RMI picks up new business and a Union Pacific award
Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefAtlanta-based RMI announced that the South Carolina Public Railways (SCPR) has decided to implement RMI’s RailConnect® Transportation Management System (TMS). SCPR also plans to implement RMI’s mCrew module forremote train crew reporting, and ShipperConnect® to provide its customers with real-time information on their shipments.
“By implementing the advanced features of RailConnect TMSsuch as mCrew and ShipperConnect, our train crews, managers, and customers will all have more timely information to support operating decisions,” said SCPR President Jeff McWhorter.
SCPR is a division of the South Carolina Department of Commerce and operates the Port Terminal Railroad, which provides switching services to terminals of the State Ports Authority, interchanging with CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern; and the East Cooper & Berkeley Railroad, a short line that serves BP Chemical and Nucor Steel.
RMI also announced that it was awarded Union Pacific’s Partnership Award in a presentation that took place at UP’s inaugural Intermodal Symposium in Omaha.
RMI said that in the past year it has enhanced its OASIS Terminal Operating System to support UP’s HUB Group business, chassis roadability initiatives, and UMLER data utilization.
