Railroad Abbreviations

Below is a the list of Abbreviations showing in the 7th Edition of GCOR Effective April 1, 2015.

[soc_one_half] ABS ……….. Automatic Block Signal System [/soc_one_half] [soc_one_half class=’last’] MW ………… Maintenance of Way [/soc_one_half][soc_one_half] ACS ……….. Automatic Cab Signal System [/soc_one_half] [soc_one_half class=’last’] N ……………. North [/soc_one_half][soc_one_half] AMTK ……… Amtrak [/soc_one_half] [soc_one_half class=’last’] NO …………. Number [/soc_one_half][soc_one_half] ATC ………… Automatic Train Control [/soc_one_half] [soc_one_half class=’last’] NSS ……….. North Siding Switch [/soc_one_half][soc_one_half] ATS ………… Automatic Train Stop [/soc_one_half] [soc_one_half class=’last’] NWD ………. Northward [/soc_one_half][soc_one_half] AUTH ……… Authority [/soc_one_half] [soc_one_half class=’last’] OK …………. Correct [/soc_one_half][soc_one_half] BO …………. Bad Order [/soc_one_half] [soc_one_half class=’last’] OOS ………. Out of Service [/soc_one_half][soc_one_half] BRN ……….. Branch [/soc_one_half] [soc_one_half class=’last’] OPR ……….. Operator [/soc_one_half][soc_one_half] BRT ……….. Block Register Territory [/soc_one_half] [soc_one_half class=’last’] ORIG ……… Originating [/soc_one_half][soc_one_half] C ……………. Center [/soc_one_half] [soc_one_half class=’last’] PSGR …….. Passenger [/soc_one_half][soc_one_half] C & E ……… Conductor and Engineer [/soc_one_half] [soc_one_half class=’last’] RC …………. Radio Channel [/soc_one_half][soc_one_half] COFC …….. Container on Flat Car [/soc_one_half] [soc_one_half class=’last’] RCO ……….. Remote Control Operator [/soc_one_half][soc_one_half] CONDR ….. Conductor [/soc_one_half] [soc_one_half class=’last’] RCZ ……….. Remote Control Zone [/soc_one_half][soc_one_half] CP ………….. Control Point [/soc_one_half] [soc_one_half class=’last’] RECD …….. Received [/soc_one_half][soc_one_half] CTC ……….. Centralized Traffic Control [/soc_one_half] [soc_one_half class=’last’] RE ………….Region [/soc_one_half][soc_one_half] DCS ……….. Dual Control Switch [/soc_one_half] [soc_one_half class=’last’] S ……………. South [/soc_one_half][soc_one_half] DISPR ……. Dispatcher [/soc_one_half] [soc_one_half class=’last’] SDG ……….. Siding [/soc_one_half][soc_one_half] DIST ………. District [/soc_one_half] [soc_one_half class=’last’] SSS ……….. South Siding Switch [/soc_one_half][soc_one_half] DIV ………… Division [/soc_one_half] [soc_one_half class=’last’] SUB ……….. Subdivision [/soc_one_half][soc_one_half] DT ………….. Double Track [/soc_one_half] [soc_one_half class=’last’] SUBDIV ….. Subdivision [/soc_one_half][soc_one_half] DTC ……….. Direct Traffic Control [/soc_one_half] [soc_one_half class=’last’] SUPT ……… Superintendent [/soc_one_half][soc_one_half] E ……………. East [/soc_one_half] [soc_one_half class=’last’] SW …………. Switch [/soc_one_half][soc_one_half] ENG ……….. Engine [/soc_one_half] [soc_one_half class=’last’] SWD ………. Southward [/soc_one_half][soc_one_half] ENGR …….. Engineer [/soc_one_half] [soc_one_half class=’last’] TOFC ……… Trailer on Flat Car [/soc_one_half][soc_one_half] ESS ……….. East Siding Switch [/soc_one_half] [soc_one_half class=’last’] TRK ……….. Track [/soc_one_half][soc_one_half] EWD ………. Eastward [/soc_one_half] [soc_one_half class=’last’] TRN ……….. Train [/soc_one_half][soc_one_half] FRT ………… Freight [/soc_one_half] [soc_one_half class=’last’] TWC ………. Track Warrant Control [/soc_one_half][soc_one_half] HER ……….. Head End Restriction [/soc_one_half] [soc_one_half class=’last’] W …………… West [/soc_one_half][soc_one_half] IM …………… Intermodal [/soc_one_half] [soc_one_half class=’last’] WSS ………. West Siding Switch [/soc_one_half][soc_one_half] JCT ………… Junction [/soc_one_half] [soc_one_half class=’last’] WWD ……… Westward [/soc_one_half][soc_one_half] MAX ……….. Maximum [/soc_one_half] [soc_one_half class=’last’] XO …………. Crossover [/soc_one_half][soc_one_half] MMT ………. Multiple Main Track [/soc_one_half] [soc_one_half class=’last’] YD ………….Yard [/soc_one_half][soc_one_half] MP …………. Mile Post [/soc_one_half] [soc_one_half class=’last’] YL ………….. Yard Limits [/soc_one_half][soc_one_half] MPH ……….. Miles Per Hour [/soc_one_half] [soc_one_half class=’last’] YM …………. Yardmaster [/soc_one_half][soc_one_half] MT …………. Main Track [/soc_one_half] [soc_one_half class=’last’] Use the normal abbreviations for names of months. [/soc_one_half]
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