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Rail transport Abbreviations

Look through 3346 acronyms and abbreviations related to Rail transport:

LAN — Local Area Network
HASAW — Health and Safety at Work
GBV — Gross Book Value
YTD — Year To Date
ASAP — As Soon As Possible (pronounced AY-sap)
HAZID — Hazard Identification
ROM — Read-Only Memory
ANSI — American National Standards Institute, Inc.
B. OF D. — Board of Directors
IT — Information Technology
PWAY — Permanent Way
TBA — To Be Advised
Y-P — Young Person
AC — Alternating Current
PPE — Personal Protective Equipment
P&L — Profit and Loss statement
GUI — Graphical User Interface (goo-ey)
VDU — Visual Display Unit
FAQ — Frequently Asked Questions (sometimes Pronounced Fak)
KPI — Key Performance Indicator
SD — Standard Deviation
MTBF — Mean Time Before Failure
RF — Radio Frequency
EDI — Electronic Data Interchange
PO — Purchase Order
ERDF — European Regional Development Fund
LCD — Liquid Crystal Display
E&OD — Engineering and Operations Development
GDP — Gross Domestic Product
O&M — Operation and Maintenance
WBS — Work Breakdown Structure
WATX — Watco
T&RS — Traction & Rolling Stock
AFFF — Aqueous Film Forming Foam
NPV — Net Present Value {economics}
GSM — Global System for Mobile Communications
HATX — Helm Financial Corporation
ZEPE — Zone Electrical and Plant Engineer
IRR — Internal Rate of Return
GIS — Geographic Information System
SPV — Special Purpose Vehicle (sometimes Single Purpose Vehicle)
WACC — Weighted Average Cost Of Capital (accounting)
EU — European Union (1994; formerly referred to as the EEC or EC)
R&PA — Route and Programme Analyst
D&DA — Design and Development Authority
C&WI — Chicago and Western Indiana railroad
W&LE — Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway
VAT — Value Added Tax
CV — Curriculum Vitae
ATP — Automatic Train Protection