1. ©Railinc 2008 All Rights Reserved 1 Railinc Corporation – 7001 Weston Parkway, Suite 200, Cary, NC 27513 – 919.651.5000 -- www.railinc.com Update on Umler/EMIS for ACACSO Orlando, November 13th, 2008 Alan McDonald Director, Asset Services 919-651-5004 Alan.McDonald@Railinc.com ©Railinc 2008 All Rights Reserved

2. July 25, 2009 UMLER becomes Umler/EMIS Umler/EMIS is coming – full speed ahead Many changes WILL affect you –Your systems that use UMLER WILL have to change –Your processes that use UMLER WILL have to change –History will be severed You need to know what those changes are You need to know what to do to prepare yourself, your department and your company 2 New data structure and names New web system Error-free strategy Access to reports and query New Messaging Web services opportunities …in short, EVERYTHING

3. ©Railinc 2008 All Rights Reserved A reminder: Umler Redesign: Why are we doing this? Umler data can be hours behind reality, impacting velocity by impeding free-flow of traffic at interchange. Umler’s mission critical data can be incomplete, impairing railroads’ ability to: − Comply with regulations and handling restrictions. − Determine the best routing/proper train assignment. − Optimize car utilization, pooling and reverse routing. − Collect Car Hire Umler is out of step with industry’s car ownership model: –Umler was built for Class 1 users (most data from private owners). –Private car owners cannot interact easily with the system resulting in late data and inaccurate data. 3

4. 4 Legacy Umler Laptop Version UMLER 250323775775

5. Data entry is made easier and data quality improves with dropdown lists, value descriptions, and error descriptions. Navigation is made easier with dropdown menus, links to presentation groups, and color coded indicators for mandatory elements and those used in rating. Indicator shapes support those with disabilities.

6. ©Railinc 2008 All Rights Reserved Key Features of Umler/EMIS that will affect Car Accounting functions Enforced lineage Introduction of equipment status Duplicate EIN Handing Conflict aging ETC is generated, not input Mechanical Designation is input, not generated New and changed elements Number of “critical” fields increased “Error” data not allowed on file “I don’t know” no longer permitted Replacement of “Query87” 6

7. ©Railinc 2008 All Rights Reserved Enforced lineage means that the complete lifecycle of a unit is known Lineage continues to be tied to report of a “prior car ID” when registering, creating an EIN (Equipment Identification Number) Inputting of the “prior car ID” is edited –Prior car must be valid –Prior car must be sequential System prompts user for correct car ID if the wrong sequence is input Pre-registered cars are not considered in sequence; lineage tied to Active cars only 7 Enforced lineage Introduction of equipment status Duplicate EIN Handling Conflict aging ETC is generated, not input Mechanical Designation is input, not generated New and changed elements Number of “critical” fields increased “Error” data not allowed on file “I don’t know” no longer permitted Replacement of “Query87”

8. ©Railinc 2008 All Rights Reserved Equipment Status allows you to know the “real” size of the fleet Status is tied directly to Railinc’s event repository As new and restencilled (pre-registered) cars start moving, their status is recorded and updated Last movement date is known If “new” car is linked to an old car via prior ID and EIN the prior unit goes “inactive” Inactive units remain on file until manually removed 8 Enforced lineage Introduction of equipment status Duplicate EIN Handling Conflict aging ETC is generated, not input Mechanical Designation is input, not generated New and changed elements Number of “critical” fields increased “Error” data not allowed on file “I don’t know” no longer permitted Replacement of “Query87”

9. ©Railinc 2008 All Rights Reserved Duplicate EIN occurs when two or more units are active, pointing to the same EIN Situation occurs for several reasons –Wrong prior ID was input –AEI tag errors –Clerical error in reporting movement Illogical situation that must be corrected 9 Enforced lineage Introduction of equipment status Duplicate EIN Handling Conflict aging ETC is generated, not input Mechanical Designation is input, not generated New and changed elements Number of “critical” fields increased “Error” data not allowed on file “I don’t know” no longer permitted Replacement of “Query87”

10. ©Railinc 2008 All Rights Reserved To keep the file clean, “conflicts” have consequences Conflicts occur when any illogical data exists on file –Duplicate EIN –Pre-registered unit passes effective date –Business rules change Conflict aging “consequences” –30 days – Unit zero rated –90 days – Unit restricted in interchange –365 days – Unit subject to deletion from file Multiple email “ticklers” before each step Notification of conflicts on line Notification in electronic messages 10 Enforced lineage Introduction of equipment status Duplicate EIN Handling Conflict aging ETC is generated, not input Mechanical Designation is input, not generated New and changed elements Number of “critical” fields increased “Error” data not allowed on file “I don’t know” no longer permitted Replacement of “Query87”

11. ©Railinc 2008 All Rights Reserved Equipment Type Code (ETC) is generated, not input 11 Enforced lineage Introduction of equipment status Duplicate EIN Handling Conflict aging ETC is generated, not input Mechanical Designation is input, not generated New and changed elements Number of “critical” fields increased “Error” data not allowed on file “I don’t know” no longer permitted Replacement of “Query87” ETC was previously input, which generated Mechanical Designation Now, ETC is derived from data input, including the Mechanical Designation Rigor during current development to identify differences and work with owners to rectify ….more on data quality later

12. ©Railinc 2008 All Rights Reserved Several changes are occurring to elements in Umler/EMIS Split of Umler fields Decode of Umler fields Scaling and standardization of Umler fields “Net New” elements Retired and deleted elements Multiple occurrences of elements now managed (components) 12 Bearing and Brake Shoe Code Bearing Type Brake Shoe Type Enforced lineage Introduction of equipment status Duplicate EIN Handling Conflict aging ETC is generated, not input Mechanical Designation is input, not generated New and changed elements Number of “critical” fields increased “Error” data not allowed on file “I don’t know” no longer permitted Replacement of “Query87”

13. R1 R3 Wheel Component Loc = L3 2 Axle Component Loc = 1 Base A D C Truck Component Loc = B 4 3 2 Axle Spacing Component Loc = 1 No Elements 1 per pivot point Truck Components w/ Truck System 1 per truck 1 per spacing Journal Size A147 Wheel Diameter A294 Stability Device Equipped B199 Truck Axle Count B252 Loco Truck Configurations B003 Loco Truck Type A278 Axle Spacing Distance B020 Page 1 future 4 3 2 Truck System Loc = 1 4 Axle Component Loc = 3 TRUCKSYS TRUCK AXLESPACE EMIS Component Diagrams - Version 8 Wheel Component Loc = L1

14. ©Railinc 2008 All Rights Reserved Several editing improvements are introduced that increase quality of data, but will also enforces more rigor during input Editing at element level for –Format –Scale and size –Valid values If element is mandatory, fillers not allowed “Unknown”, “Zero” is not allowed Editing at relationship level more rigorous –Failure at a relationship level fails all related element changes “Appearance” of more critical elements 14 Enforced lineage Introduction of equipment status Duplicate EIN Handling Conflict aging ETC is generated, not input Mechanical Designation is input, not generated New and Changed elements Number of “critical” fields increased “Error” data not allowed on file “I don’t know” no longer permitted Replacement of “Query87”

15. ©Railinc 2008 All Rights Reserved 15 Bearing and Brake Shoe Code Preparing for Umler/EMIS and its effects on your back- end systems and processes means that you need to understand the changes Railinc Bearing Type Bearing and Brake Shoe Code Brake Shoe Type Deletes Internal Conversion Process Equipment Owner Old Umler Message Umler Format Umler/EMIS Data Format

16. ©Railinc 2008 All Rights Reserved All of these changed elements can be found on Railinc’s Umler/EMIS TAG SharePoint Site https://community.railinc.com/committee/uetag (Sign-up required) Documents located under Project Support\Phase 3\Element Database and Conversion 16

17. Umler-Umler/EMIS Mapping 17

18. ETC Mapping 18

19. ©Railinc 2008 All Rights Reserved Railinc is planning a comprehensive suite of communications and training for affected users TRAIN II users –Engaged and at-the table with the Umler/EMIS TAG Web users –Largest population; most are already engaged –Web-based training, town hall and documentation late Spring 2009 “Umler Query87” is being retired, replaced with Umler/EMIS query on line and via XML web services ***Only Types 19, 21 and 22 are being retired!*** ***Balance of Query87 output is NOT being retired!*** Reports and extracts will be sourced from Umler/EMIS –Some may have to change 19

20. ©Railinc 2008 All Rights Reserved Umler/EMIS Implementation – July 25, 2009 20 High Level Timeline 20082009 NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Electronic Message Testing Data Conversion to New Format Industry Communications Training Program Web Users Go Live Rollout to Electronic Message Users - Class 1s, GE, Others

21. ©Railinc 2008 All Rights Reserved The promise of Umler/EMIS…. 21 Greatly enhanced ease of accessibility and use Broad communications support Accurate, real time data Status: knowing what records are “real” and which are Memorex Increased velocity and cycle time for your cars Full lifecycle integrity Reduction in operational problems because of data issues Access to a massive historical data store for analysis and trending

22. ©Railinc 2008 All Rights Reserved 22 Railinc Corporation – 7001 Weston Parkway, Suite 200, Cary, NC 27513 – 919.651.5000 -- www.railinc.com www.railinc.com 24 Hour Customer Service 800-544-7245 csc@railinc.com ©Railinc 2008 All Rights Reserved