Workforce Productivity Initiatives

Workforce Productivity Initiatives

Mike WheelerVice President – Transportation

June 3 2009June 3, 2009

Remote Control OperationsRemote Control Operations

Components of Remote ControlComponents of Remote Control

Ergonomic Operator Control Units (OCU)Ergonomic Operator Control Units (OCU)

Remote Control ImplementationRemote Control Implementationat NS in a failsafe and

ffi i tefficient manner.

We have surveyed all our hump yards and installedtransponders to protect the direction the train is pulling so that the operator can stay where thepulling so that the operator can stay where thework is to be done.

This has allowed NS to have all of the hump yard assignments with just one person. Our average RCL crew size is 1.6.

TransponderTransponder

Pullback Stopping Protection (PSP)pp g ( )

Speed

Pullback Track

Speed

RCL

X X X X X X X XXXXXX

RCORCO

End ofPullback

Start ofPullback

Classification TracksX Transponder

RCO Remote Control Operator

X Transponder

RCO Remote Control OperatorRCO Remote Control Operator

RCL Remote Control Locomotive

p

RCL Remote Control Locomotive

Remote Control AssignmentsRemote Control Assignments

11.5%

10 0%10.5%11.0%

9.0%9.5%

10.0%

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March

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Current Percentage of Remote Control Assignments

Workforce Productivity Initiative:

Crew Modeling

Manpower and Crew Planning

Right Size Crew Base for Operating Plan Quality of Life Rail Safety Improvement Act of

2008/Hours of Service

Future Planning Attrition RatesFuture Planning – Attrition Rates

RetirementRetirement Resignation Other Attrition Other Attrition

24 Month projections (on a district level)

b dbased on historical data andeconomic/businesseconomic/business

climate

Future Planning - OperationsFuture Planning - Operations

Availability AdjustmentsAvailability Adjustments Traffic/Business Level Changes Government Regulation Changes Government Regulation Changes Collective Bargaining Changes

Controlling Cost – Affecting the Operating RatioControlling Cost – Affecting the Operating Ratio

Crew expense is a large factor affecting cost of operations.

Manpower planning helps keep a direct correlation between Business Levels Equipmentcorrelation between Business Levels, Equipment Costs and Crew Costs

Enhances ability to Ramp Up quickly as business y p p q ylevels return.

NS is committed to maintain alignment of active status of train and engine service employees tostatus of train and engine service employees to train starts.

Comparison of Active EmployeeComparison of Active Employee Counts to Train Starts

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13500

60000

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11500

12500

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30000Trai

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10500

Act

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Train

0 8500

9500 A TrainStarts

Active

Jan-08Feb-08Mar-0

8Apr-0

8May-08

Jun-08Jul-0

8Aug-08Sep-08Oct-0

8Nov-08Dec-08Jan-09Feb-09Mar-0

9Apr-0

9 Emps

Vacation SchedulingVacation Scheduling