W2 Equipment Identification
W2 Equipment Identification
To identify equipment and the commodity being carried
Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
W2-01
Equipment Initial
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
4
-
Prefix or alphabetic part of an equipment unit's identifying number
W2-02
Equipment Number
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
15
-
Sequencing or serial part of an equipment unit's identifying number (pure numeric form for equipment number is preferred)
W2-03
Commodity Code
String (AN)
Optional
1
30
-
Code describing a commodity or group of commodities
Commodity code (W203) is STCC.
W2-04
Equipment Description Code
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
2
2
-
Code identifying type of equipment used for shipment
W2-05
Equipment Status Code
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
1
2
-
Code indicating status of equipment
W2-06
Net Tons
Numeric (N0)
Optional
1
3
-
Net weight in tons
W2-07
Intermodal Service Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
1
2
-
Code identifying the Intermodal Service Plan
W2-08
Car Service Order Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
3
5
-
Code specifying car service order
W208 is to contain the proper code when an empty car is being returned per ex parte 346, sub. 8. If proper code is unknown, default to 34617.
W2-09
Date
Date (DT)
Conditional
8
8
-
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year
W209 is the event date.
W2-10
Type of Locomotive Maintenance Code
String (AN)
Conditional
2
2
-
Value defining locomotive maintenance schedule
W2-11
Equipment Initial
String (AN)
Conditional
1
4
-
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 NONZ for chassis initial.
W2-12
Equipment Number
String (AN)
Conditional
1
15
-
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".
W2-13
Equipment Number Check Digit
Numeric (N0)
Optional
1
1
-
Number which designates the check digit applied to a piece of equipment
W2-14
Position
String (AN)
Optional
1
3
-
Relative position of shipment in car, trailer, or container (mutually defined)
W2-15
Car Type Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
1
4
-
Code specifying type of rail car or intermodal equipment type and its general characteristics
W2-16
Yes/No Condition or Response Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
1
1
-
Code indicating a Yes or No condition or response
W216 indicates if equipment needs repair. A "Y" indicates equipment needs repair; an "N" indicates equipment does not need repair.
W2-17
Tag Status Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
1
1
-
Code indicating the status of an Automatic Equipment Identification Tag
W2-18
Equipment Orientation Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
1
1
-
Code indicating the direction the equipment is entrained or the lading is loaded; When used to indicate the lading orientation, direction is defined relative to the equipment on which it is loaded