W2 Equipment Identification

To identify equipment and the commodity being carried

Position: W2-01 · Element: 206 · Name: Equipment Initial · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 4 · Repeat: -

Prefix or alpha part of an equipment unit's identifying number.

If either W209 or W210 is present, then the other is required.

Position: W2-02 · Element: 207 · Name: Equipment Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 10 · Repeat: -

Sequencing or serial part of an equipment unit's identifying number (pure numeric form for equipment number is preferred).

Position: W2-03 · Element: 22 · Name: Commodity Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 10 · Repeat: -

Code describing a commodity or group of commodities. See Data Element 23.

Commodity code (W203) is STCC.

Position: W2-04 · Element: 40 · Name: Equipment Description Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code identifying type of equipment used for shipment.

Position: W2-05 · Element: 578 · Name: Equipment Status Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code indicating status of equipment.

Position: W2-06 · Element: 577 · Name: Net Tons · Type: Numeric (N0) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 3 · Repeat: -

Net weight in tons.

Position: W2-07 · Element: 177 · Name: TOFC/Intermodal Code Qualifier · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code identifying the TOFC plan.

Position: W2-08 · Element: 240 · Name: Car Service Order Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 3 · Max: 5 · Repeat: -

Code specifying car service order.

W208 is to contain the proper code when empty car is being returned per ex parte 346, sub. 8, if proper code is unknown default to 34617.

Position: W2-09 · Element: 179 · Name: Event Date · Type: Date (DT) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 6 · Max: 6 · Repeat: -

Date event occurred.

Position: W2-10 · Element: 502 · Name: Type of Locomotive Maintenance Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code defining locomotive maintenance schedule.

Position: W2-11 · Element: 206 · Name: Equipment Initial · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 4 · Repeat: -

Prefix or alpha part of an equipment unit's identifying number.

Position: W2-12 · Element: 207 · Name: Equipment Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 10 · Repeat: -

Sequencing or serial part of an equipment unit's identifying number (pure numeric form for equipment number is preferred).

Position: W2-13 · Element: 761 · Name: Equipment Number Check Digit · Type: Numeric (N0) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: -

Number which designates the check digit applied to a piece of equipment.

Position: W2-14 · Element: 219 · Name: Position · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 3 · Repeat: -

Relative position of shipment in car, trailer, or container (mutually defined code).