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
10
-
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
6
6
-
Date (YYMMDD)
P0910: If either W2-09 or W2-10 is present, then the other is required
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
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.
W2-12
Equipment Number
String (AN)
Conditional
1
10
-
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 maintained by AAR to identify a type of rail car or intermodal equipment type and its general physical characteristics; when using fewer than four characters, the value must include all of the leading or high order characters
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.

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