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 alphabetic part of an equipment unit's identifying number.

The initial of the equipment being interchanged. For vans without any initial use NONZ. For containers without any initial use NONU.

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).

The number of the equipment being interchanged.

Position: W2-03 · Element: 22 · Name: Commodity Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 16 · Repeat: -

Code describing a commodity or group of commodities.

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.

Used to identify unique equipment characteristics.

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: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 4 · Repeat: -

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

W211 (when available) is the chassis initial if W204 equals "CC". If unknown, use NON2 for chassis initial.

If either W211 or W212 is present, then the other is required.

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

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

W212 (when available) is the chassis number if W204 equals "CC".

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.

Intermodel Equipment Number Check Digit relates to the W202.

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).

The position of the equipment on the rail car.