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