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The new Umler™ system won’t be up and running this month as scheduled. Yesterday, Railinc announced it has postponed the Umler Equipment Management Information System’s (Umler/EMIS) implementation from July 25 to Aug. 31 to accommodate further testing by rail industry partners.

The partners requested additional testing to ensure their information systems will work seamlessly with the new Umler’s functionality, Railinc officials said in a prepared statement.

“The additional testing simply ensures that everyone can recognize quickly the full value of the system with few difficulties,” said Alan McDonald, director of the EMIS project.

Railinc plans to hold free “Ask the Umler Experts” Webinars tomorrow, Aug. 7 and Aug. 21 to provide information on the Umler/EMIS system. The company also offers information on its Web site at www.railinc.com/umler.

The first major re-engineering of the more than 40-year-old Universal Machine Language Equipment Register (UMLER) system, Umler/EMIS is designed to be a more flexible, intuitive and easy-to-use Web-based application. The system will offer real-time data updates via the Internet or enhanced “Train II’ computer-to-computer electronic messaging; better equipment-level security and control over access to equipment; and improved data quality to reduce car-movement delays caused by data errors.

To learn more about Umler/EMIS, follow this link to read a news article that appeared in Progressive Railroading’s July issue.