Table of Contents Overview Performing an ALK Rail Mile Search Output Results Reset Button Overview The ALK Rail Miles Inquiry application is an Internet based system that provides BNSF customers, which are registered with IPower, the ability to calculate miles between multiple carriers using ALK Railmiles. This tool provides the ability to look up BNSF routes and calculate the rail mileages. At least one of the carriers in the route must be BNSF. A minimum of two segments must be entered where a segment is a Station-Carrier-Station. If you wish to calculate BNSF only miles for shipments dated prior to February 1, 2013 please contact your sales manager. The ALK Rail Miles searches must begin with a Station and end with a Station. This system is available 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. [ Top ] Performing an ALK Rail Miles Search Auto Fill The Station name entry boxes have an auto fill feature that will generate a list of results after the first 3 characters have been typed in a drop down result set. The result set will refine for each letter after the third letter.Therefore, the more letters one enters, the smaller the result set list becomes. Entering Stations In the Station name field, begin typing the name of the Station you are searching for. After the first 3 characters have been typed, a drop down result set will appear that displays all the stations that start with those letters you have entered. To select the station from the dropdown list you have two options: 1. With the mouse, click on the desired station in the result set list and it will be populated into the entry box. 2. Use the down arrow on the keyboard to highlight the desired station and press the enter key to populate it into the entry box. The Station entry box will only display Stations where the previous Carrier interchanges. Entering Carriers The list of available Carrier Abbreviations is populated when the cursor enters the carrier field. To filter results, begin typing the name of the Carrier Abbreviation you are searching for. Note: There is no need to type any character to get a list of valid carrier abbreviations for this field. To select the carrier from the dropdown list you have two options: 1. With the mouse, click on the desired carrier in the result set list and it will be populated into the entry box. 2. Use the down arrow on the keyboard to highlight the desired carrier and press the enter key to populate it into the entry box. The Carrier entry box will only display those Carriers that serve the previously entered Station. Calculate Miles Once all the Station and Carrier information has been entered, click on the "Calculate Miles" button. Viewing the Results Successful       1. The mileage results will be returned in the first table to the right of the displayed route. This is the total miles for the route entered.       2. The next table displays each Station Name with its corresponding SPLC, FSAC, and R260.    Unsuccessful        If the application cannot calculate the miles it can be due to a couple of reasons.       1. The interchange between two Carriers at a given Station is not valid.       2. At least one of the Segments was not found.        The error message will be in the table where the miles would have been displayed if the calculation was successful. [ Top ] Output Results If you wish to download the results displayed on the screen, you have 2 options 1. Click on the Export to Excel button.This will open the results in an Excel Spreadsheet. 2. Click on the Export to PDF button.This will open the results in an PDF Document. [ Top ] Reset Button The "Reset" Button will clear out all entries in the Station and Carrier text boxes so you can begin a new search. [ Top ] [ Top ] [ Table of Contents ] [ Overview ] [ Performing an ALK Rail Miles Search ] [ Output Results ] [ Reset Button ]