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RMI Receives Service Partner of the Year Award from BNSF Railway

BNSF Railway presented RMI with its Service Partner of the Year Award for 2008 - Best in New Technology for the development of the “I-CAN” system for container terminal operations. RMI accepted the award at the IANA Operations and Maintenance seminar in Oak Brook, IL on April 30.

The “I-CAN” (Intermodal Crane Automation Network) system was designed to automate equipment tracking, container stacking optimization, and railcar assignment. I-CAN is part of the OASIS terminal operating system used by BNSF at its intermodal terminals, and helps optimize the use of wide-span cranes. The system was successfully implemented at the BNSF Seattle International Gateway (SIG) intermodal terminal in 2008.

“Developing I-CAN was truly a joint effort between RMI and BNSF and we believe that this type of collaborative effort with our service providers provides BNSF Railway with the best possible solutions,” said BNSF’s Tom Kelly, Director, System Intermodal Hub Operations and Technology. “RMI is certainly deserving of this award.”

RMI Vice President of Intermodal Scott Holland said, “I am honored to accept this award on behalf of our team. We value our relationship with BNSF, and look forward to working together going forward to achieve an even greater level of automation in intermodal container handling.”

About RMI

RMI is the largest independent provider of accurate, reliable, comprehensive and secure rail information services to the transportation industry. Founded in 1979, RMI is recognized as the most successful Software as a Service (SaaS) provider in the industry with an in-depth knowledge of rail operations, terminal operating systems, and rail signal and communications infrastructure. RMI has a proven ability to translate complex business processes into valuable management information services. Currently, RMI processes approximately eight million carloads annually for railroads, rail shippers and railcar owners. RMI’s services are accessed via the Internet through RailConnect® (www.railconnect.com), a web-based portal to the company’s integrated suite of proprietary information services, which are used to manage rail and terminal operations, improve customer service and reduce costs. Services include transportation, revenue, equipment, intermodal, signal and communications, and fleet management services and related executive information systems. RMI is a portfolio company of Carlyle Venture Partners III (CVP III) and is based in Atlanta. For more information about RMI, visit www.railcarmgt.com.

About BNSF Railway

A subsidiary of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (NYSE: BNI), BNSF Railway Company operates one of the largest North American rail networks, with about 32,000 route miles in 28 states and two Canadian provinces. BNSF is among the world's top transporters of intermodal traffic, moves more grain than any other American railroad, carries the components of many of the products we depend on daily, and hauls enough low-sulfur coal to generate about ten percent of the electricity produced in the United States. BNSF is an industry leader in Web-enabling a variety of customer transactions at www.bnsf.com.

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