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HASAW — Health and Safety at Work
LAN — Local Area Network
AFFF — Aqueous Film Forming Foam
CWT — Carlson Wagonlit Travel
YTD — Year To Date
ROM — Read-Only Memory
VDU — Visual Display Unit
WWW — World Wide Web
ASAP — As Soon As Possible (pronounced AY-sap)
RFQ — Request For Quotation
IT — Information Technology
PWAY — Permanent Way
ANSI — American National Standards Institute, Inc.
HAZID — Hazard Identification
PROJEX — Project Expenditure
EDI — Electronic Data Interchange
LCD — Liquid Crystal Display
RPI — Retail Price Index
AC — Alternating Current
GDP — Gross Domestic Product
CN — Canadian National Railway
CV — Curriculum Vitae
GSM — Global System for Mobile Communications
IRR — Internal Rate of Return
PDH — Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy
KPI — Key Performance Indicator
PPE — Personal Protective Equipment
COSHH — Control Of Substances Hazardous To Health (UK)
CAPEX — Capital Expenditure
FAT — Factory Acceptance Test
ERDF — European Regional Development Fund
PCB — Polychlorinated Biphenyls
WACC — Weighted Average Cost Of Capital (accounting)
GIS — Geographic Information System
GBV — Gross Book Value
ATP — Automatic Train Protection
GPRS — General Packet Radio Service
WAN — Wide Area Network
UP — Union Pacific Railroad Company
RF — Radio Frequency
GL — General Ledger
AP — Accounts Payable
VAT — Value Added Tax
SPOC — Single Point Of Contact
CAR — Corrective Action Request
CBI — Confederation of British Industry
WBS — Work Breakdown Structure
VO — Variation Order
CR — Change Request
SD — Standard Deviation

PCB — printed circuit board
SLA — Service Level Agreement
FX — Foreign Exchange
LA — Local Authority
BAA — British Airports Authority
IEE — Institution of Electrical Engineers
MTBF — Mean Time Before Failure
NI — National Insurance
AM — Amplitude Modulation
RAILTEL — RAILway TELephone project
AF — Audio Frequency
RAB — Regulatory Asset Base
Y-P — Young Person
PICOW — Person in Charge of Works
PMBX — Private Manual Branch Exchange
PIC — Person In Charge
GUI — Graphical User Interface (goo-ey)
PO — Purchase Order
HV — High Voltage
CB — Circuit Breaker
HW — Hardware
IDF — Intermediate Distribution Frame
MMA — Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway
PVC — Polyvinyl Chloride
AVI — Automatic Vehicle Identification
DC — Direct Current
EU — European Union (1994; formerly referred to as the EEC or EC)
EVA — Ethylene Vinyl Acetate
B. OF D. — Board of Directors
W — Watt
SPV — Special Purpose Vehicle (sometimes Single Purpose Vehicle)
GRN — Goods Received Note
E&OD — Engineering and Operations Development
ABS — Alabama Southern Railroad
SIL — Safety Integrity Level
AWRR — Austin Western Railroad
FMECA — Failure mode effect and criticality analysis
NPV — Net Present Value {economics}
AE — Account Executive
TBA — To Be Advised
RAM — random-access memory
MSE — Mississippi Export Railroad Company
ALARP — As Low as Reasonably Practicable
BDM — Business Development Manager
LV — Low Voltage
ZEPE — Zone Electrical and Plant Engineer
BRC — Belt Railway of Chicago
SPAX — Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)
JD — Job Description
IGBT — Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor

PWME — Permanent Way Maintenance Engineer
ELCB — Earth Leakage Circuit Breaker
PAX — Private Automatic Exchange
P&L — Profit and Loss statement
NEC — National Electrical Code
RC — Reinforced Concrete
OS — Ordnance Survey
T&RS — Traction & Rolling Stock
SMS — Safety Management Systems
P.WAY — Permanent Way
PDP — Personal Development Plan
OSI — Open Systems Interconnection (iso Standard)
AL — Almanor Railroad Company
BSOR — Buffalo Southern Railroad
AGR — Alabama and Gulf Coast Railway
SAT — Site Acceptance Test
W&LE — Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway
EMP — Environmental Management Plan
TCP/IP — transmission control protocol/internet protocol
CIMA — Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
MIS — Management Information System (OSHA)
VM — Value Management
RT — Radiographic Testing
FAQ — Frequently Asked Questions (sometimes Pronounced Fak)
OCB — Oil Circuit Breaker
BST — British Summer Time
S.L/H — Short LeaseHold
CAPM — Capital Asset Pricing Model
PHA — Preliminary Hazard Analysis
CAD — Computer Aided Designer
WATX — Watco
DPC — Damp Proof Course
ELOX — Elcon Inc.
C&WI — Chicago and Western Indiana railroad
HL — High Level
XLPE — Crosslinked Polyethylene
L&PS — London and Port Stanley Railway
FE — Finite Element
SQL — Structured Query Language
CATS — Charlotte Area Transit System
ISDN — Integrated Services Digital Network
NIC — National Insurance Contributions
LSI — Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad
IEC — International Electrotechnical Commission
HSC — Health and Safety Commission
PAYE — Pay-As-You-Earn
R&PA — Route and Programme Analyst
P&LE — Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad
CITB — Construction Industry Training Board
PGR — Progressive Rail

RHS — Rectangular Hollow Section
WYSIWYG — What You See Is What You Get (pronounced Wizzy-wig. See Entry For Derived Acronyms)
S&SM — Safety and Standards Manager
AA — Ann Arbor Railroad
E,L&N — Early, Late and Night
D&DR — Design & Development Report
LEU — Lineside Electronic Unit
D&IA — Design and Implementation Authority
DOS — Disk Operating System
DSE — Display Screen Equipment
ZCRG — Zonal Commercial Review Group
LRT — Light-Rail Transit
MTTR — Mean Time To Repair
PC — Personal computer (host)
ITU — International Telecommunication Union
CSM — Customer Service Manager
PA — Personal Assistant
PMCS — Project Management Control System
LED — law enforcement desk; light emitting diode
BN — Burlington Northern Railroad
L&HR — Lehigh and Hudson River railway
DDA — Disability Discrimination Act
MPV — Multi-Purpose Vehicle
PFI — Private Finance Initiative
D&DA — Design and Development Authority
N&VMP — Noise and Vibration Management Plan
WB — Westbound
COA — Chart Of Accounts
HZ — cycles per second (hertz)
BDW — Bighorn Divide and Wyoming Railroad
PDT — Portable Data Terminal
PRR — Pennsylvania Railroad
CIMAH — Control of Industrial Major Accident Hazard
DML — Data Manipulation Language
WI — Work Instruction
FC — Financial Controller
AQL — Acceptable Quality Level
CPO — Compulsory Purchase Order
RBC — Radio Block Centre
HST — High Speed Train
R(SCW) — Railway (Safety Critical Work) Regulations 1994
MM — Money Market
GPF — General Protection Fault
RTU — Remote Terminal Unit
DCF — discounted cash flow rate
SCADA — Supervisory Control And Data Aquisition
LD — Liquidated Damages
M&EE — Mechanical & Electrical Engineering
UT — Ultrasonic Testing
O&M — Operation and Maintenance

CCTV — Closed Circuit Television
L&PSR — London and Port Stanley Railway
SAE — Society of Automotive Engineers
COTS — Commercial Off the Shelf Software
FOC — Freight Operating Company
NAO — National Audit Office
RTA — Regional Transportation Authority
EMC — Electromagnetic Compatibility
TDM — Time Division Multiplexer
FRA — Federal Railroad Administration
IMDG — International Maritime Dangerous Goods
RC — Remote Control
FDM — Frequency Division Multiplex
UB — Universal Beam
L&NE — Lehigh and New England railroad
FRS — Financial Reporting Standard
JC — Junction
ACOP — Approved Code Of Practice (UK)
BP — Business Plan
AKMD — Arkansas Midland Railroad Company
HR — HUMAN RESOURCES
AVP — Assistant Vice President
IR — Illinois Railnet
ECU — European Currency Unit
OTR — Oakland Terminal Railway
TB — Trial Balance
LCP — Local Control Panel
AT — Auto Transformer
NEBOSH — National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health
IC — Illinois Central Railroad
MDF — Main Distribution Frame
LOP — Loss of Power
DTI — Department of Trade and Industry (UK)
MOD — Ministry Of Defence (United Kingdom) And Various Other Countries
OGEE — Ogeechee Railway
NYC — New York Central Railroad
NEMA — National Electric Manufacturer's Association
GBP — Great British Pound
VAMD — Virginia and Maryland
UFN — Until Further Notice
ITE — Institute of Transportation Engineers
PM — Project Manager
BBOH — Bloomingburg Ohio
SW — Software (SFTWE Preferred)
CAXX — CEMENTO CRUZ AZUL
OBRY — Orangeville-Brampton Railway
N&B — Northhampton and Bath railway
EC — Excellent Condition
NR — Network Rail
SCHLID — SCHedule IDentity

SDH — Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (ATM)
EPI — Environmental Performance Indicator
ETH — Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule
O&SPA — Operational and Support hazard Analysis
AMP — Asset Management Plan
KYLE — Kyle Railroad
PMT — Project Management Team
OLEMI — Overhead Line Equipment Master Index
PABX — private automatic branch exchange (telephone)
TBE — To Be Evaluated
MBO — Management Buy-Out
GE — Great Eastern
BRASS — British Railways Additional Superannuation Scheme
GN — Great Northern Railway
VRE — Virginia Railway Express
FURNO — Until FURther NOtice
RMT — National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers
PTE — Passenger Transport Executive
GMT — Greenwich Mean Time (Zulu)
M&E — Mechanical & Electrical
D&I — Design and Implementation
ABL — Alameda Belt Line
HA — Highways Agency
HAYSI — Haysi Railroad
RCD — Residual Current Device
EC — European Community
NFF — No Fault Found
RISC — Reduced Instruction Set Computer
BP — British Petroleum
SP — Southern Pacific Railroad
TMS — Traffic Management System
GTO — Gate Turn-Off thyristor
CBL — Conemaugh and Black Lick Railroad
AR — Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad
PACT — PAved Concrete Track
TDMA — Time Division Multiple Access
ADBF — Adrian and Blissfield Rail Road
UPS — Uninterruptible Power Supply
DD — Direct Debit
FP — Footpath
P&M — Plant & Machinery
WSOR — WISCONSIN & SOUTHERN
FTA — Federal Transit Administration
IC — Intercity
AR — Accounts Receivable
ATPM — Automatic Train Protection Manual
ATO — Automatic Train Operation
MP — Milepost
ARZC — Arizona and California Railroad
CPS — Criminal Protection Society. Sarcastic alternative meaning to the official Crown Prosecution Service, the government body responsible for bringing criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state, (thanks J Heeley). CPS stands for many more relatively unexcit

AKDN — Acadiana Railway Company
OOO — Out Of Order
EIA — Environmental impact assessment (international)
AFC — Approved For Construction
WP — Western Pacific
FTA — Freight Transport Association
ROCE — Return On Capital Employed
PDFH — Passenger Demand Forecasting Handbook
HSE — Health & Safety Executive Officer
EMCAR — Empty Carriages
DD&I — Design Development and Implementation
FAST — Federation Against Software Theft
APM — Assistant Project Manager
RIO — Rail Incident Officer
AGCR — Alamo Gulf Coast Railroad Company
TO — Technical Officer
MP — Missouri Pacific Railroad
BCLR — Bay Colony Railroad
CGT — Capital Gains Tax
EXPOTEL — hotel accommodation and conference booking agency
SIMBIDS — SIMplified BI–Directional Signalling
HATX — Helm Financial Corporation
ATC — Automatic Train Control
SQVR — Sequatchie Valley Railroad
CFWR — Caney Fork and Western Railroad
NCR — Nonconformance Report
NDT — Nondestructive Test
SMBX — Southern MN Sugar Beet Coop
ARR — Alaska Railroad
SRA — Strategic Rail Authority
TOFC — trailer-on-flatcar
ISG — International Steel Group
PW — Permanent Way
MSV — Mississippi and Skuna Valley Railroad Company
UCMX — United Clays, Inc
DO — Driver Only
NKP — Nickel Plate Road
MTBHE — Mean Time Between Hazardous Events
FSG — Financial Statement Generator
RJCM — R.J. Corman Railroad Company/ Memphis Line
RJCN — R.J. Corman Railroad Company/ Allentown Lines Incorporated
OAR — Old Augusta Railroad
CF — Cape Fear Railways Incorporated
OD — Outside Diameter
SSI — Solid State Interlocking
RJCL — R.J. Corman Railroad Company/ Cleveland line
TBW — Temporary Block Working
GP — Georgia-Pacific
CV — Central Vermont Railway
ETA — Expected Time of Arrival

RSR — Rochester and Southern Railroad
BRG — Brownsville and Rio Grande International Railroad
TOC — Train Operating Company
BB — Buckingham Branch Railroad
IBH — Intermediate Block Home Signal
LPO — Local Process Owner
BVRY — Brandywine Valley Railroad Company
TRC — Trona Railway Company
SSC — Southern Switching Company
TCS — Traffic Control System
CR — Conrail
PTA — Passenger Transport Authority
PALADIN — Performance And Loading Analysis Database INformation
APNC — Appanoose County Community Railroad
CTRL — Channel Tunnel Rail Link
ILWS — Inductive Loop Warning System
PTW — Permit to Work (UK)
PSN — Packet Switched Network
CHR — Chestnut Ridge Railway Company
NVQ — National Vocational Qualification
PRV — Pearl River Valley Railroad Company
HAZCHEM — Hazardous Chemical
ECO — Electrical Control Operator
APA — Apache Railway Company
BRW — Black River and Western railroad
AIP — Approval in Principle
RJCW — R.J. Corman Railroad Company/ Western Ohio Line
ASRY — Ashland Railway
ATW — Atlantic and Western Railway
ONT — Ontario Northland Railway
NER — North Eastern Railway
SWT — South West Trains
ISRS — International Safety Rating System
WRRC — Western Rail Road Company
OCTL — Oil Creek and Titusville Lines, Inc.
CB — Central Battery
CCKY — Chattooga and Chickamauga Railway Company
PW — Providence and Worcester Railroad
EPS — Earnings per share
IIP — Investors In People. The UK system of human resources quality and development accreditation system. Or more amusingly, Intellectually Impaired Person (or Passenger or Protester) - being the unofficial term allegedly used by some London Transport staff to
KKRR — Knox and Kane Railroad Company
LW — Louisville and Wadley Railway Company
RR — Railroad
BTP — British Transport Police
EIB — European Investment Bank
CFNR — California Northern Railroad
SLUT — South Lake Union Trolley
BPRR — Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad Inc.
PBVR — Port Bienville Railroad
DART — Dallas Area Rapid Transit

PBT — Profit Before Tax
HEP — Head-End Power
IHB — Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
CIRR — Chattahoochee Industrial Railroad
SRN — Sabine River and Northern
PNB — Personal Needs Break
TNA — Training Needs Analysis. The TNA term is most commonly given to the process of identifying and planning personal/skills development for an individual, group, or entire workforce. This can be the responsibility of a supervisor, group leader, senior manager
HVAC — Heating, Ventilating, And Air Conditioning
FTVM — FerroValle
CRL — Chicago Rail Link
SLAL — South Plains Lamesa Railroad
ALAB — Alabama Railroad
SOCO — Scene Of Crime Officer
PBR — Patapsco and Back Rivers Railroad
MNN — Minnesota Northern Railroad Incorporated
DMM — Dansville and Mount Morris Railroad Company
MH — Mount Hood Railroad
NCIR — New Castle Industrial Railroad
CPD — Continuous Professional Development
FM — frequency modulation
SVRR — Shamokin Valley Railroad Company
ANR — Angelina and Neches River Railroad
AZCR — Arizona Central Railroad
RRI — Route Relay Interlocking
MILW — Milwaukee Road
PORTIS — Portable Ticket Issuing System
REFOS — Running Edge to Face Of Structure
NERR — Nashville and Eastern Railroad
CW — Colorado and Wyoming railway
CCRR — Claremont Concord Railroad
KJR — Kiski Junction Railroad
RTS — Rapid Transit Systems
CAGY — Columbus and Greenville Railway Company
MRL — Montana Rail Link
PSTN — Public Switched Telecommunications Network
CBGR — Council Bluffs Railway
SPM — Senior Project Manager
BJRY — Burlington Junction Railway
MDF — Medium Density Fibreboard
CMPA — Madison railroad
OHL — OverHead Line
IMC2 — 2nd generation Infrastructure Maintenance Contract
CALA — Carolina Southern Railroad
KJRY — Keokuk Junction Railway
DSS — Department of Social Security
WCOR — Wellsboro and Corning Railroad Company
IORY — Indiana & Ohio Railway
NOPB — New Orleans Public Belt Railroad
FRED — Financial Reporting Exposure Draft
KCS — Kansas City Southern Railway

STR — Shawnee Terminal Railway Company
OEL — Occupational Exposure Limit
NS — Norfolk Southern Railway
PCN — Point Comfort and Northern Railway
DCRR — Dubois County Railroad
GER — Great Eastern Railway
DETR — Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
LSRC — Lake State Railway Company
ISRR — Indiana Southern Railroad
ESMS — Engineering Safety Management System
RRVW — Red River Valley and Western Railroad
RJCP — R.J. Corman Railroad Company/ Pennsylvan
RARW — Rarus Railway Company
CMSL — Cape May Seashore Lines
SLWC — Stillwater Central Railroad
CAT — Central Arkansas Transit
PRT — Philadelphia Rapid Transit
FJLC — Fabrica de Jabon la Corona
SCRF — South Carolina Central Railroad
TCWR — Twin Cities and Western Railroad
COSS — Controller of Site Safety
CBRY — Copper Basin Railway
JDHX — JD Heiskell
FR — Feasibility Report
ETM — Electric Track Maintenance
EZP — Electro–Zinc Plating
DVT — Driving Van Trailer
GMPTA — Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority
EPROM — Electrically Programmable Read Only Memory
QX — Qualifying eXceptions
YARR — Youngstown and Austintown Railroad
FFT — Functional Fault Tree
OTVR — Otter Tail Valley Railroad Company
BS — British Standard
RJCC — R.J. Corman Railroad/Kentucky Lines
MPLI — Minnesota Prairie Line Incorporated
MDS — Meridian Southern Railway
SYPTE — South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive
CT — Columbia Terminal
CTRR — Cloquet Terminal Railroad
UMP — Upper Merion and Plymouth Railroad
CPDR — Carolina Piedmont Railroad
NAUG — Naugatuck Railroad Company
PROM — Programmable Read Only Memory (chip)
MNNR — Minnesota Commercial Railway
CPS — Crown Prosecution Service (UK criminal justice system)
AWS — Automatic Warning System
CSCD — Cascade and Columbia River Railroad Company
CLP — Clarendon and Pittsford Railroad
OE — Oregon Electric Railway Company

URR — Union Railroad
TMP — Traffic Management Plan
CC — Chicago Central and Pacific Railroad Company
GMPTE — Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive
USN — United States Navy
CRP — Central Railroad of Pennsylvania
CAIX — CAI Rail Inc.
JTC — Jointless Track Circuit
VT — Virgin Trains
BOP — Border Pacific Railroad Company
NMGR — New Mexico Gateway Railroad
NKCR — Nebraska, Kansas & Colorado RailNet
KE — Kinematic Envelope
SM — St. Mary's Railroad
LCR — Lake County Railroad
ITT — Invitation To Tender
ARC — Alexander Railroad
CLC — Columbia and Cowlitz Railway Company
VRG — Virgin Rail Group
NRI — Nebkota Railway Incorporated
PLC — Public limited company
H&S — Health and Safety
CBRW — Columbia Basin Railroad
SCTR — South Central Tennessee Railroad
CNZR — Central New England Railroad
KT — Kentucky and Tennessee Railway Company
OMID — Ontario Midland Railroad Corporation
HMCR — Huntsville and Madison County Railroad Authority
SPT — Signal Post Telephone
MET — Modesto and Empire Traction Company
DC — Delray Connecting Railroad Company
COEH — Conecuh Valley Railroad
BSC — Base Station Controller
NSE — Network Southeast
NCRC — Nebraska Central Railroad
RVPR — Riverport railroad
SAPT — Savannah Port Terminal Railroad Incorporated
CPC — Circuit Protective Conductor
NCVA — North Carolina and Virginia Railroad
WATC — Washington Terminal Company
SBVR — South Branch Valley Rail Road
MDDE — Maryland and Delaware Railroad
COCP — Code of Construction Practice
TCS — Train Control System
CTR — Clinton Terminal Railroad Company
ACT — Advanced Corporation Tax
NENE — Nebraska Northeastern Railway
SCFE — South Central Florida Express Incorporated
KRR — Kiamichi Railroad
NVRR — NAPA Valley Railroad Company

WNFR — Kanawha Rail Corporation
NYCH — New York Cross Harbor Railroad Terminal Corporation
AEA — Atomic Energy Authority
SMA — San Manuel Arizona Railroad Company
PNW — Prescott and Northwestern Railroad
TBRY — Thermal Belt Railway
CCRA — Camp Chase Industrial Railroad
URFDO — Ultrasonic Rail Flaw Detector Operator
POVA — Pend Oreille Valley Railroad
HBT — HOUSTON BELT & TERMINAL
CTN — Canton Railroad Company
MEBO — Management and Employee Buy Out
OTDR — Optical Time Domain Reflectometer
SW — Southwestern Railroad Company
SMV — Santa Maria Valley Railroad Company
BLR — Blacklands railroad
COP — City of Prineville Railway
LS — Luzerne and Susquehanna Railway
REN — Ringer Equivalence Number
ALQS — Aliquippa and Southern Railroad Company
ECS — Empty Coaching Stock
NYGL — New York and Greenwood Lake Railway
NBER — Nittany and Bald Eagle Railroad Company
BSP — Bulk Supply Point
SHARON — Sharon Steel
OUCH — Ouachita Railroad
EAC — Extended Arm Contract
FSH — Full Screen Height
TVRR — Tulare Valley Railroad Company
SMIS — Safety Management Information System
PTI — Positive Train Identification
PDMX — Programmable Digital Multiplexer
YVRR — Yadkin Valley Railroad
MPI — Motive Power Industries
LJU — Line Jack Unit
RVSC — Rio Valley Switching Company
CDM — Construction Design and Management
LT — Lake Terminal Railroad Company
PVS — Pecos Valley Southern Railway Company
NOKL — Northwestern Oklahoma Railroad
DQM — Data Quality Manager
FOC — Fibre Optic Cable
RPRC — Richmond Pacific Railroad Corporation
SLRG — San Luis and Rio Grande railroad
CRR OF NJ — Central Railroad of New Jersey
NYOG — New York and Ogdensburg Railway Company Incorporated
RSS — Rockdale, Sandow & Southern Railroad
HTT — Harsco Track Technologies
TSU — Tulsa-Sapulpa Union Railway
DBFO — Design Build Finance Operate

PWM — Pulse width modulation
AFC — Anticipated Final Cost
WTNN — West Tennessee Railroad
SHA — Safety Hazard Analysis
MVB — Multifunctional Vehicle Bus
A&GW — Atlantic and Great Western Railroad
PRY — Pioneer Industrial railway
YW — Yreka Western Railroad Company
SS — Sand Springs Railway Company
RTA — Road Traffic Accident (British)
SBRR — Stourbridge Railroad Company
SAN — Sandersville Railroad
POTB — Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad
STMA — St. Maries River Railroad Company
TSRR — Tennessee Southern Railroad
PA — Public Addresses
CSAO — Conrail Shared Assets Operation
QS — quantity surveyor
WPRR — Willamette and Pacific Railroad
QRR — Quincy Railroad Company
CBQ — CHICAGO BURLINGTON & QUINCY
SRC — Strasburg Railroad
DME — Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad Company
LVRR — Lycoming Valley Railroad
MCER — Massachusetts Central Railroad
GWRR — Great Walton Railroad Incorporation
WICT — WISCONSIN & CALUMET
CIW — CHICAGO & ILLINOIS WESTERN
HCA — Historic Cost Accounting
BNS — Birmingham New Street
VTR — Vermont Railway
WBCR — Wabash Central railroad
SLC — San Luis Central Railroad Company
KBSR — Kankakee Beaverville and Southern Railroad Company
SGLR — Seminole Gulf Railway
TSE — Texas South-Eastern Railroad Company
PTR — Port Terminal Railroad of South Carolina
ETT — Employee Timetable
YRC — York Railway
TSR — Temporary Speed Restriction
AM — Arkansas and Missouri
OHCR — Ohio Central Railroad
PICK — Pickens railway
NSHR — North Shore Railroad
TR — Tomahawk Railway
PNWR — Portland and Western Railroad Incorporated
MSCI — Mississippi Central Railroad Company
CMNW — CHICAGO MISSOURI & WESTERN
MJ — Manufacturers Junction Railway Company
SLR — St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad Company

VR — Valdosta Railway
EOA — End of Authority
MRS — Manufacturers Railway
CS — COLORADO & SOUTHERN
LV — Lehigh Valley Railroad
LVDT — Linear Variable Differential Transformer
SLU — Standard Length Unit
E&P — Electrification and Plant
CCLX — Crystal Car Lines
DPI — Dye Penetrant Inspection
RIDDOR'95 — Reporting of Injuries, Disease and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995
MMID — Maryland Midland Railway
CD ROM — Compact Disc Read-Only Memory
MSTR — Massena Terminal Railroad Company
SCXY — St. Croix Valley Railroad Company
OPEX — Operating Expenditure
ORC — Order of Railroad Conductors
CP — Canadian Pacific Railway
OOG — Out of Gauge
SRS — Sperry Rail Service
DTI — Detroit, Toledo, & Ironton
VIAMONT — Viamont
ELHS — Erie Lackawanna Historical Society
NRSC — Network Rail railway Safety Case
HN — Hutchinson and Northern Railway Company
COS — Client Operating System
ABA — Air Brake Association
FRS — Functional Requirements Specifications
UTAH — Utah Railway
COER — CRAB ORCHARD & EGYPTIAN
MCR — McCloud Railway Company
CRI — CHICAGO RIVER & INDIANA
NMRX — New Mexico Department of Transportation-New Mexico Rail Runner Express
SLR — ST. LAWRENCE & ATLANTIC
CSS — CHICAGO SOUTH SHORE & SOUTH BEND
ST — Springfield Terminal Railway Company
CCA — Current Cost Accounting
WLL — West London Line
LO-LO — Lift on, lift off,
TPW — TOLEDO PEORIA & WESTERN
CIC — CEDAR RAPIDS & IOWA CITY
FWD — FORT WORTH & DENVER
AWP — ATLANTA & WEST POINT)
ADN — Ashley, Drew & Northern
NJNY — New Jersey and New York Railroad
WSR — Warren and Saline River Railroad
TOOS — Taken Out of Service
LSB — Local Sensor Bus
TFVM — Terminal Ferroviaria Del Velle De Mexico Sa De Cv
LFCD — Linea Coahuila Durango SA de CV

WABCO — Westinghouse Air Brake Company
RE — Resident Engineer
VRRC — Vandalia Railroad
BH–RAIL — Bull Head RAIL Section
PIO — Police Incident Officer
FDDI — Fibre Distributed Data Interface
LDDC — London Docklands Development Corporation (UK)
BO — BALTIMORE & OHIO)
SIRT — STATEN ISLAND RAPID TRANSIT
MNS — Minneapolis Northfield & Southern
FOC — Free Of Charge. Widely used acronym promising a good deal, however see TANSTAAFL.
F/B — Foot Bridge
QAM — Quality Assurance Manager
SOU — Southern Oregon University
PCV — Petty Cash Voucher
THB — TORONTO HAMILTON & BUFFALO
NBV — Net Book Value
FDDM — FORT DODGE DES MOINES & SOUTHERN
AEAT — AEA Technology PLC
ID&T — Implementation, Development and Training
HABD — Hot Axle Box Detector
OCC — Occupied
RSP — Rail Settlement Plan
LC — LANCASTER & CHESTER
NJT — New Jersey Transit
CAD — Cadiz Railroad
GSM–R — Global System for Mobile communications for Railways
FRP — Field Reporting Procedures
WSRY — Winamac Southern railway
TBTC — Transmission-Based Train Control
TNHR — Three Notch railroad
AAX — Agrico Chemical Company
DSL — Denver & Salt Lake
LMLX — Livingston Mountain Locomotive Works
FNOR — Florida Northern Railroad
CIP — Core Investment Program
ESSD — Electrostatic Sensitive Device
CRE — Contractor's Responsible Engineer
ETRB — Electronic Train Register Book
ETH INDEX — Electric Trains Heating Capacity
AB — Additions and Betterments
CEI — CHICAGO & EASTERN ILLINOIS
S&SD — Systems and Safety Department
OSGR — Ordnance Survey Grid Reference
TCI — Track Circuit Interrupter
RETB — Radio Electronic Token Block
BCHX — Bosques De Chihuahua
BM — BOSTON & MAINE
CET — Controlled Emission Toilet
PGE — Pacific Great Eastern Railway

GIJ — Glued Insulated rail Joint
GMO — Gulf Mobile and Ohio
BGCM — Bg & Cm Railroad
KX — Kings Cross
ROSCO — Rolling Stock Leasing Company
AVGX — Avon Grain
CITDS — Construction Industry Tax Deduction Scheme
MTBFF — Mean Time Between Functional Failures
AC — Algoma Central Railway
TSC — Train Service Code
CAHA — Claims Allocation and Handling Agreement
SRNJ — Southern Railroad Company of New Jersey
LRWN — LITTLE ROCK & WESTERN
PLGS — Position Light Ground Signal
PRDC — Princess Royal Distribution Centre
GBW — Green Bay & Western Railroad
JDNX — J & M Locomotive Inc.
SBK — South Brooklyn Railway Company
SPI — Safety Performance Indicator
PI — Paducah & Illinois Railroad
EN — ESQUIMALT & NANAIMO
EV — Everett Railroad
GTR — Great River Railroad
CTR3 — Channel Tunnel Route 3
RAYO — Rayonier
PAMX — PrivAte Manual branch eXchange
RFD — Rail Freight Distribution
DSRC — DAKOTA SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY
SIGWEN — Signalling Equipment Workshop Engineering Notice
D&D — Design & Development
KIWIRAIL — Kiwi Rail
FIO — For Information Only
WSP — Wheel Slip Protection
CRT — Critical Rail Temperature
CCI — Confirmation of Client's Instruction
GA — Georgia Railroad
LEC — London Electricity Contracting Limited
S&SD — Railtrack's Safety and Standards Directorate
RIFAA — Rail Industry First Aid Association
MYC — Multi-Year Coverage
BH — Bath & Hammondsport Railroad Company
AEAT RAIL — The Former British Rail Research
PSBR — Public Sector Borrowing Requirement
AMU — Access Management Unit
QRP — Quarterly Reporting Pack
DNC — Declared Non–Compliance
CWR — CWR Incorporated
PTO — Public Telecommunications Operator
PMUX — Panel Multiplexer
RIC — Regolamento Internazionale Carrozze

CRS — Computerised Reservation System
IMR — Interlocking Machine Room
ECRO — Electrical Control Room Operator
FCP — Ferrocarril del Pacifico
IMECHE — Institution of Mechanical Engineers
APTIS — All Purpose Ticket Issuing System
OCS — Overhead Catenary System
MTRT — Matisa Track Recording Trolley
SPAD — Signal Passed At Danger
NRES — National Rail Enquiry Service
SLW — Single Line Working
W/S — Work Station
WMPTA — West Midlands Passenger Transport Authority
GCSX — Granite City Steel Co
CDNP — Cheques Drawn Not Presented
DPL — Down Passenger Loop
NORTA — New Orleans Regional Transit Authority
EJR — East Jersey Railroad and Terminal
BMS — Berlin Mills Railway
OTW — One Train Working
HTS — High Tensile Steel
TVRM — Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
RWY — Railway
NY&E — New York and Erie Railroad
JS2 — advanced signalling cable jointing and testing
AGW — Atlantic and Great Western railroad
WESTRACE — Westinghouse Radio Advance Control Equipment
LOSX — Locomotive Specialists, Inc.
TRTS — Train Ready To Start indicator
AHBLC — Automatic Half Barrier Level Crossing
MTTRS — Mean Time to Restore Service
CRI&P — Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad
SRT — Sectional Running Time
GWT — Great Western Trains
PICOP — Person In Charge Of Possession
RSSB — Rail Safety and Standards Board
GU — Grafton and Upton Railroad Company
JSRC — Jackson and Southern Railroad Company
EN — Euro Norm
REB — Relocatable Equipment Building
BLW — Baldwin Locomotive Works
EE&CS — Electrical Engineering & Control Systems
NEG — National Express Group
LOA — Limit of Authority
SP&SN — Single Phase and Switched Neutral
ACI — Allied Continental Intermodal
CIM — Chicago & Illinois Midland
PLJI — Position Light Junction Indicator
RHA — Road Haulage Association
CIÉ — Corás Iompair Éireann

RAFS — Rail Freight Billing System
ABB — Akron and Barberton Belt Railroad Company
DH — Delaware and Hudson
DCA — Data Concentrator Appreciation
OHNS — OverHead Line Neutral Section
PSB — Power Signal Box
CG — Central of Georgia Railway
CGW — Chicago Great Western Railway
W&N — Wharton and Northern railroad
AVR — Allegheny Valley Railroad
CE — Contract Engineer
JLE — Jubilee Line Extension
ETE — Electrical Traction Engineers
LC — Level Crossing
FNW — First North Western
ROSIN — Railway Open System Interconnection Network
SPCC — Southern Peru Copper Corporation
SWRX — Southwind Shortline Railroad Co
AFLR — Alabama & Florida RR
AGILIS — agilis Verkehrsgesellschaft
AF — Alabama & Florida Railway Company
RO-RO — Roll On-roll Off
D&H — Delaware and Hudson railroad
ASLEF — Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
CCU — Core Control Unit
DL&W — Delaware, Lackawanna and Western railroad
NTO — National Training Organisation
PIXC — Passengers in Excess of Capacity
CPMT — Central Project Management Team
PAL — Paducah and Louisville
FMEA — Failure Mode and Effect Analysis
KOT — Kentucky-Ohio Transportation Co
CORP — Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad
EFL — External Financing Limit
RSA — Railway Study Association
OLE — Overhead Line Equipment
WYPTA — West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Authority
VLIX — Vintage Locomotives Inc
C&O — Chesapeake and Ohio railroad
CGIX — Collingwood
SGVY — Saginaw Valley Railway Company Incorpora
DEMU — Diesel-Electric Multiple Unit
RITS — Rail Infrastructure Transport System
VFN — Valuation Field Notes
KWT — Kwt Railway, Inc.
SLRR — St. Lawrence & Raquette River Railroad
GRIP — Guide to Railway Investment Projects
LEB — London Electricity Board
ABB — Akron-Barberton Belt railroad
LMD — Light Maintenance Depot

OCTR — Octoraro Railway Incorporated
AEM — Area Environmental Manager
NPBL — Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line
MPRX — Motive Power & Equipment Solutions, Inc.
ANBX — Anbel Corporation
TP&SN — Three Phase and Switched Neutral
KSRY — Kosciusko and Southwestern Railway
TRU — Track Recording Unit
CI — Contract Instruction
EACH — East Camden and Highland Railroad
IECC — Integrated Electronic Control Centre
ESI — electricity supply industry
OROR — Outside Rules Of the Route
CA — Chesapeake & Albemarle
LCAMS — Low Carbon Austenitic Manganese Steel
ARPS — Association of Railway Preservation Societies
RIDRR — Railway Industry Dispute Resolution Rules
MEAV — Modern Equivalent Asset Value
ETCS — European Train Control System
EG — Executive Grade: old style executive job grading system
ATS — Automatic Train Supervision (for rail signaling systems)
SWTH — Signalling Works Testing Handbook
CRUCC — Central Rail Users Consultative Committee
LMA — Limit of Movement Authority
UTX — Under Track Crossing
AAR — American Association of Railroads
MPI — Magnetic Particle Inspection
EPRY — East Penn Railway
COMPASS — COMbined Performance And Safety System
LHR — Lehigh and Hudson River
ABCL — Automatic Barrier level Crossing Locally monitored by train crew
MSP — Measured Shovel Packing
CSN — Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional
P&E — Plant and Equipment
AEPX — American Electric Power Service
AKS — AK Steel Holding Corporation
CCT — Central California Traction Company
GNWR — Genesee and Wyoming Railroad Company
JN — Junction
EFRX — Eastside Freight Railroad
SDNX — Coaster
AFRR — Amador Foothills Railroad
RITC — Railway Industry Training Council
MFCC — M. F. Coffman Collection
ARTP — Association of Rail Training Providers
WTT — Working Time Table
BMWE — Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees
KDC — key distribution centre
ROW — Renewal Of Way
AVACS — Aire VAlley Control System

ALG — Association of London Government
FTRL — Foster Townsend Rail Logistics
SCAX — Southern California Regional Rail Authority
POMG — Police Incident Office
SMTH — Signal Maintenance Tester's Handbook
ACIO — Assistant Chief Inspecting Officer
CRR — Competition and Regulatory Reviews
BB — Buildings and Bridges
ITPM — IT Process Model
EOTD — End of Train Device
PPG — Planning Policy Guidance notes
CPMG — Company Performance Management Group
IA — Implementation Authority
MC1 — Maine Coast
DCTA — Denton County Transportation Authority
EIRC — Eastern Illinois Railroad Company
HFDG — Human Factors Development Group
BRIS — British Rail Infrastructure Services
GSPP — General Specification for Possession Planning
LVRM — Lehigh Valley Rail Management
CUOH — Columbus and Ohio River Railroad Company
DH — Delaware and Hudson Railroad
BTOG — British Transport Officers Guild
ACTO — Association of Charter Train Operators
RPPS — Rail Passenger Partnership Scheme
GLW — Gross Laden Weight
GMTX — GATX Rail Locomotive Group
CGRX — Consolidated Grain and Barge Company
EM — Edgemoor & Manetta Railway
OHLE — Overhead Line Equipment
BM — Boston and Maine Railroad Corporation
POA — Payment On Account
IERS — International Environmental Rating System
LRV — Light-Rail Vehicle
WJRR — West Jersey Railroad
SMG — Systems Management Group
SSSI — Site of Special Scientific Interest
RSL — Rolling Stock Library
UIC — Union Internationale des Chemin
CBS — Contract Breakdown Structure
R/G — level crossing with miniature Red & Green warning lights
OCL — Operational Communications Link
RLE — Rail Link Engineering
CCF — Control Centre of the Future
AP TDM — Accounts Payable Electronics, Time Division Multiplex
AVL — Aroostook Valley Railroad Company
ADD — Automatic Dropping Device
BRSA — British Rail Staff Association
NUCX — Nucor Steel Crawfordsville
RGSP — Railway Group Safety Plan

DAPP — Draft Annual Possession Plan
APRR — Albany Port Railroad
QC — Quebec Central
PLMX — CIT Group/Capital Finance, Inc
TSBY — Great Lakes Central Railroad
UTLX — Union Tank Car Company
ENGLEWOOD — Englewood Railway
IDMS — Integrated Document Management System
RTHQ — RailTrack HeadquartersRailCons
SWOT — Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats analysis
GW — Great Western Bank
RPM — Route Performance Manager
COI — Confirmation Of verbal Instruction
OPS — Outline Project Specification
RMPD — Route Modernisation Product Delivery
WABL — Wabush Lake railway
GC — Georgia Central Railway
MCSA — Moscow, Camden, and San Augustine Railroad
JCAC — Johnson County Airport Commission
EARY — Eastern Alabama Railway
PWI — Permanent Way Institution
NCC — National Control Centre
SWELTRAC — South West London Transport Conference
BST — Basic Signalling Technology
AHBC — Automatic Half Barrier Crossing
SBD — Seaboard System Railroad
CTC — Centralised Traffic Control
FDC — Financial Data Control
BLE — Bessemer and Lake Erie
GCSR — Gulf, Colorado, and San Saba Railway
ROAD — Railway jargon for railway line
CRIX — Citicorp Railmark, Inc.
NP — Northern Pacific Railway
APT — Advanced Passenger Train
LCM — Lake Champlain and Moriah
CPEF — Companhia Paulista de Estradas de Ferro
FE — Foundation Electronics
ITC — Illinois Terminal Railroad
SSIC — Solid State Interlocking Controller
CRR — Clinchfield Railroad
APP — Annual Possession Plan
CTL — Combined Transport Limited
LPN — Longview, Portland & Northern
EBS — Emergency Bypass Switch
ATOC — Association of Train Operating Companies
CERT — City of Edinburgh Rapid Transport
VSO — Valdosta Southern Railroad
GBRY — Gettysburg Railway
BAR — Bangor and Aroostook
OJEC — Official Journal of the European Community

MQT — Marquette Rail
BFC — Bellefonte Central Railroad
CIS — Customer Information System
SN — Sacramento Northern Railway
VOL. — volume
HIRR — Hainesport Industrial Railroad
ETD — National Extension Trunk Dialling
FDP — Ferrocarril de Panama
APD — Albany Port District
ACCOLC — Access Overload Control
TTC — Toronto Transit Corporation
CEDG — Civil Engineering Design Group
CAG — Contract Approval Group
SNCB — Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Belges
SSOR — Sisseton Southern Railway Company
BS&TE — Business Signal & Telecommunications Engineer
MCRR — Monongahela Connecting RR Company
FGER — Fruit Growers Express Company
TDA — TRUST Delay Attribution
LWR — Long Welded Rail
DGL — Down Goods Loop
PRTD — Portland Traction
ACL — Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
ADG — Area Delivery Group
ATS — Aviation Technical Services (SPAWAR, US Navy)
KNOR — Klamath Northern Railway
FIBU — FIfty hertz Booster Unit
TD–D — Data Course (Training)
MDOT — Maryland DOT
TKEN — Tennken Railroad Company Incorporated
CPTM — Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos
EPTC — East Portland Traction
MMC — Monopolies and Mergers Commission
CARX — Caliber Auto Transfer
EL — Erie Lackawanna Railway
PDAC — Performance Data Accuracy Code
NPR — Northern Plains Railroad Incorporated
CNUR — C and NC Railroad Corporation
NBEC — New Brunswick East Coast Railway Company Incorporated
TCT — Texas City Terminal Railway Company
AWS — Auxiliary Wayside System
CNL — Columbia Newberry and Laurens
CANX — CANAC International Incorporation
HMRI — Her Majesty's Railway Inspectorate
LLPX — Locomotive Leasing Partners
NSR — Newburgh and South Shore Railroad Compan
PABS — Passenger track Access Billing System
LN — Louisville and Nashville
BCR — Bay Coast Railroad
TIT — Texas International Terminals

ROTR — Rules of the Route
CSL — Chicago Short Line Railway Company
ANY — Athabasca Northern Railway
ILSX — Independent Locomotive Service
TSWR — Toppenish, Simcoe & Western Railroad
FDDB — Fibre Distributed Database
DESX — DIESEL ELECTRIC SERVICES
FEC — Florida East Coast
KSW — Kansas Southwestern Railway
TE — Tacoma Eastern Railway Company
DLR — Docklands Light Railway
ESLJ — East St. Louis Junction Railroad
RUPP — Road Used As A Public Path
BKRR — Batten Kill Railroad
LIRR — Long Island Railroad
EC4T — Electric Current for Traction
DPPP — Draft Period Possession Plan
QCM — Chemin de fer Cartier
ETL — Essex Terminal Railway Company
TRS — Train Ready to Start
OCR — Ottawa Central Railway
ATLT — Austin Todd and Ladd Railroad Company
ATIX — Alstom Transportation Incorporated
CT — Central Trains
FCA — Ferrovia Centro Atlantica
B&O — Baltimore and Ohio railroad
AKM — American Kraft Mills
FCM — Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico
ECTB — East Chattanooga Belt Railway Company
OMLX — OmniTRAX Leasing Limited
NPMEA — National Planning Manager, Engineering Access
I/L — InterLocking
PPM — Planned Preventative Maintenance
DMIR — Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range
HE — Hollis and Eastern Railroad Company
MHSW — Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1992
PJR — Port Jersey Railroad
COBA — Cost Benefit Analysis
BH — Bath and Hammondsport Railroad
LNER — London and North Eastern Railway
AB — Absolute Block
CDR — Cheap Day Return
EPD — Engineering and Production Directorate
CFMG — Chemin de Fer de LA Matapedia et du Golfe Inc.
DVR — Devco Railway Cape Breton Development Corporation now Sydney Coal Railway
LHR — Lehigh and Hudson River Railway
WRA — Western Railway of Alabama
ICMU — Interference Current Monitoring Unit
WYPTE — West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive
KFR — Kettle Falls International railway

CEDAC — Civil Engineering Design And Construction
SSIDWS — Solid State Interlocking Design WorkstationS
FTRX — Foster Townsend Rail Logistics
ZTE — Zone Telecommunications Engineer
BRG — Business Review Group
HOBC — High Output Ballast Cleaner
BBRR — Balfour Beatty Rail Renewals
IVPS — Intermediate Voltage Power Supply
SQE — Safety Quality and Environment
BCC — Banking Control Account
URFD — Ultrasonic Rail Flaw Detection
TIC — Technical Investigation Centre
EQAP — EQuipment APpreciation
BTA — British Transport Advertising
NTBEP — Not to Be Exceeded Price
ALL — America Latina Logistica
AMTK — Amtrak
LNAL — Louisville New Albany and Corydon Railroad
CSR — Cab Secure Radio
ELR — Engineers Line Reference
GAAB — Georgia and Alabama Division South Carolina Central Railroad
SFO — Senior Fire Officer
LMSX — Locomotive Management Services
WLE — Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway Company
GNRR — Georgia Northeastern Railroad
OOU — Out of Use
FWWR — Fort Worth and Western Railroad
RBRX — RB Railway Group
SSR — Railway Service Contractors
MB — Level crossing with Manually lifting Barriers
ACWP — AccuracyActual Cost of Work Performed
NHCR — New Hampshire Central Railroad
SWGX — Southwest Georgia Railroad Excursion Authority/Sam Shortline Excursion Train
MAA — Magma Arizona Railroad Company
EWD — Each Week Day
MOS — Motor Operated Switch
WMPTE — West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive
WOHO — Wabash and Ohio Railroad
DLCX — Diesel Locomotive Co LLC
FMES — Fixed and Mobile Equipment Supply
VBR — Virginia Blue Ridge Railway
MNCR — Metro North Commuter Railway
NECR — New England Central Railway
TQ — Technical Query
CLCO — Claremont & Concord
HGK — Hafen und Gueterverkehr Koeln
MEP — Member of European Parliament
TCAID — Track Circuit Actuator Interference Detector
DRIR — Denver Rock Island Railroad
IP — Investment Proposal

NPM — National Procurement Manager
WAB — Wabash Railroad
RMS — Risk Management System
LAWS — Low Adhesion Warning System
WYCO — Wyoming and Colorado Railroad
OURD — Ogden Union Railway and Depot Company
MTR — Mass Transit Railway
CO — Chesapeake and Ohio railroad
LPA — Local Procurement Agent
NDA — Not Described Alarm
ATR — Automatic Train Regulation
ETR — Electronic Train Recording
RPI — Revenue Protection Officer
CRA — Call Routing Apparatus
RIC — Rail Incident Commander
NRA — National Rail Academy
SCUK — Signalling Controls Uk Ltd
SOO — Soo Line Railroad
DMCI — Des Moines & Central Iowa RR
PM — Production Manager
EUROSPIN — European Seamless Passenger Information Network
FHIX — Fruit Growers Express
PSAP — Puget Sound and Pacific Railroad Company
PWRA — Private Wagon owners Registration Agreement
BPA — Business Planning Analysis
SSHA — Subsystem Hazard Analysis
FOU — Freight Operating Unit
NYI — No Year Indicated
WCML — West Coast Main Line
TGV — Train à Grande Vitesse
SLGW — Salt Lake, Garfield, and Western Railway Company
USRA — United States Railway Association
DETP — Detailed Engineering Train Plan
PTRR — Port Townsend Railroad Incorporated
FB — Flat Bottom Rail
P — Programme
LTEX — Larry's Truck Electric
HMFI — Her Majesty's Factory Inspectorate
PROCSYS — Procurement Control
RSP — Roscoe Snyder and Pacific Railway
DEP — Designated Earth Point
ABC — Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast
RCM(2) — Remote Condition Monitoring
SSN–FTA — Subsystem Fault Tree Analysis
BLOL — Bloomer Shippers Connecting Railroad Co.
DNE — Duluth and Northeastern Railroad Company
RESX — Rescar, Inc.
NEKM — Northeast Kansas & Missouri
JTCO — Jacksonville Terminal Company
VULX — Vulcan Materials Company

WSS — Winston-Salem Southbound Railway Company
DCIO — Deputy Chief Inspecting Officer
ABC — Automatic Ballast Cleaner
JEFW — Jefferson Warrior Railroad Company
NEZP — Nezperce Railroad
NBX — Not Boxed
TPH — Trains per Hour
OPU — Operational Planning Unit
DO — Delaware Otsego
SNCF — Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français
ROCK — Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
GMR — Georgia Midland Railroad
GCW — Garden City Western Railway Company
TPS — Traction Power Supply
JKL — J.K. Line Incorporated
APM — Area Production Manager
GNER — Great North Eastern Railway
TPWS–E — Train Protection and Warning System based on Euro–balise technology
CMGN — Central Michigan RR
CCPN — Corpus Christi Terminal Railroad
MKNR — Mackenzie Northern Railway
BRIMS — British Rail Incident Monitoring System
MAFF — Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food
NN — Northern Nevada Railroad Corporation
PH — Professional Head
CER — Change En Route
OPM — Operational Planning Manager
TUPE — Transfer of Undertakings
USAF — U.S. Air Force
NY&NJ — New Jersey and New York railroad
MZSA — Midland Zone Sponsors Agent
PLAX — PORT OF LOS ANGELES
KNRY — Korean National Railways
ISO — International Standards Organisation
CDMA — Collision Detection Multiple Access
WVRC — WABASH VALLEY RAILROAD CO.
CD — Ceske Drahy
MRP — Management Reporting Pack
TRB — Transportation Research Board
EAWA — Electricity at Work Act
PHLX — Parrish & Heimbecker Limited
LHRR — Longhorn Railroad
FCCM — Compania de Ferrocarriles Chiapas Mayab, SA de CV
EDP — Electrification Distribution and Plant
TOU — Train Operating Unit
LDG — List of Dangerous Goods
TSSU — Time Slot Sharing Unit
DPC — Data Protocol Converter
RSAB — Rolling Stock Acceptance Board
TGV — Train a Grande Vitesse

NRM — National Railway Museum
CPRR — Central Pacific Railroad
PRSL — Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines
CO — Chesapeake & Ohio
EFA — Estrada de Ferro Amapa
RAMS — Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety
ACJR — Ashtabula Carson Jefferson Railroad Company
DOO(P) — Driver Only Operation Passenger
GOB — Gospel Oak to Barking line
GWML — Great Western Main Line
ATR — Automatic Train Reporting
PTC — Philadelphia Transportation Company
SRY — Southern Railway of British Columbia
NCB — nevada copper belt
PRB — Personalised Rule Book
FIRR — Flats Industrial Railroad
FNTX — Ferronet Sa De Cv
DMN — Duluth Missabe and Northern Railway
TMR — Metropolitano Roca
DML — Down Main Line
QCR — Quebec Central Railway
WAGN — West Anglia Great Northern
CWP — Chicago West Pullman and Southern
FGLK — Finger Lakes Railway
CMO — Chicago, St Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha
CAMS — Cost Allocation Management System
SSRB — Special Speed Restriction Board
HS — H and S Railroad Company
ABP — Aberdeen & Briar Patch
MML — Midland Main Line
CSM — Commercial Services Manager
TMD — Train Mass Detectors
CAE — Chicago Aurora and Elgin
GDI — Graphical Data Interface
IR — Ingersoll-Rand Company
BZP — Bright Zinc Plating
TNM — Train Network Management
COT — Condition of Track
RRNE — Regional Railways North East
PDRR — Pee Dee River RR
CQPA — Central Columbiana & Pennsylvania RR
ESM — Engineering Safety Management
RCF — Rolling Contact Fatigue
FRA — Fixed Rate Agreement
IRSE — Institution of Railway Signal Engineers
USAX — United States Army
RIA — Railway Industry Association
EWS — English Welsh and Scottish railway
JTPX — Joseph Transportation, Inc.
WPYR — White Pass & Yukon Route

LWVX — Lake Shore Railway Association Inc.
MWLX — Midwest Locomotive Works
TPO — Travelling Post Office
STLH — St Lawrence and Hudson
NH — New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
NRLC — National Railway Labor Conference
RSC — Railway Safety Case
ZOC — Zone Operational Control
CWL — Cornwall Railroad
QNSL — Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway
DDI — Design Development and Implementation
MIRS — Mare Island Rail Service
KW — Keota & Washington RR
RTPI — Real Time Passenger Information system
SAM — Switch Activating Mechanism
INPR — Idaho Northern & Pacific Railroad
CDM — Control Duty Manager
NRG — National Records Group
AWE — Advance Warning Estimates
OCRR — Ottawa Central Railway
ROP — Rules of the Plan
NYOW — New York, Ontario and Western Railway
TMD — Traction Maintenance Depot
PT&R — Promotion Transfer and Redundancy
GUV — General Utility Van
EHD — East Ham Depot
MSTL — Minneapolis & St. Louis
APC — Automatic Power Control
SPTA — Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority
LEN — Lake Erie and Northern Railway Company
AB — Akron and Barberton Cluster Railway Company
VSRR — Virginia Southern Railroad
TOWS — Train Operated Warning System
LWRT — Long Welded Rail Train
RPL — Rail Property Limited
TIIS — Train Infrastructure Interface Specification
BTCO — Boston Terminal Company
NPS — National Payroll System
CWM — Carriage Washing Machine
DDN — Dispatcher's Daily Notes
LLPA — Long Lead Public Address
BOP — Booking On Point
LLW — Lavacot Locomotive Works
SCM — Senior Contracts Manager
RID — Regulations governing International carriage of Dangerous goods by rail
FCRD — First Coast Railway
PRYL — Port Royal Railroad
BR — Buffalo and Pittsburgh
RUCC — Rail Users' Consultative Committee
IOCR — Indiana & Ohio Central Railroad

BRI — British Rail International
ATT — Active Tilting Train
MRP — Monthly Reporting Pack
PUG — Passenger Up Grades
ADRC — Access Dispute Resolution Committee
RSTL — Rail Staff Travel Ltd
EDW — El Dorado and Wesson Railway Company
LI — Long Island Rail Road Company
ICG — Illinois Central Gulf
USRA — United States Railroad Administration
TRACA — Track Condition Assessment
IMU — Infrastructure Maintenance Unit
TT — Toledo Terminal
L/H — Leasehold
HQ — Head Quarters
GECX — General Electric Company
ELP — East London Partnership
LRCX — Livingston Rebuild Center
NRS — National Railway Supplies, Ltd.
PLBX — Palmetto Brick
P3 — Primavera Project Planner
AERC — Albany and Eastern Railroad Company
APPX — Appalachian Railcar Services
DAB — Departmental Advice Blue
PGC — Producers Grain Corporation
ITCO — Intracoastal Terminal Co
FP — Flexibility Premium
BRT — British Rail Telecommunications
GCFX — Alstom Canada Transport
PFPI — Process for Performance Improvement
LUN — Ludington and Northern Railway
DTMF — Dual Tone Multi-Frequency
WCTU — White City Terminal & Utility
B&H — Bath and Hammondsport railroad
RJIS — Rail Journey Information System
DCM — Duty Contracts Manager
PWMA — Permanent Way Maintenance Assistant
RCH — Railway Convalescent Home
ORRX — Oregon Department Of Transportation
SKOL — South Kansas and Oklahoma
SRP — System Review Panel
VCB — Vacuum Circuit Breaker
PSR — Passenger Service Requirement
BCSR — Buckeye Central Scenic Railroad
NYLEW — New York, Lake Erie and Western railroad
VWL — Vancouver Wharves Limited
AUG — Augusta Railroad
ADMX — ADM Transportation Company
MNA — Missouri & Northern Arkansas
NZR — New Zealand Railways

BDM — Business Development Manual
TNMR — Texas and New Mexico Railroad Company
EFC — Estrada de Ferro Carajas
TIC — Tester In Charge
ARS — Automatic Route Setting
PON — Periodical Operating Notice
MPEX — Motive Power Industries
COE — Colorado & Eastern
CVL — CUYHOGA VALLEY LINE RAILROAD
RT1B — Railtrack Track Renewal Contract
TMBL — Tacoma Municipal Belt Line Railway
NYSW — New York Susquehanna and Western
HSTR — High Speed Track Recording
ECR — Euro Cargo Rail
BABT — British Approved Board for Telecommunications
FF — File Folder
TIC — Track Inspection Coach
MTCO — Macon Terminal Company
GCRY — Grand Canyon Railway
SIGTAN — SIGnalling equipment Technical Advice Notice
SRP — Statutory Reporting Pack
HW–POINT — Particular type of point with electricmotor drive
JRWX — Johnson Rail Services
HOP — Head Of Projects
LS — Lehigh and Susquehanna railroad
NJDOT — New Jersey Department of Transportation
RSC — Railway Skills Council
MCTA — Minnesota Central Railroad Company
TEXC — Texas Central Railroad Company
CTR — cost time resource
TUPE — Transfer of Undertakings for Protection of Employment
EFCB — Estrada de Ferro Central do Brasil
CPA — COUDERSPORT & PORT ALLEGHENY RAILROAD
MCF — Microfilm Roll
PEARLS — Personnel Enquiries and Administration Recording Local System
TRB — Train Recording Book
RLHH — Southern Ontario Railway
MPD — Major Projects Division
ETH — Electric Train Heating
BNML — Burlington Northern Manitoba Limited
UEL — Up Electric Lane
ALCO — American Locomotive Company
WEN — Weekly Engineering Notice
NPC — NORTH PACIFIC COAST
CRT — Construction Round Table
SAA — Station Access Agreement
PAL — Property Action Line
BBRM — Balfour Beatty Rail Maintenance Limited
LV — LiVerpool Street
PEARS — Paladin data Extract And Recording System

FEPASA — Ferrovias Paulistas SA
MKT — Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad
CSAC — Candidate Special Area of Conservation
GRN — Greenville and Northern
CIL — Chicago Indianapolis and Louisville
ITS — Infrastructure Testing Services
IMP — Industrial Metals Processing
DBSO — Driving Brake Second Open
HRRC — Housatonic Railroad Company
NWSW — Northwestern Steel and Wire Co.
MNVA — Minnesota Valley Transportation Company
TPLX — The Pacific Lumber Co
DOO(NP) — Driver Only Operation Non Passenger
SILX — S&I LOCOMOTIVE SERVICES, INC.
CNRX — Canadian Northern Railway LLC
SMW — St Marys Railway West LLC
PUWER — Provision and Use of Workplace Equipment Regulations 1992
EM — Environmental Manager
CSC — Contractor's Safety Case
SWP — Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad
TCI — Transportation Consultants International
CEGB — Central Electrictricity Generating Board
TIRE — Ticketing Incentive REgime
QC — Quebec Central Railway
DKPX — Duke Power Company
BRBS — British Rail Business Systems
CAMPS — Computer Assisted Maintenance Planning System
TOPS — Total Operations Processing System
GTD — Group Tax Department
HLGX — Helm Financial Corporation
RHT — Railway Heritage Trust
UGL — Up Goods Line
CPST — Central Project Sponsor's Team
FA — Fixed Assets
C/E — Country End
CENELEC — European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation
EIRENE — European Integrated railways Radio Enhanced NEtwork
VC — Virginia Central Railway
SIN — Special Instruction Notice
NRNJ — Northern railroad of New Jersey
EPB — Electro Pneumatic Brake
PCY — Pittsburgh Chartiers and Youghiogheny
DPC — Development Planning Centre
PWS — Permanent Way Supervisor
ROTP — Rules of the Plan
ABCX — Alabama Byproducts Corporation
GP — General Purpose
BLMR — Blue Mountain Railroad
LCU — Local Control Unit
LGV — Ligne Grande Vitesse

EFE — Electrification Fixed Equipment
TPPP — Transport Policies and Programme Package
CCO — Clinchfield Railroad Company
DLW — Delaware Lackawanna and Western
ATT — Advanced Tilting Train
SRP — Safety Review Panel
LXOH — Knoxville & Holston River Railroad
CHB — Cleveland Harbor Belt
OHRY — Owego and Harford Railway Incorporated
LOAM — Lousiana Midland
TOC — Test On Completion
CBQ — Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad
GATX — General American Marks Company
PSO — Public Service Obligation
ACY — Akron, Canton and Youngstown
NHRR — New Hope and Ivyland Rail Road
TCA — Track Circuit Actuator
SPARESCO — Spare part company
RCL — Railway Claims Ltd
JCT — Joint Construction Trades
SIRR — Southern Industrial Railroad
DOE — Department of the Environment (Canada)
GTRM — GT Railway Maintenance
SJVR — San Joaquin Valley RR
SLQ — St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad
PVRR — Pioneer Valley Railroad Company Incorporated
R&R — Rationalisation and Resignalling
MSEX — Tour Alaska Inc.Dba Princess Tour
TORUS — Transport Operations Rapid Update System
DRA — Driver Reminder Appliance
OLO — Ontario LOrignal Railway Incorporated
ECBR — East Cooper and Berkeley Railroad Company
EAZIAL — Easy Access Zonal Infrastructure Asset Log
RT1A — Railtrack Infrastructure Maintenance Contract
ERES — Erie Western
WGCR — Wiregrass Central Railroad. Incorporated
JSOP — Joint Signing on Point
SCW — Safety Critical Work
DMSS — Development Manager, Signalling Strategy
CEMR — Central Manitoba Railway Incorporated
ER — Erie Railroad
FRVR — Fox River Valley Railroad
TZPR — Tazewell and Peoria Railroad
AF — Auxiliary Feeder
SCL — Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
UPY — Union Pacific Yard
KCT — Kansas City Terminal Railway
GASX — Gerdau Ameristeel
DFL — Down Fast Line
DPPP — Disabled Peoples Protection Policy

B&M — Boston & Maine Railroad
TXL — TX Logistik AG Germany
EVWR — Evansville Western Railroad Inc
BCG — Buffalo Creek & Gauley Railroad
PIDS — Passenger Information Display System
NHVR — New Hope Valley Railroad
DMMU — Diesel Mechanical Multiple Unit
VECX — VeraSun Energy
BHP — BHP Nevada Railroad Company
FXE — Ferromex
HVI — High Voltage Impulse
DVS — Delta Valley and Southern Railway Company
C&E — Chicago and Erie Railroad
IFC — Infrastructure Fault Control
BSDA — Bi-State Development Agency
DCP — Designated Competent Person
POM — Possession Optimisation Manager
LRM — Layout Risk Model
GEOGIS — GEOGraphic Information System
WRCC — Wyoming Railcar
POHC — Pittsburgh & Ohio Central
IMACS — Inventory Management Accounting and Control System
SSIDES — Solid State Interlocking Design
SI — Spokane International Railroad Company
RLGX — Rail Logix, LLC
EP — Electronic Principles
SOR — Southern Ontario Railway
HSTRC — High Speed Track Recording Coach
MTP — Mode of Travel Priority
PBRTC — Permian Basin Regional Training Center
ICC — Infrastructure Control Centre
CTRW — Carlton Trail Railway Company
FBMIS — Finance and Business Management Information System
REA — Railway Express Agency Corporation
DCP — Document Control Point
SPC — Senior Production Controller
RE&TD — Real Estate and Tax Department
WHOE — Walking Horse & Eastern
TCN — Train Communications Network
OTSX — On Track Rail Services
IAT — IOWA TRACTION RAILROAD CO
TXR — Texas Rock Crusher Railway Company
SFEX — New Brunswick East Coast Railway
WR SSTD — Western Region Solid State Train Describer
PROMPT — PRiority On Managing Performance Trends
DPL — Down Platform Line
TAA — Track Access Agreement
RPI — Revenue Protection Inspector
DAKR — Dakota Rail Incorporated
TEB — Telephone Enquiry Bureau

SSM — Safety Strategy Manager
YST — Youngstown Sheet and Tube
WWR — Washington Western
RSSX — Rail Switching Service
DRSX — DOT Rail Services
FGE — First Great Eastern
PDM — Project Development Manager
MDLE — Mount Dora & Lake Eustis Railway
DOO — Driver Only Operation
CIRY — Central Illinois Railroad Company
OTM — On–Track Machine
SFG — Societe du Chemin de Fer de la Gaspesie
JVRR — Juniata Valley Railroad Company
PRL — Penn Eastern Rail Lines Incorporated
OPT — Orange Port Terminal Railway
REPTA — Railway Employees Privilege Ticket Association
ARRC — Advanced Railway Research Centre
ZPAM — Zonal Public Affairs Manager
MCB — Manually Controlled Barrier
BNC — British National Connector
SSDK — Savannah State Docks Railroad Company
TWA — Transport and Works Act
NFM — National Fare Manual
NMCSA — Network Management Centres Sponsor's Agent
UAA — University of Akron Archives
CPPP — Confirmed Period Possession Plan
NATM — New Austrian Tunnelling Method
QGRY — Quebec Gatineau Railway Incorporated
RRCI — Redmont Railway Company Incorporated
CPW — CHICAGO, PEORIA & WESTERN RAILROAD CO.
GNRTS — Greater Nottingham Rapid Transit System
RSF — Right Side Failure
SOPOR — Societe du Port Ferroviaire de Baie-Comeau Haute-Rive
AWW — Algiers Winslow and Western Railway
MLRI — Multi–Lamp Route Indicator
IMRL — I&M Rail Link
ACM — Area Consents Manager
ACORP — Association of Community Rail Partnerships
SRCL — Southern Rails Cooperative
PSR — Permanent Speed Restriction
TCF — Track Circuit Failure
ESR — Emergency Speed Restriction
TNO — Texas & New Orleans
DAKS — Dakota Short Line
PLRA — Private Locomotive Registration Agreement
FTS — Failure to Stop
MBTA — Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority
EAZ — East Anglia Zone
SAL — Seaboard Air Line Railway
WYS — Wyandotte Southern Railroad Company

SIN — Special Inspection Notice
INLORS — INner London Orbital Route Strategy
PPU — Tazewell & Peoria Railroad
MDRY — Midland Railway Historical Association
SIXX — 636 Leasing
AMWX — AMERICA MOTIVE POWER, INC
JJRR — J and J Railroad
MNBR — M and B Railroad LLC
ENR — E and N Railway Company Limited
ICAEW — Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales
HLCX — Helm Financial
ZIP — Zone Investment Panel
WTCX — Weyerhauser
BSN — Bridge Strike Nominee
RA — Reporting Accountant
KCPS — Kansas City Public Service
ECML — East Coast Main Line
AMS — Austenitic Manganese Steel
WMP — Waste Management Plan
IBT — International Bridge and Terminal Company
NWP — Northwestern Pacific Railroad Company
MSRC — Kansas City Southern Railway
LFB — London Fire Brigade
ABLX — American Refrigerator Transit Company
LIRC — Louisville & Indiana
GERY — Georgia & Eastern
DIADS — Diagram Input And Distribution System
L/S — Late Start
TO — Team Organiser
TRUST — Train RUnning Systems on TOPS
SPWEE — Safety Procedures for Working on Electrical Equipment
DV — Delaware Valley Railway Company
WARP — West Coast Advanced Recovery Reliability Programme
ICDB — Industry Capacity DataBase
EUKL — Eurostar (UK) Ltd
EMD — Electro-Motive Division of General Motors
DODX — United States Department of Defense
USS — U.S. Steel
ER — Eesti Raudtee
ACRC — Andalusia & Conecuh Railroad Company
BRP — Budget Reporting Pack
ROA — Right On Arrival
VPI — Vital Processor Interlocking
RIV — Regolamento Internazionale Vagoni
RR — Raritan River
HBL — Harbor Belt Line
AIP — Area Investment Panel
BAWX — Babcox & Wilcox
CLSL — Columbia and Silver Creek Railroad
TRU — Infrastructure track Renewal Unit

COWD — Cost Of Work to Date
TP — Temporary Placement
RICA — Regional Independent Commercial Auditor
PRI — Preliminary Routing Indicator
DPA — Delegated Procurement Authority
PE — Peoria & Eastern
CPMY — Coopersville & Marne Railway
EMS — Environmental Management Statement
SMIC — Site Manager's Information Compendium
NFPA — National Fire Prevention Association
VCRR — Ventura County Railroad Company
FGW — First Great Western
L&S — Lehigh and Susquehanna railroad
ISAR — Information Systems Activity Request
HTW — Hoosac Tunnel and Wilmington
PLW — PL and W Railroad Incorporated
GPR — General Purpose Relief
TOL — Train On Line
EEC — East Erie Commercial Railroad
RDG — Reading Railroad
SMFD — Systems Management Framework Design
LRR — Little River Railroad
DB — Deutsche Bundesbahn, German State Railways
LKRR — Little Kanawha River Rail Incorporated
ADR — regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road
SFLR — Shore Fast Line Incorporated
HSTRT — High Speed Track Relaying Tin
MTR — Montour RR
PSRG — Project Strategy Review Group
CESM — Civil Engineering Safety Manual
WCRM — West Coast Route Modernisation
AVB — Automatic Vacuum Brake
BPM — Business Process Manual
PIP — Property Investment Panel
GENIUS — GEmini for Non Integrating Unit Stock
LUL — London Underground Ltd
LTS — London, Tilbury and Southend Rail
TENS — Trans European Network Strategy
FPL — Facing Point Lock
RRRR — Raritan River railroad
NRM — Nominated Responsible Manager
EROS — Emergency Restriction Of Speed
IMC — Infrastructure Maintenance Company
MTW — Marinette Tomahawk & Western
KGBW — Kewaunee Green Bay and Western
ECC — English China Clays
PROMISE — Planning and ResOurces MonItoring SystEm
AOCR — Automatic Open level Crossing Remotely monitored
GSWR — Georgia Southwestern Railroad
SOR — Standard Open Return

ZIAR — Zone Infrastructure Asset Register
DB — Deutsche Bahn
SWIFT — Structured What If Technique
MOT — Marine Oil Transportation
BMRG — Blue Mountain and Reading
RGS — Railway Group Standard
CDOT — Conneticut Department of Transportation
GETY — Gettysburg Railroad
MNRR — Modoc Northern Railroad Company
BMIS — Business Management Information System
DAPF — Document Amendment Proposal Form
SWGR — Seagraves Whiteface and Lubbock Railroad
STE — Stockton Terminal and Eastern RR
MNCW — Metro-North Commuter Railroad
LIFT — London International Freight Terminal
EJS — East Jordan & Southern Railroad
FRVT — Fore River Transportation Corporation
SC — Signalling Centre
NYOW — New York, Ontario & Western
DGNO — Dallas Garland & Northeastern
NYA — New York and Atlantic Railroad
PRWX — Railway Entertainment Services Inc.
ATN — Alabama & Tennessee River Railway Llc
BEEM — Beech Mountain Railroad Corporation
VOBC — Vehicle OnBoard Control
MATT — Mattagami Railroad
SSX — Southern States Phosphate and Fertilizer Co.
EIP — Examination in Public
HEX — Heathrow EXpress
ATM — Amended Timetable Manager
LS — Line Standard
RFP — Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac
DTS — Dynamic Track Stabiliser
IIC — International Intermodal Center
GSP — Ground Switch Panel
FCEN — Florida Central Railroad
ILW — Illinois Western Railroad
SINAC — Special Inspection Notice Action Complete
MAS — Management Aspects of Supervision
TWS — Tax Work Sheets
USSC — United States Sugar Corporation
BMS — Basic Mechanical Signalling
TINX — Trinity Railcar
FSRR — FerroSur
R/T — Right Time
CCH — Cape Cod & Hyannis
FRAME — Fault Reporting And Monitoring Equipment
AUAR — Austin Area Terminal Railway
PHRR — Port Harbor Railroad
RIPM — Railtrack Investment Prioritisation Model

CARR — Carrollton Railroad
FNM — Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico
NJII — New Jersey, Indiana and Illinois Railroad
CV — CENTRAL VERMONT PUBLIC SERVICE CORP.
PHIS — Performance Historical Information System
TL — Through Line
NYNHH — New York, New Haven and Hartford railway
LASB — Lackawaxen and Stourbridge Railroad
UFL — Up Fast Line
AWB — Advance Warning Board
CHTT — Chicago Heights Terminal Transfer Railroad
VDP — Vertical Design Package
SPUD — St. Paul Union Depot Company
OPR — Oregon Pacific Railroad
PAM — Product Acceptance Manager
EI — Electrical Installation
FWCR — Florida West Coast Railroad Incorporated
DG — Dangerous Goods
SIP — Strike–In Point
RCPE — Rapid City Pierre & Eastern Railroad
SPADMIS — Signal Passed At Danger throughout Information System
UPWSF — UnProtected Wrong Side Failure
BPA — Business Planning Accountant
MOC — Missouri Central Railroad Company
IGMX — Integrated Grain & Milling
NSL — St. Lawrence and Raquette River Railroad
NYD — New York Dock Railway
GWR — Great Western Railway Company
PCHR — Port Colborne Harbour Railway
NYO&W — New York, Ontario and Western railway
NYLB — New York and Long Branch Railroad Company
CNW — Chicago and Northwestern
TESCO — Technical Support Company
AEE — American European Express
PIZ — Pfizer
WSF — Wrong Side Failure
GANO — Georgia Northern Railway Company
PAT — Performance Action Tracking
FIRM — Fares Increases Regulation Mechanism
NRN — National Radio Network
YB2 — Yellow Book issue 2
SDS — Signalman's Display System
FTA — Fault Tree AnalysisUoS
CRIP — Chicago Rock Island & Pacific
BAYL — Bay Line, LLC
YN — Youngstown and Northern
BAP — Butte Anaconda & Pacific
BHRR — Birmingham Terminal Railway
WCTR — WCTU Company White City Terminal Railway
SSAP — Statement of Standard Accounting Practice

BRUTE — British Railways Universal Trolley Equipment
MRT — Minimum Rail Temperature
BT — Booster Transformer
PLS — Position Light Signal
TFM — Trackside Functional Module
CLIF — Cliffside Railroad
WCRC — Washington Central Railroad Corporation
SCT — Sioux City Terminal Railway
RCE — Regional Civil Engineer
RIAC — Railway Industry Advisory Committee
SJT — St Joseph Terminal
T/T — Telephone and Telegraph
OPE — Oregon Pacific and Eastern
RI — Relay Interlocking
PC — Penn Central railroad
NTN — National Teleprinter Network
MJRX — Railway Service Contractors Inc
IORPS — Integrated Operational Railway Planning System
CAPE — Train Cancelled
OLEAR — Overhead Line Equipment Asset Register
TTI — Transkentucky Transportation
JSE — Janesville & Southeastern
CENTRO — Marketing name of West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive
BCH — Southern Railway of British Columbia Limited
ESPN — East Penn Railroad
AMTL — Agence métropolitaine de transport
AHQ — British Transport Police Area Headquarters
SPCX — Qwest Communications Corporation
ESNA — Eureka Springs and North Arkansas
DMU — Diesel Multiple Unit
BP — Brake Pipe
LRPC — London Regional Passengers Committee
NYS&W — New York, Susquehanna and Western railroad
NOLR — New Orleans Lower Coast Railroad Incorporation
SPT — Strathclyde Passenger Transport
SMART — Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Timebased
HSDR — High Speed Data Ring
VSTP — Very Short Term Plan
OHK — Kruse Grain
S&C — Settle and Carlisle
NSM — North Shore Mining
EFRR — Effingham Railroad
LPS — Local Policy Statement
FLR — Fife Lake Railway
BXN — Bauxite and Northern Railway Company
NTR — Mississippi Central Railroad Company
G&SW — Glasgow and South West line
BDLX — Big Dog Lines
JXPT — Jaxport Treminal
RTLS — Road Traffic Lights

T&V — Tresspass & Vandalism
EWS — English, Welsh & Scottish Railway Ltd
JE — Joppa and Eastern Railroad Company
CHW — Chesapeake Western Railway
WAMX — Webb Asset Management
NCPR — North Carolina Ports Railway
MCB — Miniature Circuit Breaker
SMOS — Structure Mounted Outdoor Switchgear
BRT — Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
LB — Loose Bound
SSDC — Signalling Systems Direct Current
LT — London Transport
OKAN — Okanagan Valley Railway Company
MIGN — Michigan Northern Railway
AOK — Arkansas-Oklahoma Railroad
ICE — InterCity Express
PADS — Parts And Drawing System
NRLS — Network Rail Line Standards
ORN — Overlay Radio Network
FPE — Fairport, Painesville & Eastern R.R. Co
CVRY — Caddo Valley Railroad Company
MAEG — Maersk Sealand
LOS — Limit Of Shunt indicator
KCCS — Kansas City Clinton & Springfield
CHALET — Casualties, Hazards, Access, Location, Emergency services and Time
FRDN — H and S Railroad Company Incorporated
SSG — Safety Strategy Group
ZFC — Zone Freight Controller
MHMR — Mount Hope Mineral railroad
CCR — Corinth & Counce Railroad Company
BEDT — Brooklyn East District Terminal
ERIE — Erie Railroad
BRR — British Rail Research
GFRR — Georgia and Florida RailNet
RSBS — Railway Standard Building Specification
LBR — Lowville and Beaver River Railroad Company
NMC — Network Management Centre
CPD — Cleveland Plain Dealer
GPL — Ground Position Light
GRYR — Grenada Railway
TPC — Train Performance Calculator
TOHD — Tops Operations Help Desk
LAJ — Los Angeles Junction Railway
CWRO — Cleveland Works Rail Operations
QRA — Quantified Risk Analysis
CPD — Capital Programmes Directorate
WNYP — Western New York and Pennsylvania
MML — Minimum Monetary Limit
CCCR — Cape Cod Central Railroad
DFT — DART Fixed Terminal

CVYR — Hargraves & McCrary, P.A.
MUNI — San Francisco Municipal Railway
O&I — Operations and Interface
ALKX — Airlake Terminal Railway Co.
CD — Close Doors platform indicator
SAS — South African Railways
TDIX — Transdynamic Leasing
CATX — General American Marks Company
AEC — Atlantic and East Carolina Railway Compa
C2C — Acronym for London Tilbury and Southend lineRailCons
SSSH — Surrey Sussex & Southhampton
ISG — Infrastructure Support Group
TTC — Toronto Transit Comission
BRS — Business Route Section
TTP — Time Table Processor
IS — Intermediate Signalling
CHP — Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico
TDS — Train Dispatcher Sheets
LC — Line Clear
EAM — Engineering Access Manager
LSPD — Local Safety Policy Document
COPA — Control of Pollution Act 1974
IHRC — Indiana Hi Rail Corporation
PSPP — Particular Specification for Possession Planning
DM — Detroit & Mackinac
PCRC — Panama Canal Railway Company
TS&I — Technical Services and Innovation
FWL — Fort Wayne - Lima
PWV — Pittsburgh & West Virginia
JCN — JunCtioN
BS SPEC — British Standards specification
LCR — London and Continental Railways
E&G — Edinburgh to Glasgow line
CIND — Central RR of Indiana
SBB — Swiss Railways
GWUG — Great Western UpGrade
RTFN — RailTrack Fault NumberRailCons
MGR — Merry–Go–Round
WAR — Warrenton Railroad Company
CNRY — Cincinnati Railway
MWL — Level crossing with Miniature red/green Warning Lights
RTD — Regional Transportation District
DGI — Dangerous Goods Incident
HM — Her Majesty
KPR — Kelowna Pacific Railway Limited
PTM — Permanent Timetable Manager
FS — Feeder Station
ES — Engineering Supervisor
RSCI — Real Staff Cost Increase
GF — Ground Frame

ETRM — Engineering Train Routing Map
EEB — Eastern Electricity BoardRailCons
TORR — Train Operated Route Release
CACV — Cooperstown and Charlotte Valley Railroad
DDA — Design and Development Authority
KLSC — Kalamazoo, Lake Shore and Chicago Railway
BR — British Railways
OCE — Oregon California & Eastern
SFS — Santa Fe Southern Railway
IMG — Infrastructure Materials Group
TAG — Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia
NAP — Narragansett Pier Railroad Company
LRWY — Lehigh Railway
YA — Youngstown & Austintown RR
PNRX — Pittsburgh Naval Reactors Office
RSABGP — RSAB Group which provides support to RSAB and projects
DCI — Des Moines & Central Iowa RR
MISS — Mississippian Railway Cooperative Incorporated
CEFX — CIT Group/Capital Finance, Inc
RRW — Rockton Rion & Western
EFRTC — European Federation of Railway Trackwork Contractors
DTRR — Detroit Terminal Railroad
CIM — rules for international carriage of goods
BER — Big Eagle Rail
VPF — Value of Preventing a Fatality criterion
CTML — Cairo Terminal Railroad Company
JKWI — Johnsonburg, Kane, Warren and Irvine Railroad
FUS — Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico
TBS — Transmission Based Signalling
RM — railroad mark
HOPO — Head Of Projects Organisation
FCMR — Fort Collins Municipal Railway
BRTC — Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen Sub-Collection
VAB — Vehicle Acceptance Board
TADS — Telecommunications Asset Database System
KOG — Kansas, Oklahoma, & Gulf
MGR — Merry Go Round
NPCCS — Non Passenger Carrying Coaching Stock
CADRS — CAD Railways Services
CBC — Carbon County Railway
IMPS — Investment Monitoring and Planning System
ATSF — Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
NRA — National Rivers Authority
F/H — FreeHold
GASC — Georgia, Ashburn, Sylvester & Camilla Ry
NSKT — No Signaller Key Token
NOP — New Orleans Public Service
TSNR — Tyson Railroad Incorporated
MMRR — Mid-Michigan Railroad Incorporated
IMRR — Illinois Midland Railroad

HOFE — Head Of Engineering
EMRY — Eastern Maine Railway Company
DTSL — Detroit & Toledo Shore Line
ACEX — Altamont Commuter Express
SLSF — Saint Louis-San Francisco
KFR — Kettle Falls International Rwy
CSR — Camden & Southern Railroad Inc
ELGX — Trains Touristiques De Chaudiere-Appalaches
CCRX — Cape Cod Railroad
APLAN — track Access PLANning system
MEF — Modern Equivalent Form
FORI — Fibre Optic Route Indicator
RM — Route Modernisation
MVT — Mt Vernon Terminal
SLOA — Steam Locomotive Operators Association
LLX — Luria Brothers
TRRA — Terminal RR of St Louis
UWC — User Worked Crossing
BTC — Birmingham Terminal
IA — Investment Authority
GL — Goods Line
ARA — American Railway Association
RR — Railroad Reporting
SSP — Signalling Supply Point
RCDO — Railway Crossing Diversion Order
PW — Parallel Wing
DLM — Data Link Module
MR — McCloud Railway Company
YKR — York Railway
TD–T — Transmission Course (Training)
FWRY — Fillmore Western Railway Company
LNER — London North Eastern Railway
NSTR — No Signaller Token Remote
PWSX — Power Source Supply Inc
DLWR — Depew Lancaster and Western Railroad Com
WA — Washington & Atlanta Railroad
ME — Morristown & Erie Railroad
E&P — Engineering and Production
PAM — Pittsburgh Allegheny and McKees Rocks Railroad Company
CSA — Cross–Sectional Area
PJRL — Penn Jersey Rail Lines Incorporated
TESCO — TEchnical Service COmpany
MGL — Multiple Groove Locking
ATAX — Arizona Transit Assembly
EPS — European Passenger Services
GTW — Grand Trunk Western
TRE — Track Recording Engineer
ATTA — Automatic Track Top and Alignment
HSM — Hand Signal Man
PICP — Pollution Incident Control Plan

WT — Wrightsville & Tennille
WTB — Wire Train Bus
EVR — Early Voluntary Retirement
IDC — Inter Disciplinary Check
PACS — Public Affairs Correspondence System
ARI — Alphanumeric Route Indicator
CRC — Class Representative Committee
ZCAM — Zonal Corporate Affairs Manager
CCUO — Chicago-Chemung Railroad Corporation
BCWS — Budgeted Cost of Work Scheduled
NTP — North Trans–Pennine route
TTR — Talleyrand Terminal Railroad Company
CRLX — Conrail Leasing Co
SBGX — SCOULAR - BISHOP GRAIN CO.
MNE — Manistee & North East
NTR — National Track Renewals
MICC — Management Information Communications Centre
HL — Home Location
MDC — Management Driven Change
LRP — Local Reporting Pack
ER — Employer's Representative
AC&Y — Akron, Canton and Youngstown railroad
L&B — Land and Buildings
URL — Up Relief Line
DAC — Depot Access Conditions
GOT — GO Transit
OETR — Outline Engineering Train Requirements
PSCX — Public Service Of Colorado
JMHX — J. M. Huber Corporation
WYT — Wyandotte Terminal Railroad Company
ORR — Office of the Railway Regulator
TPWSSA — Train Protection Warning System Sponsor's Agent
OHIC — Ohi-Rail Corporation
GWRS — Great Western Railway Company
PSR — Public Service Requirement
CRE — Conductor Rail Equipment
PCA — Penn Central
KTS — Kenosha Trolley
LIRX — Lapeer Industrial Railway
DAIR — D and I Railroad Company
TN — Texas and Northern Railway Company
AD&R — Asset Development and Renewal
ETRY — Eastern TN Railway
EROS — Efficiency by means of the Rationalisation Of Signal
MT — Mississippi and Tennessee RailNet Incorporated
FMID — Florida Midland Railroad Company Incorpo
PS — Pittsburg and Shawmut Railroad Company
OTMR — On Train Monitoring Recorder
CCSC — Contractor Core Safety Case
ENS — European Night Services

HOPP — Head Of Property Projects
NE — National Express
WVR — Willamette Valley Railway
WARM — West Anglia Route Modernisation
RAI — Right Away Indicator
IBJ — Insulated Block Joint
CAPP — Confirmed Annual Possession Plan
WSL — Westinghouse Signals Ltd
ECR — Electrical Control Room
TT — Timetable, Public
BA — Baltimore & Annapolis
CTC — Centralized Track Control
NAPS — National Accounts Payable System
TAC — Telecomms Appreciation Course
OLB — Omaha Lincoln and Beatrice Railway Company
PRIDE — Passenger Rail Information Display Equipment
CBNS — Cape Breton & Central Nova Scotia Ry
GEXR — Goderich & Exeter
DIS — Flexible DIsplay System
RD — GEC time division multiplex, type RD
RHYX — Macquarie Rail Inc
IHIR — Indian Hill & Iron Range
TBRX — Taylor Rail Group
TXNW — Texas North Western Railway Company
ACTC — Atlantic City Transit Company
BDRV — Belvidere & Delaware Railroad
MRI — Motive Rail Industries
STABS — Signalling and Telecommunications Area Budget System
CTRU — Central Track Renewals Unit
CRG — Commercial Review Group
LMIC — Lake Michigan and Indiana Railroad
TPC — Trackside Processing Centre
ATC — Angel Train Contacts
SDR — Simplified Direct Reporting
WILD — Wheel Impact Load Detector
LM — Litchfield and Madison
ROS — Restriction of Speed
AGVX — Ag Valley Co-op
CWPR — Company Weekly Performance Report
TCOD — Track Circuit Operating Device
UWSF — Unprotected Wrong Side Failure
DART — Digital Advanced Radio for Trains
RRNW — Regional Railways North West
SA — Savannah & Atlanta
CAPS — Colchester Area Power Supplies
ECR — Evaluation of Change Request
YVT — Yakim Valley Transportation Company
MKC — McKeesport Connecting Railroad Company
PRIMA — Professional Rail Industry Management Association
HB — Hampton and Branchville Railroad

IRJ — Insulated Rail Joint
ZPUG — Zonal Possession User Group
BRB — British Railways Board
GLC — Great Lakes Central Railroad
PIRY — Pioneer Industrial Railway
TRIN — Trinidad Railway Incorporated
OPUG — Other Passenger Upgrades
SB — Signal Box
LTA — Lost Time Accidents
EIRR — Eastern Idaho Railroad Incorporated
BDTL — Ballard Terminal Railroad Company
MRIX — Missouri North Centra RR
WIP — Works In Progress
GLCD — Great Lakes Coal & Docks
DFO — Depot Facility Owner
HCYR — Horry County Railway
ACE — Area Civil Engineer
FN — Fault Number
SVI — Southern Railway of Vancouver Island
N&W — Norfolk and Western railway
LSTT — Lake Superior Terminal Transfer
NYE — New York and Erie railroad
NEOUCOM — Northeastern Ohio University Colleges of Medicine
UTCX — Union Tank Car Company
PIPS — Packaging and Investment Planning System
PPTC — Powered Plant Training - Chainsaw
CTA — Chicago Transit Authority
CA — Commercial Assistant
GRWR — Great Walton Railroad
C&W — Carriage & Wagon
FFG — Freight Facilities Grant
NRNA — National Radio Network Appreciation
TWO — Transport & Works Order
SVGX — Savage, Inc
CWCY — Caldwell Country Railroad
R/T — RailTrack
TCKR — Turtle Creek Industrial RR.Incorporated
RMPX — RailCar Limited
ALM — Arkansas Louisiana and Mississippi Railr
PLYX — US Plywood
DRHY — Durham Transport Incorporated
WS — Ware Shoals RR
SRPTA — Technical Advisor nominated by SRP Secretariat
DT1 — Detroit Terminal
PHD — Port Huron and Detroit Railroad Company
D&C — Design and Construction
BSE — Birmingham & Southeastern
BMRR — Beech Mountain Railroad
MVRY — Mahoning Valley Ry
ONCT — Ontario Central Railroad Corporation

VCC — Virgin Cross Country
TAG — Track Access Grant
EPA — Engineering Publications Assistant
NIAJ — Niagara Junction Railway
WIMX — Wimpey Minerals USA, Inc.
SSW — St. Louis Southwestern
RPCX — Railroad Passenger Car Numbering Bureau
RO — Rail Operator
CSOR — Connecticut Southern Railroad
NYNH&H — New York, New Haven and Hartford railway
WC — Wisconsin Central Railway
GEGX — GE Gas Turbine
WARC — West Anglia Route Controller
ICC — International Convention Centre
BRPX — Blue Ridge Paper
GWWR — Gateway Western Railway
STEP — Safety, Teamwork, Excellence, Professionalism
CWR — Continuously Welded Rail
LITM — Local IT Manager
NSC — National Supply Contract
DTS — Detroit & Toledo ShoreLine
RIP — Railtrack Investment Panel
LTA — London Transport Authority
WTF — Wrong side Telecommunications Failure
TD — Train Describer
OCW — Ocean City Western Railroad
GITM — Golden Isle Terminal RR
DJRR — Decatur Junction
RPRX — Rail Power Technologies
LD — Light Diesel locomotive
TQSUM — Track Quality SUMmary
TYBR — Tyburn Railroad Company
LEFC — Lake Erie, Franklin & Claron
ELS — Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad Comp
VLI — Valor da Logistica Integrada
EMLX — Electro-motive Leasing
CSP — Camas Prairie RailNet Incorporated
CRTA — Cleveland Rapid Transit
API — Applications Interface
ASPER — ASset PERformance database
MNL — Mountain Laurel Railroad
SAP — Safety Assessment Panel
PDS — Project Definition Stage
GTRA — Golden Triangle Railroad
PTT — Public Timetable
FUG — Freight Up Grade
ESHR — Eastern Shore Railroad
MC — Mass Coastal
AGLF — Knoxville and Holston River Railroad
CWWR — Chehalis Western Railroad

CKSI — Carthage Knightstown and Shirley Railroad
EUCG — End User Computing Group
SSO — Special Stop Order
ALS — Alton and Southern Railway
SCR — Sydney Coal Railway
PPM — Panel Processor Module
GWR — Great Western RailwayRailCons
NAT — Not Applicable Timetable
TAW — Toledo, Angola and Western
SUAB — Southern Alabama RR
BBRPL — Balfour Beatty Rail Projects Limited
NOW — Northern Ohio & Western
LVAL — Lackawanna Valley Railroad Corporation
ONER — Ontario Northeastern RR
CGR — CG Railway, Inc
AHB — Automatic Half Barrier level crossing
ETHERNET — Computer cabling system
FGMR — Fruit Growers Express Company
RIG — Railway Industry Group
HA — Hanson Aggregates
HOG — Heart of Georgia Railroad
NG — Normal Grade
MSO — Michigan Southern Railway
SPAG — Sponsors Agent
RA — Radio Agency
GRR — Georgetown Railroad Company
WON — Weekly Operating Notice
GMDX — General Motors Diesel Canada
LVRC — Lamoille Valley Railroad
WFE — Western Fruit Express
AMP — Asset Maintenance Programme
FC — Fair Condition
NRES — National Railway Enquires
DEL — Down Electric Line
AN — Apalachicola Northern Railroad
NCOK — North Central Oklahoma Railway
AREA — American Rail Engineers and Maintenance Association
FNB — Ferronorte Brasil
NBA — National radio network
WKRL — Western Kentucky Railroad
NBN — Nicolet, Badger & Northern
CWRY — Commonwealth Railway Inc.
CCRY — Charles City Rail Lines Incorporated
HRS — Holidaysburg and Roaring Spring Railroad Company
TSRD — Twin State Railroad Company
RMRX — Great Canadian Railtours Co Ltd
CKIN — Chesapeke & Indiana
RUT — Vermont Railway Incorporated
INOH — Indiana and Ohio Railroad Incorporated
USRC — U.S. Rail Corporation-Jackson Division

SSIHA — SubSystem Interface Hazard Analysis
TSH — Tshiuetin Rail Transportation Inc
AFT — AMERICAN FREEDOM TRAIN FOUNDATION
FFTX — Florida Fun Train
SOWC — Shows Occupied when Clear
INLX — Incoal Company
ACM — Area Contracts Manager
PETS — Public Emergency Telephone System
CE — Chicago and Erie railroad
NWR — Normal Working Resumed
GWWE — Gateway Eastern Railway Company
OPRAF — Office of Passenger Rail Franchising
LMS — London, Midland & Scottish railway
NHB — National Harbours Board
IAMS — Integrated Asset Management System
AIM — Asset Information Manager
DAL — Down Avoiding Lane
GLE — Grant Lyon and Eagre
GMRY — Great Miami and Scioto Railway
TRT — Tshiuetin Rail Transportation
BIRR — Bellingham International Railroad LLC
RAR — Railtrack Asset Register
NDN — National Data Communications Network
RBLX — Brent C Lewis
ZWSX — Zanesville & Western
SIVS — Station Inspector Viewing System
DTP — Department of TransportRailCons
RFFSA — Rede Ferroviária Federal SA
RNCX — North Carolina Dept Of Transportation
CKRY — Central Kansas Railway Incorporated
MNC — Missouri North Central RR
MAS — Multiple Aspect Signalling
IRRS — International Rail Road Systems Incorporated
EMGTPA — Equivalent MillionGross Tonnes Per Annum
CNYK — Central New York Locomotive Company
CTR2 — Channel Tunnel Route 2
PP — Period available for Possessions
DFG — Del Fungo Giera Servizi Ferroviari Srl
SNCT — Seattle & North Coast R.R. Co.
FIR — Flats Industrial Railroad Company
EJE — Elgin Joliet and Eastern
FJG — Fonda Johnstown & Gloversville RR
CUVA — ISG Cleveland Works Railway Company
SRP — Station Regeneration Programme
TWE — Track Welding Engineer
IN — Indiana Northeastern Railroad
AT — Auto-Train
SCU — Signalling Compatibility Unit
SSR — Super Saver Return
IRRS — International Rail Road Systems, Inc.

PWSS — Permanent Way Section Supervisor
ACME — Acme Steel
PIE — Performance Improvement Executive
AEFR — Aurora Elgin and Fox River Electric
CHAPS — Clearing House Accounts Payable System
NYPSC — New York State Public Services Commission
NHL — National Helm Leasing
IBIS — Internal Business Invoicing System
RRC — Respondek Railroad Corporation
WRIX — Western Rail Incorporated
WB&E — Wilkes-Barre and Eastern railroad
IZ — Inter Zonal
BCA — Business Critical Application
ISM — Iecc System Monitor
CVR — Cimarron Valley Railroad L.C.
NPPR — Nez Perce-Pomeroy RR Co
CNSM — CHICAGO NORTH SHORE & MILWAUKEE RWY
MRCE — MRCE Dispolok GmbH
CHRR — Chesapeake Railroad Company
ASDA — Asbestos & Danville
CLNA — Carolina Coastal Railway Incorporated
TMS — Metropolitano San Martin
MNJ — Middletown & New Jersey Railroad
VIA — Via Rail Canada
PNRR — Pennsylvania Northeastern
PPTD — Powered Plant Training Disc Cutter And Class 9 Cutting Of Wheels
ALRMS — Access Level crossing Risk Management System
SPSR — San Pedro & Southwestern Railway Co
MOW — Maintenance-Of-Way
PIMS — Programme Integrated Management System
DOP — Driver Only Passenger
TOE — Texas Oklahoma and Eastern RR Company
ATB — Automatic Ticket Barrier
TSC — Track Section Cabin
ROM — Regional Operating Manager
HCRY — Huron Central Railway
CWI — Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad
TCB — Track Circuit Block
CHH — Cheswick and Harmar
ETB — Electronic Token Block
LNE — Lehigh and New England Railroad, Conrail
AZER — Arizona Eastern Railway Company
STRT — Stewartstown Railroad Company
SSTD — Solid State Train Describer
RICP — Rail Incident Control Post
CARW — Carolina Western Railroad
HAZOP — HAZard OPerability study
KRT — Kanawah River Terminals
GWR1 — Great Western
NLR — North London Railways

TK — Tuskegee R.R
TGM — Transport Gateway Metro
DCFB — Dodge City Ford and Bucklin Railroad Com
BPR — Business Policy Review
LB — Line Blocked
CFE — Chicago, Fort Wayne and Eastern
DQE — De Queen and Eastern Railroad Incorporat
ROR — Rules of the Route
CHTS — Penn Eastern Rail Lines Incorporated
OPO — One Person Operation
CM — Central Montana Rail Incorporated
VS — V and S Railway Incorporated
RTMZ — RailTrack Midlands ZoneRailCons
BMH — Beaufort and Morehead Railroad Co
AOCL — Automatic Open level Crossing Locally monitored by train crew
HRLX — Housatonic Logistics Company LLC
LANO — Penn Eastern Rail Lines Incorporated
WGNS — Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad Inc
AMR — Arcata And Mad River
INRD — Indiana Railroad
PFM — Projects Finance Manager
PLOD — Patrolman's Lookout Devicerailcons
XC — Cross-Country
OC — Open Crossing
TCRY — Tri-City Railroad Company
MEC — Maine Central Railroad
PTS — Personal Track Safety (railway)
IU — Indianapolis Union
SNR — Sunflour Railroad Incorporated
BCS — Better Chemical Solutions
MIDS — Midlands
RDMX — Ryder
RDO — Relevant Delivery Organisation
PAF — Project Authority Form
PCB — Petty Cash Book
SPS — Spokane, Portland, and Seattle
RII — Relay Interlocking Interface
SA — Sponsor's Agent
NJRC — New Jersey Rail Carrier, LLC.
NPT — Portland Terminal R.R. Company
SA — Signalling Assistant
LNAC — Chattahoochee Bay Railroad, LLC
NSS — Newburgh and South Shore Ry. Co.
FLAWS — a computer database of rail flaws
DCLR — Delaware Coast Line RR Co
RJCR — RJ Corman
NAM — Namibia Railways
RRIP — Route Relay Interlocking Processor
OS — Ontario Southland Railway Inc.
REX — Railway Express Agency, Inc.

CMC — CMC Railroad Incorporated
UEPFP — Ferrobaires
VNCAB — Vehicle and Network Change Approvals Board
WAER — Wabash Erie
STP — Short Term Planning
BOTW — Botwood Railway
FDEC — Ferrocariles de Cuba
FSR — Fort Smith Railroad Company
CRG — Contracts Review Group
BRENDA — BRidge ENgineer Data, computer system
NCA — Nuevo Central Argentina
WHPX — W.F. Hall Printing
RL — Relief Line
VXC — Virgin CrossCountry
CPCX — Chevron Phillips Chemical Company
WWRC — Wilmington and Western Railroad
STO — Senior Technical Officer
WVN — West Virginia Northern Railroad
HOS — Hoosier Southern Railroad
AGT — Automatic Guideway Transit
CWC — Charleston and Western Carolina
UWTF — Unprotected Wrongside Telecommunications Failure
SSG — Systems Strategy Group
PMI — Project Manager's Instruction
OP — Outside Party
NPO — National Process Owner
GWH — Great Western Holdings
SCI — Standard Contract Interpretation
RIL — Railtrack Insurance Limited
ASAB — Bay Line Railroad L.L.C
SSLV — Southern San Luis Valley Railroad
MARC — Maryland Transit Administration
CLCR — Cadillac & Lake City RR
CCCL — Connecticut Central Railroad Company
WTRY — Wilmington Terminal Railroad Incorporated
GGS — Georgia Great Southern Division South Carolina Central Railro
NICD — Northern-Indiana Commuter Transportation
RLK — RailAmerica Ottawa Valley Railway
TRRY — Trillium Railway Co. Ltd.
CZRY — Carrizo Gorge Railway Inc.
CDL — Central Door Locking
LTP — Local Transport Plans
RIZ — Rock Island
SNDX — Sound Transit
CILT — Centre for Independent Transport Research
PCSE(W) — Profit Centre Signal Engineer (Works)
AEEU — Amalgamated Electrical Engineering Union
MS — Michigan Shore Railroad Incorporated
FC — Fulton County Railroad Incorporated
SLRS — SMS Rail Service Incorporated

CRS — Carolina Rail Service
LEF — Lake Erie Franklin and Clarion Railroad Company
PCTE — Profit Centre Telecommunications Engineer
TARDIS — TOPS Ancillary Retrospective Data Information Service
NCL — Northern City Line
SETA — Signalling Eqipment Technical Agent
HOE — Head Of Engineering
SE — Semo Port Railroad Incorporated
CTR1 — Channel Tunnel Route 1
LGV — Ligne A Grande Vitesse
MSC — Metropolitan Stevedore
QT — Quaboag Transfer Incorporation
HV — High Visibility
CWRC — Central Wisconsin Railroad
TRRY — Trillium railway
EAMG — Engineering Access Management Group
BATS — Business Analysis of Train Services
LAFX — LaFarge Corporation
PMS — Perry Monroe Shoemaker
HPTD — High Point Thomasville and Denton Railroad
CATE — Computer Assisted Train Enquiries
CA — Cables and Accessories
REG — Railtrack Executive Group
SICA — Signalling Infrastructure Condition Assessment
NASG — National Applications Support Group
TCS — Train Crew Supervisor.
IMCO — Infrastructure Maintenance COmpany
TP — Texas & Pacific
JS1 — basic signalling cable jointing and testing
CPLT — CAMINO, PLACERVILLE & LAKE TAHOE RAILROAD CO.
ALY — Allegheny and Eastern Railroad Incorpora
QNSL — Quebec, North Shore and Labrador
HLSC — Hampton Railway Incorporated
IRN — Ironton RR
SAV — Sacramento Valley
RTG — RailTrack Group PLCRailCons
CMR — Indiana Rail Road Company
ASRW — Allegheny Southern Ry.
SMRR — Sisseton Milbank Railroad Incorporated
JRS — Johnson Rail Services
VE — Valuation Engineer
PD — Project Delivery
DPM — Development Planning Manager
WPSC — Wheeling Pittsburg Steel
MPU — Motive Power Unit
YB — Youngstown Belt Railroad Company
IAIS — Iowa Interstate Railroad
GNBC — Grainbelt Corporation
ALR — Alan Richie Incorporated
PLE — Pittsburgh & Lake Erie

GKLX — Gold Kist, Inc.
AO — Appalachian and Ohio
ICM — Infrastructure Contracts Manager
PMSC — Perry Monroe Shoemaker Collection
TRC — Infrastructure track Renewal Company
OSG — Operation Safety Group
BHX — Bank Holiday eXcepted
RES — Rail Express SystemsRailCons
SINCS — Signalling Incident System
SFT — Stress Free Temperature
NSE — Network South EastRailCons
SIN — Site Instruction Notice
NYPANO — New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio railroad
EA — East Anglian
POV — Pittsburgh & Ohio Valley
CLK — Cadillac & Lake City
YDC — Yankeetown Docks
TLC — Telephone protection only Level Crossing
DKS — Union Pacific Railroad Company
NYLE — New York and Lake Erie Railroad Company
OCS — One Control Switch
VSR — Valley & Siletz RR
MDW — Minnesota Dakota and Western Railway Com
TRAMM — Track Renewal And Maintenance Machine
HRR — Hondo Railroad
IRRC — Iowa R.R. Co.
DSRR — Delta Southern RR
PULL — Pullman
CISD — Golden Isles Terminal Railroad
OVR — Otter Valley Railroad
RSNR — Red Springs & Northern
CM — Contracts Manager
PIR — Pittsburgh Industrial Railroad Incorpora
PESRCY — PassEnger Service Requirement Compliance Yardstick
DAT — Delta Alaska Terminal
EMU — Electric Multiple Unit
ORR — Osage Railroad
PER — Portable Equipment Room
NCTR — North Central Texas Railroad
WW — Winchester & Western
PNCX — Precision National
UML — Up Main Line
NFTA — Niagara Frontier Transit Authority
AWG — Adhesion Working Group
NPTR — Northwood Pulp and Timber, Ltd.
WTCO — Western Transportation Company
CIMU — Central Infrastructure Maintenance Unit
LCRC — Lenawee County Railroad
IVS — Infrastructure Video System
ICM — Internal Communications Manager

SVP — Safety Verification Plan
SITS — Security Incident Tracking System
GWZ — Great Western Zone
MB — Meridian & Bigbee
BRAN — Brandon Rail
LINC — Lewis and Clark Railway Company
DGPS — Differential Global Positioning by Satellite
CMN — Chicago, Madison & Northern Railway
TMO — Train crew Manually Operated
ONW — Oregon & Northwestern
ONE — London Eastern Railway Ltd.
CHAT — Chattahoochee & Gulf
OHPA — Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad Company
ARA — Arcade and Attica Railroad Corporation
SPADRAM — SPAD Reduction & Mitigation
SCBG — Santa Cruz Big Trees & Pacific
SZ — Slovenske železnic
MSRW — Mississippian Railway Cooperative Incorporated
T&H — Tottenham & Hampstead
FEVR — Fremont & Elkhorn Valley Railroad
PRSX — Progress Rail Services Corporation
RISSC — Railway Industry Safety Strategy Comittee
HL — Helm Leasing
NDM — Network Development Manager
LVC — Lehigh Valley Coal
UTU — Ultrasonic Test Unit
NOL — Notice of Liability
UPL — Up Platform Line
CRGX — Cargill Incorporated
KVA — Kilovoltampere
CBRM — Chillicothe-Brunswick Rail Maintenance Authority
WHRC — Windsor and Hantsport Railway
MWRX — Midwest Rail Holdings Incorporated
UGL — Up Goods Loop
CCYR — Colleton County Railroad
ASB — Adjacent SignalBox
NCSL — Nashville Chattanooga & St Louis
SWKR — San Pedro and Southwestern Railway Compa
SEE — Systems Engineering Environment
HVRR — Hocking Valley
ORHC — Orrville Railway Historical Society
RS — Roberval and Saguenay Railway Company
WAG — Wellsville Addison & Galeton
PTRD — Portland Traction Co., Portland R.R. and Terminal Division
HRT — Hartwell RR
GOL — Government Office for London
PBNE — Philadelphia Bethlehem and New England R
SSISIM — Solid State Interlocking SIMulator
RTLS — RailTrack Line StandardRailCons
BC — BARRE & CHELSEA RAILROAD

BITY — Penn Eastern Rail Lines Incorporated
NEM — National Estimating Manager
MOS — Mobile Operations Supervisor
PF — Penalty Fare
HBRY — Hudson Bay Railway Company
MAC — Mid America Car & Locomotive
NTPC — National Transaction Processing Centre
BVL — Bound Valuation Ledger
PLUG — Pride Local User Group
GMSR — Kansas City Southern Railway
TOC — Toledo & Ohio Central
EWI — Emergency Warning Indicator
IDT — Implementation, Development and Training
CIPS — Central Illinois Public Servicee
SBC — Ferrocarril Sonora Baja California
NREX — National Railway Equipment
ARN — Alberta RailNet Incorporated
RSAG — Railway Safety Advisory Group
FSCX — Farmland ServiceCOOP
UPL — Up Passenger Loop
DART — DublinRailCons
ASBPC — Adjacent SignalBox Protocol Converter
NCYR — Nash County Railroad Corporation
MKIX — Morrison-Knudsen
PTRC — Portland Terminal of Oregon
SG — Special Ground
DIRFT — Daventry International RailFreight Terminal
LXVR — Luxapalia Valley
PWCT — Philadelphia & West Chester Traction
TXGN — Texas Gonzales and Northern Railway Comp
CH — CHiltern Railway Company
UWG — public road crossing with User Worked Gates
IW — Illinois Western
LPC — Louisiana Paving Corp
MSL — Level crossing with Miniature Stop Lights
GSCX — General American Marks Company
SOT — SOUTH OMAHA TERMINAL RAILWAY COMPANY
LAL — Livonia Avon & Lakeville
MON — Monon Route
FLT — Freight Liner Terminal
ACWR — Aberdeen, Carolina & Western Rwy
PFM — Performance Focus Manager
LRS — Laurinburg and Southern
AHB — Automatic Half Barriers
DRGW — Denver and Rio Grande Western
QBT — Quincy Bay Terminal
HSW — Helena Southwestern Railroad
RR — Regional Railways
NLL — North London Line
DALT — Dallas Terminal Railway

CMD — Central Materials Depot
LDT — Long Distance Termination
SFO — Station Facility Owner
JPBX — Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board
RCI — Railtrack Controlled Infrastructure
CI — Cambria and Indiana Railroad Company
NHIR — New Hope & Ivyland
IZPD — Inter–Zonal Possession Database
WTLR — West Texas and Lubbock Railroad Company
MTDX — Midwest Transportation & Development Cor
TNER — Texas Northeastern Division Mid-Michigan
SME — Signalling Maintenance Engineer
PAT — Port Auhority of Allegheny County
TT — Time Table
SRG — Safety Review Group
VLR — Visitors Location Register
LSMS — Lake Shore Michigan Southern Railroad
ERTMS — European Railways Traffic Management System
TC — Track Circuit
EXCO — Railtrack Line Executive Committee
RDN — Railtrack Director's Nominee
PCM — Production Control Manager
PT — Peninsula Terminal Company
RLCX — RELCO
VWC — Virgin West Coast
SCRX — SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RAILWAYS
STN — Special Traffic Notice
NPW — Normal Place of Work
DSL — Down Slow Line
MRR — Mid-Atlantic Railroad
WBE — Wilkes-Barre and Eastern railroad
NIR — National Incident Register
SE — South Eastern
SSG — Standards Steering Group
OWTX — Oneida & Western Transportation
WWV — Walla Walla Valley Railway
MA — Movement Authority
OLC — Occupation Level Crossing
EE — Ellis and Eastern Company
LE — Light Engine
EFPL — Economical Facing Point Lock
SCOT — Scotland
EFC — External Financing Contribution
TAN — Track Access Notice
FRW — Feather River & Western
CBR — Coos Bay Rail Link
JCN — Job Cost NumberN
WTRM — Warren and Trumbull Railroad Company
GFR — Grand Forks Railway Company
GSF — Georgia Southern and Florida Railway Company

DM — Deutsche Mark RailCons
CONW — Colorado & North Western
RLEX — Republic Locomotive
RV — Rahway Valley R.R.
MIDH — Middletown and Hummelstown RR Company