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Rail Visibility & Planning (RVP, RVP+, & EV)
RailConnect™
RailConnect Visibility and Planning (RVP) empowers railroad shippers with the visibility, control, and efficiency transportation teams need to keep production moving and scale their business.
Proactively manage railcar placement and order cars on demand to keep your operations running smoothly.
RailConnectTM Visibility and Planning (RVP) helps shippers plan, forecast, and manage railcar supply every day with confidence. The solution enables users to create flexible plans by railcar type and forecast daily railcar requirements based on operational demand.
RVP continuously evaluates expected railcar supply against planned demand, clearly highlighting surpluses and shortages by car type. These insights allow shippers to quickly identify gaps and take action before they impact operations.
Plans are fully dynamic and can be adjusted up to 30 days in advance to align with changing orders, production levels, or product availability. As railcars move through the network, RVP automatically updates forecasts using real‑time movement data and advanced planning algorithms.
When demand exceeds forecasted supply, users can seamlessly order additional railcars directly from their serving railroad within the application—ensuring the right cars are in the right place, exactly when they’re needed.
RVP vs. RVP+
RVP | RVP+ | |
| VISIBILITY | ||
| Inbound railcars to plant: loaded, empty, net tons, storage | X | X |
| Railcars enroute to railroad: loaded, empty, net tons, storage | X | X |
| Railcars on-hand at plant/yard: loaded, empty, net tons, storage | X | X |
| Outbound railcars: loaded, empty, net tons, storage | X | X |
| Railcars bad ordered | X | X |
| Railcars in storage | X | X |
| Railcar movements on Short Line railroads | X | X |
| Railcar movements on Class 1 railroads |
| X |
| Shipper demand forecast (30 days) |
| X |
| Dynamic Railcar ETAs |
| X |
Product Capabilities
RailConnect Visibility and Planning (RVP)
- Standard Visibility & Interaction
- View railcars enroute to your location
- View railcars in your facility / yard
- Provide railroads with detailed instructions for managing rail shipments, including ordering and releasing cars and requesting special services such as weights, turns, or holds
- Conduct rail operations from a single unified information portal
- Get timely information and communicate seamlessly with short line railroads through a shared view to maximize service and efficiency
Product Capabilities
RailConnect Visibility and Planning+ (RVP+)
RVP+ turns raw motion into real time intelligence, revealing delays before they happen and transforming chaos into clarity. What was once reactive becomes predictive. RVP+ adds for Rail Shippers and Railroads precision.
- Predictive ETAs & ETIs
- Inbound Shipment Visibility
- Production & Inventory Alignment
- Car Ordering Automation
- Billing Integration
- Exception Flags
- Data-Driven Reporting
Product Capabilities
Enhanced Visibility (EV)
Enhanced Visibility improves railcar management, delivering a unified operational intelligence layer for shippers and short lines, providing a single source of real time network data. The platform consolidates cars, trains, and commodity information to improve accuracy and reduce operational blind spots. With built in forecasting, exception based alerts, and configurable dashboards, users can anticipate network impacts, respond to service deviations faster, and streamline end to end rail operations.
- Enhanced ETAs & ETIs
- Identifies delayed, misrouted, or held railcars
- Alerts and automated notifications
- Workflow integration
- Reduction in detention and dwell
- Deeper analytics
- AI-driven rail planning tools
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Benefits & Outcomes
Drive Results with Enhanced Visibility & Rail Visibility Planning (RVP+)
- Increased Productivity
- Improved Customer Satisfaction
- Optimized Equipment Utilization
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