A

Equipped box car

ARD

Arrived at final destination; event code

ARV

Arrived at in-transit yard; event code

B

Unequipped box car

BAD

Bad ordered; event code

Bill of Lading (BOL)

A written receipt given by a carrier for goods accepted for transportation.

BNSF

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway; class 1 railroad

BOM

Beginning of current month

BOPM

Beginning of previous month

BOQ

Beginning of current quarter (Jan. 1, Apr. 1, Jul. 1, or Oct. 1)

BOR

Bad ordered release; event type

BOW

Beginning of current week (starting Monday)

BOY

Beginning of current year

C

Covered hopper car

CLM

Car location message

CN

Canadian National Railway; class 1 railroad

Commodity

Goods being shipped

Consignee

The person to whom commodities are shipped.

CP

Canadian Pacific Railway; class 1 railroad

CPLC

Constructively placed location; event type

CSV

Comma-separated values. CSV output format is a spreadsheet that provides detailed lines separated by commas; header and trailer lines are suppressed.

CSX

CSX Transportation; class 1 railroad

D

Locomotive

Demurrage

A penalty charge assessed by railroad for the detention of cars beyond a specified free time.

DEP

Departure; event code

Destination

The location where a shipment ends.

DLY

Car delayed or held; event code

Dwell

Railcars that have been sitting idle.

EOM

End of current month

EOPM

End of previous month

EOQ

End of current quarter (Mar. 31, Jun. 30, Sep. 30, or Dec. 31)

EOW

End of current week

EOY

End of current year

F

Flat car

Fleet

An organizational grouping of equipment units.

FXE

Ferromex; class 1 railroad

G

Unequipped gondola car

H

Unequipped hopper car

HWD

Out gate; event code

INDU

Placed actual at industry; event type

INT

Intermodal interchange; event code

J

Gondola car

JRC

Junction received; event code

JUN

Junction delivery; event code

K

Equipped hopper car

KCS

Kansas City Southern Railway; class 1 railroad

KCSM

Kansas City Southern de Mexico; class 1 railroad

L

Special car type

Lessee

An organization who leases a railcar to use for shipments

Lessor

An organization who leases railcars to another organization

MEX

Released from hold other than bad ordered; event code

MOV

Motor carrier move; event code

N1

Caboose

NOB

No waybill; event code

NS

Norfolk Southern Railway; class 1 railroad

ORD

Car ordered for placement; event code

Origin

The location where a shipment begins.

P

Conventional intermodal car

PLA

Actual placement; event code

Placement

When the railcar is placed in the industry by the railroad.

PLC

Constructive placement; event code

PUL

Pull; event type

Q

Light weight, low profile intermodal car

R

Refrigerator car

RAM

Ramped; event code

REC

In-gate; event code

REL

Released; event code

Rental Abatement

A provision in a lease that entitles the lessee to suspend payments until a railcar is fit for service.

S

Stack car

S0

Stock car

SPLC

Standard Point Location Code; 9-digit geographic code used by North American transportation industries.

STCC

Standard Transportation Commodity Code; a 7-digit number that identifies a railroad commodity being shipped.

STO

Storage; event code

T

Tank car

Tare Weight

Empty railcar weight

TRK

On truck line; event code

U

Container

UP

Union Pacific Railroad; class 1 railroad

URM

Deramped; event code

V

Vehicular flat car

VAN

Value added network, used to describe how railroads send movement data

Waybill

A shipping document prepared by a carrier at the point of origin showing the point of origin, destination, route, shipper, consignee, description of shipment, weight, charges, and other data necessary to rate, ship, and settle.

WBDT

Waybill date and time; event type

Z

Trailer