounting, MRL

4:30 p.m. Open Forum

Friday, Nov 11, 2016

8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m. Opening Remarks

Dale Cassels; Manager Car Accounting, CSXT

9:15 a.m. GE Transportation Digital Solutions

Elizabeth Morris-Thompson; Car Hire Payables Team Lead, GE Transportation

9:40 a.m. 2017: A Difficult Year Ahead

David Sellers; AVP Automotive, TTX

10:25 a.m. Greenbrier Update

Brad Ashton, Sr Manager Car Accounting, Greenbrier

10:50 a.m. Passing of Gavel

Dale Cassels; Manager Car Accounting, CSXT

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