ACACSO Association of Car Accounting and Car Service Officers

ACACSO Association of Car Accounting and Car Service Officers

P.O. Box 772 · Rosemont, Illinois 60018

Executive Committee:

President Chair: Linda Patterson, Wheeling & Lake Erie

Past President: Chauncey Fallen, GATX

1st Vice President: Dale Cassels, CSX Transportation

2nd Vice President: Melanie Charles, Greenbrier Management Services

Secretary: Kelley-Jo Hancock, Greenbrier Management Services

Treasurer: Connie Koch, First Union Rail

Agenda Committee Chair: Chauncey Fallen, GATX

Constitution and By-Laws Committee Chair: Cindy Roberts, First Union Rail

Finance Committee Chair: Margaret Kelleher, TTX Company

Site Selection Committee Chair: Julie Devlin, Montana Rail Link

Preliminary Agenda

Association of Car Accounting & Car Service Officers

Sheraton Albuquerque Uptown

Albuquerque, NM

Wednesday, Nov11, 2015

Executive Committee

9:15 a.m.Executive Committee Meeting

Meeting

12:00 p.m.Registration

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

Linda Patterson; Director of Car Accounting, WE

1:10 p.m.Welcome to Albuquerque, New Mexico

Damen Kompanowski; General Manager, Sheraton Albuquerque Uptown

1:30 p.m.Introduction of Attendees

Linda Patterson; Director of Car Accounting, WE

Secretary’s Report

Kelley-Jo Hancock; Manager Equipment Accounting, GMS

Site Committee

Julie Devlin; Manager Car Accounting, MRL

Treasurer’s Report

Connie Koch; Director Rail Accounting, First Union Rail

1:45 p.m.Southwestern Rail Shipper Association (SWARS)

Dale Diulus;Senior VP, Pozzolan, Salt River Materials Group

2:05 p.m.History of Car Hire/Deprescription

Lisa Butts; Manager Car Accounting; Watco Companies

2:25 p.m.Refreshment Break

2:45 p.m.EAC Update

Dale Cassels; Manager Car Accounting, CSXT

3:05 p.m.Workshop/Breakout Session:

General Discussion Car Hire Rules 1 thru 12

Linda Patterson; Director of Car Accounting, WE

General Discussion Car Hire Rules 13 thru 25

Chauncey Fallen; Manager Utilization Based Leasing, GATX

3:45 p.m.Open Forum - Questions & Answers

4:15 p.m.Board buses to head to dinner at Vernon’s Hidden Valley Steakhouse/Speak Easy then a tour of Casa Rondena Winery

Thursday, Nov12, 2015

8:00 a.m.Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m.Opening Remarks

Linda Patterson; Director of Car Accounting, WE

9:10 a.m.Receivable/Payables Reconciliation

Tony DiMartino; Sr Manager Car Accounting, UP??

9:35 a.m.OT-5

Walter Jones; Manager Fleet Planning & Car Compensation, NS

10:00 a.m.How Transportation Affects Car Hire

Carl Yount; Vice President Marketing, Port Harbor Railroad

10:30 a.m.Refreshment Break

10:50 a.m.LCS Update

Mark Hawkins; Product Manager, Railinc

11:20 a.m.CASS Overview

Scott Churchill; Manager Car Accounting, CSXT

12:00 p.m.Lunch

1:30 p.m.Site Selection

Julie Devlin; Manager Car Accounting, MRL

1:40 p.m.Washington Update

Jeff Usher; AVP-Business Services, AAR

2:20 p.m.Asset Health Strategic Initiative

Railinc Representative

2:50 p.m.Refreshment Break

3:10 p.m.UMLER/CHARM

Mark Hawkins; Product Manager, Railinc

3:30 p.m.Workshop/Breakout Session:

General Discussion Car Hire Rules 1 thru 12

Linda Patterson; Director of Car Accounting, WE

General Discussion Car Hire Rules 13 thru 25

Chauncey Fallen; Manager Utilization Based Leasing, GATX

4:15 p.m.Summary of Breakout Sessions and Open Forum

Friday, Nov 13, 2015

8:00 a.m.Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m.Opening Remarks

Linda Patterson; Director of Car Accounting, WE

9:20 a.m.Railinc Audits

Jim Pinson; Manager Car Hire Audits, Railinc

10:00 a.m.ACACSO Website

Linda Patterson; Director of Car Accounting, WE

Kelley-Jo Hancock; Manager Equipment Accounting, GMS

10:30 a.m.LOA Enhancements

Tammy Lariscy; Business Analyst, Railinc

11:00 a.m.Closing Remarks and Passing of Gavel

Linda Patterson; Director of Car Accounting, WE