CIC Car Information Control
CIC Car Information Control
To transmit identifying equipment mark and type associated with the cycle or transaction
Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
CIC-01
Equipment Initial
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
4
-
Prefix or alphabetic part of an equipment unit's identifying number.
CIC-02
Equipment Number
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
10
-
Sequencing or serial part of an equipment unit's identifying number (pure numeric form for equipment number is preferred).
CIC-03
Car Type Code
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
4
4
-
Code maintained by AAR to identify a type of rail car and its general physical characteristics.