Umler: Industry Tool for US, Canada & Mexico Railroads

1. RPCA Annual Conference 2018Umler

2. RPCA Annual Conference 2018Umler Welcome to a “brave new world”……aaahhhhh, getting really complicated

3. RPCA Annual Conference 2018Umler this presentation is on the RPCNB web site until mid-February!

4. Umler REVIEW Umler is an INDUSTRY tool covering US, Canada & Mexico It is protected in the US by Homeland Security Mess up in Umler, and the Railroads WILL know Adversely affect a RR, DHS WILL know If you aren’t sure you can do it right, get a PRO!

5. Example of what happens when you don’t answer emails! Some of the “Blue Card” fields went immediately mandatory when released on September 14. On September 19, emails were sent out to our customers warning them of the changes and need to update. On November 8, the first batch of 48 locos for a commercial customer were put “in conflict” which means they can’t move in interchange. On November 24, 54 more from different marks went into conflict!

6. Example of what happens when you don’t answer emails! Another system update completed on 7 Dec 12 more locos went into conflict on Dec 24 No new fields on PSGR, but some did go mandatory VTI field added to Loco Freight cars got new fields And more to come!

7. Example of what happens when you don’t answer emails!

8. Umler Access If you are attempting to set up user access at Railinc, and you don’t have an email address that includes the company name that owns the cars or locos (ex: pammm@greatlakesrailcar.com), you may incur delays from Railinc while they make you jump through hoops to prove you are who you claim you are. Your name is important, don’t use things like steamerjimmy or dd40x, use your name. Don’t forget, big brother is watching, and the entire industry must be able to prove who owns the car(s)/loco(s) under any reporting mark and who has access to the system. Be careful of your choice of Internet Service Provider, one that has a propensity to allow spam to be sent to Railinc will not make you more welcome. RPCNB just recently had to change ISP because it was bought by a company that generated huge amounts of spam and we were blocked from some customer emails by the customer’s ISP. It took weeks to get cleared and corrected. Email providers like aol, gmail, EIG owned ISPs, etc. are not looked kindly upon.

9. Umler Access Railinc quite often updates their products to work with different browsers updates. If you let your browser get old, it may not work well, or even work, with some of the newer Railinc applications including Umler, FUR, DDCT, etc. Current: Explorer 11; Firefox 50; Chrome 55 If you sent RPCNB an email, and did not get an answer in what you think is a reasonable time, CALL! Your spam blocker may have trashed our reply! Same for Railinc. Welcome to our brave new world where the crooks have free rein.

10. Umler: Rail industry repository for ALL car/loco data accessible by all railroads for cars and locos moving on own wheels on the GRS. GRS: General Railway System of North America {yes, this includes Canada and Mexico} PSGR: Umler code for “passenger” car, all passenger Equipment Type Codes start with “P” DSTM: Umler code for steam loco, all loco type codes start with “D” including DSW, DFGT, DPAS ETC: Equipment Type Code: The code used in Umler to ID the type of equipment. Not etc. “et cetera” LOA: Letter of Authority: required for a contractor to work in your Umler data. EINN: Equipment Identification Number: computer generated number sequential by when input to Umler used to identify the car as it changes reporting marks and numbers Definitions for this presentation and general use:

11.  DIT: Dead In Tow: term for locos moving dead, usually immediately behind the power RFI fault: “Restricted from Interchange” computer fault/error message due to non-compliance with a mandatory data field. Sometimes also ‘restricted in interchange’. Umler process will complete, but until this incorrect data is corrected, the railroads won’t move it. Different than “Error”. Error: an incorrect entry that will not allow the Umler process to finish. Different than RFI fault. Must Match Amtrak: if car is Amtrak approved, Umler and Amtrak system data MUST MATCH! Otherwise there WILL be not nice issues on the GRS. Amtrak is the industry recognized expert on passenger cars. 800# car data IS coordinated and confirmed with Amtrak that car is current and data is correct. Amtrak’s assigned max speed will be used. Umler must match Amtrak! Mandatory: Compliant data MUST be entered or Error Definitions for this presentation and general use:

12. PTC: Positive Train Control. Legislated by Congress, regulated by FRA, data on ALL rolling stock is required and Umler chosen as repository to make it work because most of the data is already there and is easily accessed by all railroads.   AAR S-4047 Positive Train Control—Locomotive Air Brake Interface Requirements 2017 sec E S-9053 thru 9057 inclusive section K S-9361 Positive Train Control Office-Locomotive Segment— Interface Control Document (ICD) 2016 section K-IV S-4045: A new standard under the AAR S&RP promulgated by the industry RSAC with FRA overview that is now THE rail industry standard for passenger cars in excursion (not Amtrak nor commuter) passenger service. This is the MINIMUM standard we must comply with unless car is Amtrak certified, then must comply with Amtrak and 49CFR238 requirements. From AAR.com: Index of Manual of Standard and Recommended Practices Index effective 5/5/17 S-4045 Passenger Equipment Maintenance Requirements (formerly S-045) 2013 E (S-4045 last revised in 2013 and is in Section E of the MSRP) (https://www.aar.com/standards/MSRPs/MSRP-A1.pdf page A-I-23 of numerical index)  RP-900 Passenger Car 2002 section L Definitions for this presentation and general use:

13. RPCNB CAT: A RPCA member trained and tested under Federal requirements air brake technician in 232 freight, 238 passenger, or both systems, that has signed an agreement with RPCNB to upload air brake tests under the RPCNB Shop Code. Rolling stock: ANY type or kind of locomotive or car that moves on its own wheels. Reporting Mark: 2, 3 or 4 letters before the car number that identify the “owner”. Numbers may NOT be repeated under the same reporting mark even if a different ETC. Shop Code: 3 letter code identifying a shop that performs rolling stock repairs. Definitions for this presentation and general use:

14. Who can participate in RPCNB? • only for RPCA members (individual and/or company/group) in good standing • reporting mark is a subscription, renewable each year. If you sell your car, you can NOT just allow the buyer to use the RPCNB reporting mark! • shop code is on a pay per use basis by RPCA member shops and certified technicians Why do we have a reporting mark use agreement? It proves you own the car, makes it very hard for RPCNB or anyone else to try to steal it. Cars running under the RPCNB reporting mark are considered by the industry per AAR rules to be owned by RPCNB. Therefore, anything and everything you do and your car does reflects on RPCNB, the subscribers, the RPCNB management team and Board and RPCA. It identifies that responsibility for the car and how it functions is on you. AND, it is a federal requirement that the ownership of every car moving into large cities must be known. RPCNB Reminders and Info for Newbies

15. Changes to contact information! Persons or groups that have a car(s) or loco(s) registered through RPCNB MUST ensure we have your correct CURRENT contact information! Individuals: if you move, change phone numbers, send an email with newest contact information for you and your alternate contact. Groups: As your Board changes, people change positions, send an email with latest contact information for the responsible person and the appropriate alternate contact. If you don’t, and we can’t contact you, we could delete your car(s) from Umler! Why are reporting marks so hard to get? We have to share the total number of potential combinations of four letters minus some segregated because of use (e.g. ending in X, U, Z for private, container and trailer) or “norms” (e.g. SIXX is OK, SEXX is not), with all the truckers of North America for trailer, chassis and container. There are many more truckers than railroads. That doesn’t leave us a lot to work with. RPCNB Reminders and Info for Newbies

16. Who makes RPCNB run? The RPCNB Office staff are VOLUNTEERS from Great Lakes Railcar, who work under the guidance of the RPCNB President and the RPCA Board of Directors. Why is RPCNB so expensive? RPCNB is self supporting, therefore the RPCA general membership does not subsidize the car owners like other organizations. Therefore the car owners have to carry the entire cost instead of spreading it out across the entire RPCA membership. RPCNB has bills to pay, from business licenses to state taxes because your car ran through a state, to Railinc fees for use of the system. At this time, all such costs are overhead functions paid for by the subscription. We do competitive comparisons quite often, and believe that for the small private car and loco owners, RPCA/RPCNB is THE lowest cost, best game in the North America unless you can get a ‘free ride’ with a historical group. RPCNB also offers Umler support for RPCA members with their own reporting marks. RPCNB Reminders and Info for Newbies

17. Why are the rules so strict? Class 1 RRs are a highly regulated environment that RPCNB must function seamlessly in, therefore RPCNB requirements must match or better the general industry to remain acceptable. One of those rules is we have to know who the owner is and who the contact people are and how to contact them all the time. Another is the Umler registrations must be complete and accurate. Can subscribers make comments/suggestions? Your comments/suggestions are welcome, will be heard and considered. Comments/suggestions can be directed to the Office Staff or the President. Good ideas WILL cause change. But, because of this environment RPCNB must live in, if you do not agree with the rules set forth for subscription to the reporting mark, feel free to find a different reporting mark. RPCNB Reminders and Info for Newbies

18. Class 1 RRs: all plus National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) Class 2 RRs: most Class 3 RRs: some Banks: some Insurers: some If your car or loco is on a short line that doesn’t require Umler registration, you don’t need it. But if the management changes to people that don’t like passenger cars, you have to scramble to get the car registered to move. Some banks and some insurers are beginning to require registration for identification purposes. You need to decide if you need to register a car or keep it registered based on your needs. Who Requires Umler registration?

19. This is what you need to do it yourself Need to clearly determine who is going to be allowed access! Orgs that change personnel often need to keep up on access rights! Remove people that lose access right ASAP!!

20. This is what you need to do it yourself All Umler Systems (below) SHOULD/MUST be registered for or you may get stuck holding the stinky bag!!! Umler FUR (Find Us Rail) DDCT (Damaged & Defective Car Tracking) CRB (Car Repair Billing) “Ticklers” (email notifications) Umler is NOT getting easier. If you don’t want to do this, find a company/group that does it for you!! Allows you to say “I have people”

21. Umler Access Updating Sign-In to Launch Pad and Umler at least on password renewal notice FUR: every 6 months LOA: annual renewal, 3 year max before new one required Check other access changes periodically Check your entries periodically for drop outs or unintended modifications

22. FYI Umler Data Spec Manual is 333 pages long, with 16 appendices. Latest version dated 12/7/17. PSGR cars are 13 pages, locos 19. It is reflective of the AAR Standards & Recommended Practices. The AAR Field Manual and Office Manual are also. To be effective in this topic, you must be conversant on all. For us to operate, we must be compliant with all. In the 17 months from late 2015 to early 2017, RPCNB/GLR has submitted 13 Umler change requests, some of which Amtrak was a co-sponsor. Some have been approved, some still in process expected to be implemented. And there are more coming. In Sept 2017 the total number of changes reached 69. Some of these changes were relatively ‘cheap’, a couple thousand dollars. A few of these changes ran into 8 digits + cost to Railinc, and that does not include costs for the RRs to change their programming.

23. FYI (continued) The class one freight RRs are paying for the Umler changes, not RPCNB! Therefore we need to be considerate of their support for us! Remember, passenger cars are NOT in free interchange. A RR is not compelled to move them. Lets make it easy and low cost for them, so they might cut us some slack on mileage rate. But we also don’t have to take crap from them! We are a paying customer, and some of us are also stock holders! Major issues of some things they do WRONG are hard to over come because of the politics. RPCNB currently rosters 103 cars. We have had a total of 549 since we started. A lot of one time moves! Last year cars bearing the RPCNB reporting mark ran over 20,000 miles on Class 1 RRs that reported mileage. Estimate over 35,000 miles total when including not reported. We estimate that RPCNB contributed over $300,000 to the class ones income.

24. Following are the MAJOR changes that affect us, still even more minor changes, and MORE COMING. New and modified data fields Following is list of new data fields and modified data fields that are part of the PTC compliance requirements. Most are or will be MANDATORY. Mandatory means no or incorrect data: RFI fault or Error. There is no getting around this, put in the correct data or don’t move on the GRS. Update data fields Need to update Umler whenever mods to car or loco that are Umler data fields are done, plus maintenance data fields e.g. air brake test, Tare, LL, GRL, ABMD, Plate Code, plus data inputs to fields that changed from optional to mandatory. Mandatory means no or incorrect data: RFI fault or Error Umler, PTC, what is here and what is coming at us

25. Comparison of Umler & Amtrak data needs

26. Difference between mandatory & optional fields Be very careful of edit check linked fields Data fields that MUST be input Data fields that should NOT be input NOTE: Many RRs demand a “complete” record regardless of fields shown as not mandatory That’s why we ask for a lot of data!

27. Difference between mandatory & optional

28. Truck Count Cars and Locos Not marked Mandatory… but wait The total number of trucks on the equipment Range of Values for B256 Minimum 2 Maximum 4 When you input this field, it sets up the truck axle count number of trucks further down the on-line data form! So it IS MANDATORY because it is required to complete axle count. Not inputting the data results in an Error. If you input for a standard Geep, put 2 in the truck count field, the computer gives you 2 truck axle count fields further down the form, F and R. If you input 4 trucks for a U50B, the computer provides 4 truck axle count fields down the form, F, A, B and R. Umler Changes

29. Axle Count Cars Mandatory Watch Out for the Edit Check Linkages! The total number of axles on the equipment Range of Values for A024 Minimum Maximum 2 40 {{how to get 2 axles in 2 trucks with min 2 axles per truck??? 40 axles in 4 trucks, wow}} Validation Rule for A024 -Axle Count must be greater than or equal to 4 -Axle Count for an articulated car must be greater than or equal to ((Connected Unit Count (A020) x 2) + 2) -Axle Count for a draw bar connected car must be greater than or equal to (Connected Unit Count (A020) x 4) -Total Axle Count must match sum of truck axle counts Umler Changes

30. Axle Count Loco Mandatory Watch Out for the Edit Check Linkages! The total number of axles on the equipment Range of Values for A024 Minimum Maximum 2 16 In the LOCO group: Validation Rule for A024- -Total Axle Count must match sum of truck axle counts Umler Changes

31. Truck Axle Count LOCO Not Shown as Mandatory…but it is! The total number of axles in each truck of the equipment Range of Values Minimum Maximum 2 4 for locos # axles in # of trucks sum total must match Axle Count! Umler Changes

32. Axle Count issue for locos (continued) The total number of axles in each truck of the equipment Range of Values Minimum Maximum 2 4 The total number of trucks of the equipment Range of Values Minimum Maximum 2 4 • 2 x 2 = 4, OK for a B-B like a Geep. But what about that “C” loco (see next slide)? • 4 x 4 = 16, OK for now. But a Challenger has 17, Big Boy 19. Good thing UP doesn’t let them loose! • With only 4 trucks how does one do a steam loco?! Most DSTM are 5 “trucks”! Articulated are 6! • Is an issue for draw bar or articulated cars also. Umler Changes

33. Umler Changes

34. Axle and Truck Count issue for DSTM Spent hours trying to match the Umler limitations to the real physical construction of a steam loco. Failed. First (of only 2) steam loco owners to respond to our emails was VMTX. Response included Scott Lindsay. We discussed the issue, Scott agreed with our proposed solution: For steam, just start at the F truck with 4 axles. The A truck, B truck, and R truck become what is needed for the sum to match the remaining axles without using 1 or 0. Most 4-8-4 w/ 6 wheel tender trucks: 14 axles; 4 Trucks; Truck axle count: 4-4-4-2 ATSF with big tender: 16 axles; 4 Trucks; Truck axle count: 4-4-4-4 UP 844: 15 axles; 4 Trucks; Truck axle count: 4-4-4-3 Berk or Mountain w/ 6 wheel tender trucks: 13 axles; 4 Trucks; Truck axle count: 4-4-3-2 Mike or Pacific w/ std AAR 4 wheel tender trucks: 10 axles; 3 Trucks; Truck axle count: 4-4-2 or 4 Trucks 4-2-2-2 Umler Changes

35. ABMD Air Brake Model (Locos)MANDATORY MUST MATCH AMTRAK! Required field, “other” no longer allowed due to PTC, RFI fault Loco models not included in table added to allow “other” to be removed, but unknown why they would not put in the #8 systems Permissible Values for ABMD (Locos) 14EL 24L 24RL 26C 26D 26FNL 26L 26LN 26LUM 26N 26NL 30CDW 3102 6BL 6BLM 6L 6SL CCB1 CCB2 CCB26 EPIC2 FSTBK OTHER Umler Changes

36. Operating Brakes (cars) MANDATORY MUST MATCH AMTRAK! Operating Brakes MandatoryA182 The number of brakes on an equipment (Excludes hand brakes) Permissible Values for A182 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Umler Changes How many complete service & emergency sets on the car set? Examples: x-SP artic coach: one body has serv & emerg + relay, other body just relay: 1 brake Tokyu Car draw bar coaches: both bodies have independent serv & emerg 26C systems: 2 brakes

37. ABMD Air Brake Model (PSGR) not mandatory…but!MUST MATCH AMTRAK! Required field, “other” no longer allowed due to PTC, RFI fault Passenger car models not included in table added to allow “other” to be removed Permissible Values for ABMD (PSGR) 26C 26C8 26CDW 26L 27A AB ABC ABD ABDW ABDWP ABDX D22 D22A D22AR D22BR KE5 L3 (obsolete) LN3 (obsolete) U12 U12B U12BC U12BD other Umler Changes The Umler computer calculates the next due date for brake system single car test. It is based on AAR FM Rule 3. IT IS WRONG FOR PASSENGER CARS! Passenger cars not in regular passenger service (Amtrak and commuter) are subject to AAR S-4045, not Rule 3, nor 49CFR238. The car toads in the field don’t know this, don’t understand this, are told by management DO NOT ACCEPT CARS Umler XB! Umler change request made to correct this, has not been acted on in 10 years. We need some backing on this.

38. Umler Changes

39. Brake Cylinder Mount Type Brake Cylinder Mount Type B540 Identifies the location of the brake cylinder Permissible Values for B540 B Body Mounted T Truck Mounted Validation Rule for B540- Brake Cylinder Mount Type is mandatory for all equipment built or rebuilt on or after January 1, 2016 Will need this data for coming new PTC fields! Umler Changes

40. 4 Port Receiver Equipped (Air Brake Test Manifold) 4-Port ABT Receiver Eqpd B539 Identifies if the equipment is equipped with a 4 port air brake test receiver Value does not carry forward for Single Clone / Multi-Clone. Permissible Values for B539 E Equipped N Not Equipped Umler Changes

41. Brake Shoe Type must match Amtrak Brake Shoe Type MandatoryB026 Indicates the type of brake shoe on the equipment Permissible Values for B026 C Tread Conditioning H High Friction Composite L Low Friction Composite/Cast Iron P DISC PADS T DISC AND TREADS WILL be needed for new PTC fields coming! Umler Changes

42. Brake Shoe Type Umler Changes

43. Add PTC control Mandatory Must match Amtrak Required for Loco to lead in PTC territory! PTC System Control MandatoryA006 Advance Train Control System (A.T.C.S.) Permissible Values for A006 A ACSES D Dual (ACSES and IETMS) E ETMS I IETMS N Not Equipped P Partially Equipped T ATCS V IETMS Umler Changes Edit Check Link! Must match PTC L024 in “Blue Card” section!

44. Plate Codemust match Amtrak >Plate B new plate codes under industry comment go to “M”, careful on choice, most passenger cars we work with are still B, C, E or F.Amtrak plate A is AAR plate B. Plate Code A046 Indicates the extreme height and width clearance of the equipment Permissible Values for A046 A Clearance Equals Plate B and Extreme Width is Greater Than 10'08 inches and Does Not Exceed 10'10 inches B Plate Code B C Plate Code C E Plate Code E F Plate Code F G Plate Code G H Plate Code H I Plate Code I L Plate Code L Umler Changes

45. Plate Codemust match Amtrak >Plate B Amtrak plate A is AAR plate B. Validation Rule for A046 -Plate Code A is only applicable to Freight cars  -Plate Code A is applicable to Gondolas only with a Built/Rebuilt (Birth) Date on or before December 31, 1975 For a description of Plate Codes, please see Appendix J at the back of this manual. • _For connected unit cars report the most restrictive plate code. • _Report B: If clearance does not exceed Plate B o Report C: If clearance is greater than Plate B. but does not exceed Plate C o Report E: If clearance is greater than Plates B and C, but does not exceed Plate E. o Report F: If clearance is greater than Plates B, C and E, but does not exceed Plate F o Report G: If clearance exceeds Plates B, C, E and F. • _C, E, and F must agree with similar stenciling on the side of equipment. • _G must agree with stenciling on the side of equipment that exceeds Plate F. • _For ARTICULATED/MULTI-UNIT SET report the most restrictive clearance plate of UNIT in the set. Umler Changes

46. Plate Codemust match Amtrak> Plate B Amtrak plate A is AAR plate B. Watch out! Some equipment is wider than a plate B, like some canteens Umler Changes

47. Length <98’ DSTM only All current main line excursion locos longer than allowed, requested 135 Outside Length MandatoryOSLG The outside length over pulling faces of couplers in normal position Displayed in feet and inches on the Web. Stored in inches. Range of Values for OSLG Minimum 37 ft 0 inches Maximum 98 ft 0 inches NOTES: • _For connected unit cars report the maximum coupled length of the set. • _Round fraction to the higher inch, e.g., 05 1/4" = 06” Umler Changes Decade old request not acted on, need to notify Railinc of mark and number, and true length for ‘Exception File’

48. CG empty mandatory as noted New AAR requirement Vertical CG empty for all freight, MoW cars (vans, aux tenders) over plate C except PSGR, and specific gondolas RFI fault Center of Gravity Empty A045 When empty, indicates the height from Top of Rail to the Center of Gravity Range of Values for A045 Minimum 22 Maximum 80 Validation Rule for A045 -All cars that exceed Plate Code (A046) C built on or after January 1, 2012 must report Center of Gravity (Empty Car) Max allowable varies by car type, be careful to use correct range. Umler Changes

49. Dynamic Brake Interlock MandatoryA077 Dynamic Brake Interlock (DBI) Permissible Values for A077 N Not Equipped Y Equipped Edit Check Link! Must match !! Dynamic Brake Interlock L027 in Blue Card section

50. Reflectorization mandatory Phase in period over, now requires “inspection” event type input, RFI fault. PSGR is currently waived, but Umler must show it. Umler Changes