1. Industry Terms & Acronyms
ACACSO
San Antonio, TX
May 9 – 11, 2018

2. Terms & Acronyms Answers
Industry sponsored organization whose primary purpose is to set standards & rules for the North American Railroad Industry. American Association of Railroads
AAR
APPURTENANCE
Structure on a flatcar to haul autos
BALLAST
Large rock which surfaces the roadbed
BLUE FLAG
A sign or other device indicating employees are working
CHARM
Official source of time and mileage rates on freight cars.
Car Hire Accounting Rate Master
CHDX
Car Hire Data Exchange
CIRCULAR OT-10
Car service and car hire rules published by Railinc
CLM
Specialized type of EDI message used to track the movement of railcars.
Car Location Message

3. DDCT DEADHEAD DERAIL EAC EOT FROG FUSEE HI-RAIL ISS KICKING CARS
Application with real time access to damaged and defective cars for better communication & collaboration among rail partners. Defective & Damaged Car Tracking
DEADHEAD
Crew transporting in a vehicle to a train or another terminal
DERAIL
Device placed on a side track to prevent cars from entering main track
EAC
Committee maximizing the inter-railroad car utilization through management of and recommended changes in interpretation of the OT-10. Equipment Assets Committee
EOT
Device put on the rear of the train for identification and warning.
End of Train device
FROG
Part of a turnout which guides cars through
FUSEE
Flare used for signaling
HI-RAIL
Rail gear mounted on highway vehicles
ISS
Centralized process used to negotiate & agree upon sharing of revenue generated for a movement between two or more roads. Interline Settlement System
KICKING CARS
Pushing cars quickly while switching

4. KNUCKLE LCS MILE POST PACT RECLAIMS SETTLEMENT VALUE SIGNAL SLACK
Part of a coupler between railcars
LCS
System that create the official interchange record for car hire settlement
Liability Continuity System
MILE POST
Lineside signs showing distance from beginning of the line
PACT
Movement Record indicating the time the car was physically placed at the customer’s siding. (Actual Placement)
RECLAIMS
Specific conditions which allow you to take back car hire
SETTLEMENT VALUE
Amount of compensation due the equipment owner for destroyed or damaged equipment (DDCT)
SIGNAL
Lights showing if trains can proceed or not
SLACK
Free play space between railcars
SPIKE
Sharp metal object which holds down rail
SPLC
Numeric code indicating a geographic station location
Standard Point Location Code

5. SPUR STCC SWITCH TAG TIE UP TIME TABLE TOL TRAIN II UMLER WEED WEASELS
An industry or other track
STCC
Numeric code representing 38 commodity groupings
Standard Transportation Commodity Code
SWITCH
Turnout which routes cars to one track or another
TAG
Technical Advisory Group
TIE UP
Operating crews ending their day
TIME TABLE
Book showing mileage between stations and train schedules
TOL
Process where the Car Hire due on one railroad is transferred to another road
TRAIN II
A database containing movement events, waybills, car hire TOL records on all rail equipment. Tele Rail Automated Information Network
UMLER
A database of information about railroad and intermodal equipment managed through Railinc. Uniform Machine Language Equipment Register
WEED WEASELS
Officials observing operating crews