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.

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).

Intermodel Equipment Number Check Digit relates to the W202.

Position: W2-03 · Element: 22 · Name: Commodity Code · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · 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.

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: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 3 · Repeat: -

Net weight in tons.

Position: W2-07 · Element: 177 · Name: Intermodal Service Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code identifying the Intermodal Service Plan.

Position: W2-08 · Element: 240 · Name: Car Service Order Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · 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: 373 · Name: Date · Type: Date (DT) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 6 · Max: 6 · Repeat: -

Date (YYMMDD).

P0910: If either W2-09 or W2-10 is present, then the other is required

W209 is the Event Date.

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

Value 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.

P1112: If either W2-11 or W2-12 is present, then the other is required

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

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.

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).