ACRONYMS

AAR Association of American Railroads

ACACSO Association of Car Accountants and Car Service Officers
AEI Automatic Equipment Identification
ASLRRA American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association
ATSI Advanced Technology Safety Initiative
BFO Best and Final Offer
BSE Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (aka mad cow disease)
BSWC Business Services Working Committee
CAMCARS Coalition for Adequate Market Compensation and Appropriate Railcar Supply
CBA Counter Billing Authority
CBR Counter Billing Request
CCH Centralized Car Hire
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CHARM Car Hire Accounting Rate Master
CHDX Car Hire Data Exchange
CIF Customer Identification File
CLM Car Location Message
CMA Commercial Marketing Agreement
CP Constructive Placement
CRBE Car Repair Billing Exchange
CRBS Car Repair Billing System
CSM Centralized Station Master
CSC Customer Service Committee
CSSC Customer Service Standing Committee
EAC Equipment Availability Clearinghouse
EAMC Equipment Asset Management Committee
EDI Electronic Data Interchange
EEBA Emergency Escape Breathing Apparatus
EHMS Equipment Health Management Services
EIN Equipment Identification Number
EMIS Equipment Management Information Services
FSAC Freight Standard Accounting Code
FTP File Transfer Protocol
I/C InterChange
ICC Interstate Commerce Commission
InteRRIS Integrated Railway Remote Information Service
IRF Industry Reference Files
ISM Interline Service Management
ISQ Interline Service Quality
ISS Interline Settlement System
ITS Interline Transportation System
IWI Industry Wide Incentive
J UNC J unction Information File
KIPs - Kilopounds
LCS Liability Continuity System
MCCB Master Control Change Board
MPEC Multilevel Pool Executive Committee
NABPEC North American Boxcar Pool Executive Committee
NAFCA North American Freight Car Association
NARA North American Rail Alliance
NARS National Academy Railroad Sciences
NEMC Network Efficiency Management Committee
NGFA National Grain and Feed Association
NITLeague National Industrial Transportation League
ORER Official Railway Equipment Register
PRDB Price Database
Rail CARDS Rail Car Accounting Rate Distribution System
RAMP-ED Rail Asset Management Process - Exception Disposition
RCH Railroad Clearing House
REN Rate EDI Network
RIWG Rail Industry Working Group
ROI Return On Investment
RPSC Railinc Project Support Committee
RSCC Rail Security Coordinating Counsel
RSWC Revenue System Working Committee
SCAC Standard Carrier Alpha Code
SCF Shipment Conditions File
SCRS Serving Carrier Reciprocal Switch
SLIIC Short Line Information Improvement Committee
SLIT Short Line Integration Team
SOL Statue Of Limitations
SOMC Safety and Operations Management Committee
SPLC Standard Point Location Code
SSDX Switching Settlements Data Exchange
STB Surface Transportation Board
STCC Standard Transportation Commodity Code
TAG Technical Advisory Group
TME Tank Car Mileage Equalization
TOL Transfer Of Liability
TPD Truck Protection Detectors
TRAIN TeleRail Automated Information Network
TSA Transportation Security Administration
UMLER Universal Machine Language Equipment Register
URRWIN Unique Railroad Revenue Waybill Identification Number
WILD Wheel Impact Load Detector