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PC*MILER|Rail is the rail and logistics industry's leading routing, mileage and mapping software solution for the North American rail network. Widely used in rate determination and negotiation, equipment management, rail car mileage auditing, carrier selection, and ad valorem tax reporting. PC*MILER|Rail determines actual operating or shortline (tariff) routes and mileage using city/state abbreviations or commonly used rail industry codes.
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Through ALK's close working relationship with all major railroads, PC*MILER|Rail features the industry-leading electronic representation of current North American railroad routes and mileage. For over 25 years, ALK's railroad database has proven to be an accurate source for determining the routes and mileage used in processing the U.S. Surface Transportation Board's Carload Waybill Sample. It has also been used in hundreds of traffic diversion studies and in a variety of costing applications. ALK's railroad database is widely used by virtually all major railroads and rail car lessors.

PC*MILER|Rail generates routes and determines mileage between any two rail-served locations in North America. Each location can be identified by city name and state abbreviation or by commonly used geographic codes. With PC*MILER|Rail you can quickly calculate the Shortest route (least distance) and/or the Practical route (based on historical operations) between any two points. You may specify interline junctions or let PC*MILER|Rail choose junctions by weighing location versus gateway importance.

 

Key features include:

  • 240,000 miles of rail line with over 3,600 unique junction interchanges, including over 49,300 active freight stations and 701 railroads.
  • Run routes based on Practical, Shortest, Fuel Surcharge, Intermodal, Coal/Bulk, or Auto Rack routing parameters.
  • Indentify locations using: City/State, Standard Point Location Codes (SPLC), Freight Station Accounting Codes (FSAC), Eastern Railroad President's Conference Codes (3-3-30, or Rule 260 Junction Codes (R260).
  • Improve fleet utilization by determining advantageous routings.
  • Ensure fair payment of car hire and state ad valorem taxes by accurate measurements of mileage.
  • Minimize empty haulage costs by tracking empty and loaded mileage by rail car, carrier and state.
  • Generate Detailed Route Reports listing railroad mileage in addition to via points and major cities, with leg and cumulative mileage.
  • Display track ownership with color-coded lines and labels to indicate ownership for single and jointly owned rail lines.
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