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ed the product at our BNSF Caucus on April 23 and received excellent feedback .
Shortlines will be able to use this tool via a Web-based application with user ID and password and drill down into velocity in a robust , user-friendly manner . In addition , users will also be able to pull up ISA measurement information .
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Dick Ebel Assistant Vice President ( 817 ) 867-2270 richard . ebel @ bnsf . com
Larry Cole Director ( 817 ) 352-1903 lawrence . cole @ bnsf . com
Kristy Clark Director ( 817 ) 352-3394 kristy . clark @ bnsf . com
Chris Randall Director ( 817 ) 352-6132 chris . randall @ bnsf . com
2013 Eastern Region Meeting Sept . 8-10 , 2013 Norfolk Waterside Marriott Norfolk , Va .
2014 Annual Convention April 22-25 , 2014 Hilton San Diego Bayfront San Diego , Calif .
2013 Shortline Conference October 20-22 , 2013 Omni Mandalay Hotel Irving , Texas
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Steve Salzman Director ( 817 ) 352-6012 steven . salzman @ bnsf . com
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The new tools will be available later this year , and we really encourage all of you to become active users of the suite of products available .
We talk about the SCRS Industry Reference File in almost every edition of “ Shortline Connection ” and this one is no different . Shortline directors are telling me that they are working with you to validate the information in the industry files for your roads . It is extremely important that this information be reviewed and updated by the stakeholders – our customers are looking at the Internet to find rail locations . If our data is inaccurate , we may both miss out on a rail move , which will go to truck very quickly .
Our BNSF customer surveys continue to have comments like : “ I want to have an easy-to-use tool to determine rail capability ,” “ If I can ’ t find it quickly , rail will not be used and the load will move by truck ,” and “ My contact doesn ’ t know the railhead address information when I ask .” We can address all of these comments when we work together to make it easier to do business in our industry .
Finally , we recently sent customers and shortlines an advisory announcing that BNSF is moving pricing behind the firewalls .
Rates and Pricing Information to Move Under the Secure Portal
In order to continue providing the proper levels of information security and to offer our customers requested capabilities and functionality ( such as the Customized Rate Profile tool ), all of our pricing tools have moved under the secure portal . This means that all customers and other users need to log in to access pricing tools and information . If you have already registered for our secured customer portal access , no further action is required . If you do not have a login ID , please register on our website using our new expedited registration process . Shortline requests will be evaluated on a case-bycase basis to ensure you have access to necessary pricing tools and information , whether through BNSF . com or other means . Once registered , you will have instant access to needed tools and information .
Remember to save the date for our annual shortline conference , Oct . 20-22 , at the Omni Mandalay in Irving , Texas . Details will be forthcoming .
In the meantime , be prepared for those dog days . They ’ re just around the corner , and we have a lot to accomplish .
Shortline Mission Statement Our vision is to realize the potential of BNSF ’ s shortline connections by leveraging the capabilities of both BNSF and its shortline partners to drive profitable growth .
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