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HASAW — Health and Safety at Work
LAN — Local Area Network
YTD — Year To Date
GBV — Gross Book Value
HAZID — Hazard Identification
ROM — Read-Only Memory
ERDF — European Regional Development Fund
ANSI — American National Standards Institute, Inc.
AFFF — Aqueous Film Forming Foam
ASAP — As Soon As Possible (pronounced AY-sap)
B. OF D. — Board of Directors
Y-P — Young Person
IT — Information Technology
TBA — To Be Advised
PPE — Personal Protective Equipment
WATX — Watco
PWAY — Permanent Way
VDU — Visual Display Unit
T&RS — Traction & Rolling Stock
SD — Standard Deviation
E&OD — Engineering and Operations Development
ZEPE — Zone Electrical and Plant Engineer
P&L — Profit and Loss statement
HATX — Helm Financial Corporation
C&WI — Chicago and Western Indiana railroad
KPI — Key Performance Indicator
RAILTEL — RAILway TELephone project
R&PA — Route and Programme Analyst
W&LE — Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway
S.L/H — Short LeaseHold
CWT — Carlson Wagonlit Travel
L&PS — London and Port Stanley Railway
D&DA — Design and Development Authority
CN — Canadian National Railway
RFQ — Request For Quotation
ATP — Automatic Train Protection
PO — Purchase Order
S&SM — Safety and Standards Manager
ZCRG — Zonal Commercial Review Group
GDP — Gross Domestic Product
VAMD — Virginia and Maryland
P.WAY — Permanent Way
D&DR — Design & Development Report
D&IA — Design and Implementation Authority
P&LE — Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad
HAYSI — Haysi Railroad
RF — Radio Frequency
WACC — Weighted Average Cost Of Capital (accounting)
EDI — Electronic Data Interchange
IRR — Internal Rate of Return

N&VMP — Noise and Vibration Management Plan
UP — Union Pacific Railroad Company
L&HR — Lehigh and Hudson River railway
GSM — Global System for Mobile Communications
R(SCW) — Railway (Safety Critical Work) Regulations 1994
M&EE — Mechanical & Electrical Engineering
CV — Curriculum Vitae
OBRY — Orangeville-Brampton Railway
LCD — Liquid Crystal Display
O&SPA — Operational and Support hazard Analysis
E,L&N — Early, Late and Night
PWME — Permanent Way Maintenance Engineer
L&PSR — London and Port Stanley Railway
AC — Alternating Current
L&NE — Lehigh and New England railroad
UCMX — United Clays, Inc
PALADIN — Performance And Loading Analysis Database INformation
N&B — Northhampton and Bath railway
WBS — Work Breakdown Structure
GUI — Graphical User Interface (goo-ey)
SPV — Special Purpose Vehicle (sometimes Single Purpose Vehicle)
VAT — Value Added Tax
AP — Accounts Payable
WWW — World Wide Web
VO — Variation Order
PROJEX — Project Expenditure
GIS — Geographic Information System
MTBF — Mean Time Before Failure
SPOC — Single Point Of Contact
SLA — Service Level Agreement
GL — General Ledger
RPI — Retail Price Index
O&M — Operation and Maintenance
CAPEX — Capital Expenditure
FAQ — Frequently Asked Questions (sometimes Pronounced Fak)
FMECA — Failure mode effect and criticality analysis
NPV — Net Present Value {economics}
PCB — printed circuit board
EU — European Union (1994; formerly referred to as the EEC or EC)
MIS — Management Information System (OSHA)
KYLE — Kyle Railroad
W — Watt
RAM — random-access memory
COSHH — Control Of Substances Hazardous To Health (UK)
IDF — Intermediate Distribution Frame
FAT — Factory Acceptance Test
FX — Foreign Exchange
AM — Amplitude Modulation
PICOW — Person in Charge of Works
PDH — Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy

AE — Account Executive
SAT — Site Acceptance Test
RAB — Regulatory Asset Base
COA — Chart Of Accounts
WAN — Wide Area Network
GPRS — General Packet Radio Service
MDF — Main Distribution Frame
SPAX — Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)
CAD — Computer Aided Designer
BDM — Business Development Manager
MMA — Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway
MTTR — Mean Time To Repair
FM — frequency modulation
ABS — Alabama Southern Railroad
MSE — Mississippi Export Railroad Company
PCB — Polychlorinated Biphenyls
AGR — Alabama and Gulf Coast Railway
CAR — Corrective Action Request
ISDN — Integrated Services Digital Network
DML — Data Manipulation Language
BRC — Belt Railway of Chicago
CIMA — Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
CAPM — Capital Asset Pricing Model
NEC — National Electrical Code
PC — Personal computer (host)
AL — Almanor Railroad Company
DC — Direct Current
AQL — Acceptable Quality Level
DCF — discounted cash flow rate
CBI — Confederation of British Industry
ALARP — As Low as Reasonably Practicable
BST — British Summer Time
JD — Job Description
LED — law enforcement desk; light emitting diode
ITU — International Telecommunication Union
SHARON — Sharon Steel
WYSIWYG — What You See Is What You Get (pronounced Wizzy-wig. See Entry For Derived Acronyms)
OGEE — Ogeechee Railway
AA — Ann Arbor Railroad
PMBX — Private Manual Branch Exchange
SQL — Structured Query Language
PVC — Polyvinyl Chloride
EPS — Earnings per share
HZ — cycles per second (hertz)
ELOX — Elcon Inc.
NCR — Nonconformance Report
PIC — Person In Charge
BDW — Bighorn Divide and Wyoming Railroad
TCP/IP — transmission control protocol/internet protocol
HR — HUMAN RESOURCES

AF — Audio Frequency
ELCB — Earth Leakage Circuit Breaker
DOS — Disk Operating System
FURNO — Until FURther NOtice
FOC — Freight Operating Company
LSI — Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad
NEMA — National Electric Manufacturer's Association
SMS — Safety Management Systems
PM — Project Manager
ROCE — Return On Capital Employed
OSI — Open Systems Interconnection (iso Standard)
GMT — Greenwich Mean Time (Zulu)
DTI — Department of Trade and Industry (UK)
BSOR — Buffalo Southern Railroad
SAE — Society of Automotive Engineers
RISC — Reduced Instruction Set Computer
SQVR — Sequatchie Valley Railroad
AKMD — Arkansas Midland Railroad Company
PGR — Progressive Rail
UFN — Until Further Notice
GRN — Goods Received Note
PDP — Personal Development Plan
CR — Change Request
BAA — British Airports Authority
COTS — Commercial Off the Shelf Software
PABX — private automatic branch exchange (telephone)
EMP — Environmental Management Plan
CCTV — Closed Circuit Television
OTR — Oakland Terminal Railway
M&E — Mechanical & Electrical
RTU — Remote Terminal Unit
HV — High Voltage
NIC — National Insurance Contributions
IEE — Institution of Electrical Engineers
IGBT — Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor
IEC — International Electrotechnical Commission
LA — Local Authority
EIA — Environmental impact assessment (international)
AR — Accounts Receivable
EMC — Electromagnetic Compatibility
SIL — Safety Integrity Level
LOA — Limit of Authority
AR — Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad
HW — Hardware
NI — National Insurance
TOFC — trailer-on-flatcar
AKDN — Acadiana Railway Company
OCB — Oil Circuit Breaker
CGT — Capital Gains Tax
ARZC — Arizona and California Railroad

CB — Circuit Breaker
SCADA — Supervisory Control And Data Aquisition
BRW — Black River and Western railroad
HSC — Health and Safety Commission
CF — Cape Fear Railways Incorporated
BBOH — Bloomingburg Ohio
EVA — Ethylene Vinyl Acetate
PRV — Pearl River Valley Railroad Company
CBL — Conemaugh and Black Lick Railroad
OROR — Outside Rules Of the Route
AGCR — Alamo Gulf Coast Railroad Company
ADBF — Adrian and Blissfield Rail Road
IR — Illinois Railnet
MBO — Management Buy-Out
ONT — Ontario Northland Railway
BCLR — Bay Colony Railroad
PW — Providence and Worcester 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
ATW — Atlantic and Western Railway
CAXX — CEMENTO CRUZ AZUL
CSM — Customer Service Manager
ARR — Alaska Railroad
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
ANR — Angelina and Neches River Railroad
PBVR — Port Bienville Railroad
LD — Liquidated Damages
PHA — Preliminary Hazard Analysis
APA — Apache Railway Company
KCS — Kansas City Southern Railway
PBT — Profit Before Tax
NOKL — Northwestern Oklahoma Railroad
AWRR — Austin Western Railroad
RHS — Rectangular Hollow Section
UPS — Uninterruptible Power Supply
ITT — Invitation To Tender
SSC — Southern Switching Company
APNC — Appanoose County Community Railroad
ACOP — Approved Code Of Practice (UK)
TRC — Trona Railway Company
CHR — Chestnut Ridge Railway Company
SDH — Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (ATM)
OMID — Ontario Midland Railroad Corporation
OAR — Old Augusta Railroad
EPROM — Electrically Programmable Read Only Memory
BJRY — Burlington Junction Railway
CRL — Chicago Rail Link
NCIR — New Castle Industrial Railroad
NOPB — New Orleans Public Belt Railroad
DMM — Dansville and Mount Morris Railroad Company
ALAB — Alabama Railroad

BB — Buckingham Branch Railroad
ISRS — International Safety Rating System
SRC — Strasburg Railroad
BOP — Border Pacific Railroad Company
BRG — Brownsville and Rio Grande International Railroad
CCKY — Chattooga and Chickamauga Railway Company
STR — Shawnee Terminal Railway Company
PAX — Private Automatic Exchange
BPRR — Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad Inc.
MNN — Minnesota Northern Railroad Incorporated
PSBR — Public Sector Borrowing Requirement
NS — Norfolk Southern Railway
MSV — Mississippi and Skuna Valley Railroad Company
SVRR — Shamokin Valley Railroad Company
CFWR — Caney Fork and Western Railroad
SLAL — South Plains Lamesa Railroad
SLC — San Luis Central Railroad Company
ASRY — Ashland Railway
CW — Colorado and Wyoming railway
SW — Southwestern Railroad Company
ARC — Alexander Railroad
CNZR — Central New England Railroad
VM — Value Management
GBP — Great British Pound
LW — Louisville and Wadley Railway Company
SCRF — South Carolina Central Railroad
CTR — Clinton Terminal Railroad Company
PBR — Patapsco and Back Rivers Railroad
OCTL — Oil Creek and Titusville Lines, Inc.
RARW — Rarus Railway Company
RSR — Rochester and Southern Railroad
PCN — Point Comfort and Northern Railway
KKRR — Knox and Kane Railroad Company
CBRW — Columbia Basin Railroad
EC — European Community
CAGY — Columbus and Greenville Railway Company
LV — Low Voltage
CFNR — California Northern Railroad
SMA — San Manuel Arizona Railroad Company
FRS — Functional Requirements Specifications
BLR — Blacklands railroad
MET — Modesto and Empire Traction Company
CMPA — Madison railroad
OTVR — Otter Tail Valley Railroad Company
SLWC — Stillwater Central Railroad
BVRY — Brandywine Valley Railroad Company
LCR — Lake County Railroad
RC — Reinforced Concrete
SAPT — Savannah Port Terminal Railroad Incorporated
CC — Chicago Central and Pacific Railroad Company

MH — Mount Hood Railroad
CLC — Columbia and Cowlitz Railway Company
RRVW — Red River Valley and Western Railroad
WCOR — Wellsboro and Corning Railroad Company
AZCR — Arizona Central Railroad
NDT — Nondestructive Test
CTRR — Cloquet Terminal Railroad
PRY — Pioneer Industrial railway
NSHR — North Shore Railroad
MCER — Massachusetts Central Railroad
CALA — Carolina Southern Railroad
MRL — Montana Rail Link
WRRC — Western Rail Road Company
UMP — Upper Merion and Plymouth Railroad
DME — Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad Company
NERR — Nashville and Eastern Railroad
LSRC — Lake State Railway Company
FOC — Free Of Charge. Widely used acronym promising a good deal, however see TANSTAAFL.
KJRY — Keokuk Junction Railway
YW — Yreka Western Railroad Company
CCRR — Claremont Concord Railroad
URR — Union Railroad
ECU — European Currency Unit
WATC — Washington Terminal Company
SCTR — South Central Tennessee Railroad
CHB — Cleveland Harbor Belt
DPC — Damp Proof Course
NMGR — New Mexico Gateway Railroad
CMSL — Cape May Seashore Lines
CLP — Clarendon and Pittsford Railroad
CCRA — Camp Chase Industrial Railroad
MDS — Meridian Southern Railway
MDDE — Maryland and Delaware Railroad
CPO — Compulsory Purchase Order
PNW — Prescott and Northwestern Railroad
TCWR — Twin Cities and Western Railroad
CBRY — Copper Basin Railway
NCVA — North Carolina and Virginia Railroad
NSR — Newburgh and South Shore Railroad Compan
CIRR — Chattahoochee Industrial Railroad
TR — Tomahawk Railway
KJR — Kiski Junction Railroad
KRR — Kiamichi Railroad
DCRR — Dubois County Railroad
SAN — Sandersville Railroad
MPLI — Minnesota Prairie Line Incorporated
SLR — St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad Company
POTB — Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad
LEU — Lineside Electronic Unit
PLC — Public limited company

XLPE — Crosslinked Polyethylene
SLRG — San Luis and Rio Grande railroad
SM — St. Mary's Railroad
LT — Lake Terminal Railroad Company
PVS — Pecos Valley Southern Railway Company
KT — Kentucky and Tennessee Railway Company
SMV — Santa Maria Valley Railroad Company
TSE — Texas South-Eastern Railroad Company
WSR — Warren and Saline River Railroad
KBSR — Kankakee Beaverville and Southern Railroad Company
QRR — Quincy Railroad Company
NVRR — NAPA Valley Railroad Company
WNFR — Kanawha Rail Corporation
RVSC — Rio Valley Switching Company
NYOG — New York and Ogdensburg Railway Company Incorporated
STMA — St. Maries River Railroad Company
POVA — Pend Oreille Valley Railroad
TVRR — Tulare Valley Railroad Company
EIB — European Investment Bank
NYGL — New York and Greenwood Lake Railway
YARR — Youngstown and Austintown Railroad
ISRR — Indiana Southern Railroad
CTN — Canton Railroad Company
MJ — Manufacturers Junction Railway Company
CP — Canadian Pacific Railway
CT — Columbia Terminal
NRLC — National Railway Labor Conference
NCRC — Nebraska Central Railroad
NRI — Nebkota Railway Incorporated
TSU — Tulsa-Sapulpa Union Railway
MRS — Manufacturers Railway
WTNN — West Tennessee Railroad
GPF — General Protection Fault
SCFE — South Central Florida Express Incorporated
NAUG — Naugatuck Railroad Company
CPDR — Carolina Piedmont Railroad
DC — Delray Connecting Railroad Company
MNNR — Minnesota Commercial Railway
COEH — Conecuh Valley Railroad
CBGR — Council Bluffs Railway
VR — Valdosta Railway
COP — City of Prineville Railway
RSS — Rockdale, Sandow & Southern Railroad
SBVR — South Branch Valley Rail Road
IBH — Intermediate Block Home Signal
NEBOSH — National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health
WPRR — Willamette and Pacific Railroad
RVPR — Riverport railroad
CSCD — Cascade and Columbia River Railroad Company
PORTIS — Portable Ticket Issuing System

NENE — Nebraska Northeastern Railway
KLSC — Kalamazoo, Lake Shore and Chicago Railway
CPD — Continuous Professional Development
HSE — Health & Safety Executive Officer
OUCH — Ouachita Railroad
VTR — Vermont Railway
NBER — Nittany and Bald Eagle Railroad Company
SBRR — Stourbridge Railroad Company
MMID — Maryland Midland Railway
YRC — York Railway
FRA — Federal Railroad Administration
TB — Trial Balance
PA — Personal Assistant
YVRR — Yadkin Valley Railroad
PICK — Pickens railway
TBRY — Thermal Belt Railway
PNWR — Portland and Western Railroad Incorporated
OD — Outside Diameter
NKCR — Nebraska, Kansas & Colorado RailNet
AVI — Automatic Vehicle Identification
NYCH — New York Cross Harbor Railroad Terminal Corporation
MCR — McCloud Railway Company
PTR — Port Terminal Railroad of South Carolina
LVRR — Lycoming Valley Railroad
MSCI — Mississippi Central Railroad Company
WBCR — Wabash Central railroad
RPRC — Richmond Pacific Railroad Corporation
TDMA — Time Division Multiple Access
RMT — National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers
DDA — Disability Discrimination Act
MSTR — Massena Terminal Railroad Company
SGLR — Seminole Gulf Railway
TSRR — Tennessee Southern Railroad
REFOS — Running Edge to Face Of Structure
WSRY — Winamac Southern railway
SMIS — Safety Management Information System
FE — Finite Element
SS — Sand Springs Railway Company
TDM — Time Division Multiplexer
DD&I — Design Development and Implementation
H&S — Health and Safety
UTAH — Utah Railway
OHCR — Ohio Central Railroad
MOD — Ministry Of Defence (United Kingdom) And Various Other Countries
SW — Software (SFTWE Preferred)
PMCS — Project Management Control System
TNHR — Three Notch railroad
HVAC — Heating, Ventilating, And Air Conditioning
RC — Remote Control
VRRC — Vandalia Railroad

OOO — Out Of Order
HL — High Level
LPC — Louisiana Paving Corp
PTW — Permit to Work (UK)
RCD — Residual Current Device
FTVM — FerroValle
NVQ — National Vocational Qualification
PAYE — Pay-As-You-Earn
MEBO — Management and Employee Buy Out
FC — Financial Controller
DSE — Display Screen Equipment
RAMS — Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety
RSSX — Rail Switching Service
SOCO — Scene Of Crime Officer
FOC — Fibre Optic Cable
RSA — Railway Study Association
PDT — Portable Data Terminal
FDM — Frequency Division Multiplex
CIMAH — Control of Industrial Major Accident Hazard
NAO — National Audit Office
NFF — No Fault Found
UB — Universal Beam
UT — Ultrasonic Testing
WB — Westbound
PFI — Private Finance Initiative
OLEMI — Overhead Line Equipment Master Index
EMCAR — Empty Carriages
OS — Ordnance Survey
AFC — Approved For Construction
IMDG — International Maritime Dangerous Goods
FAST — Federation Against Software Theft
HAZCHEM — Hazardous Chemical
APM — Assistant Project Manager
CPC — Circuit Protective Conductor
MPV — Multi-Purpose Vehicle
RBC — Radio Block Centre
EPI — Environmental Performance Indicator
USN — United States Navy
LRT — Light-Rail Transit
AVP — Assistant Vice President
BS — British Standard
AKS — AK Steel Holding Corporation
TMP — Traffic Management Plan
RIO — Rail Incident Officer
WI — Work Instruction
MDF — Medium Density Fibreboard
GMTX — GATX Rail Locomotive Group
IR — Ingersoll-Rand Company
RT — Radiographic Testing
PSN — Packet Switched Network

RIDDOR'95 — Reporting of Injuries, Disease and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995
SCHLID — SCHedule IDentity
PMT — Project Management Team
SMBX — Southern MN Sugar Beet Coop
RR — Railroad
BTP — British Transport Police
EXPOTEL — hotel accommodation and conference booking agency
PACT — PAved Concrete Track
DSS — Department of Social Security
RTA — Regional Transportation Authority
LVDT — Linear Variable Differential Transformer
DETR — Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
CPS — Crown Prosecution Service (UK criminal justice system)
QX — Qualifying eXceptions
OTDR — Optical Time Domain Reflectometer
CATS — Charlotte Area Transit System
EG — Executive Grade: old style executive job grading system
ETA — Expected Time of Arrival
BP — British Petroleum
AFC — Anticipated Final Cost
PROM — Programmable Read Only Memory (chip)
HST — High Speed Train
CIS — Customer Information System
BP — Business Plan
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
OPEX — Operating Expenditure
PSTN — Public Switched Telecommunications Network
CITB — Construction Industry Training Board
MM — Money Market
AMP — Asset Management Plan
ECO — Electrical Control Operator
ATO — Automatic Train Operation
CCI — Confirmation of Client's Instruction
RTHQ — RailTrack HeadquartersRailCons
LCP — Local Control Panel
PNB — Personal Needs Break
RRI — Route Relay Interlocking
ITE — Institute of Transportation Engineers
LOP — Loss of Power
LPO — Local Process Owner
QS — quantity surveyor
PWM — Pulse width modulation
RTA — Road Traffic Accident (British)
DQM — Data Quality Manager
JC — Junction
GTO — Gate Turn-Off thyristor
D&I — Design and Implementation
P&E — Plant and Equipment
PA — Public Addresses
BSC — Base Station Controller

IC — Illinois Central Railroad
SIMBIDS — SIMplified BI–Directional Signalling
PDMX — Programmable Digital Multiplexer
DD — Direct Debit
MTBHE — Mean Time Between Hazardous Events
FRS — Financial Reporting Standard
BN — Burlington Northern Railroad
ILWS — Inductive Loop Warning System
NKP — Nickel Plate Road
CD ROM — Compact Disc Read-Only Memory
AEA — Atomic Energy Authority
TBE — To Be Evaluated
CCA — Current Cost Accounting
ATC — Automatic Train Control
ETH — Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule
FDDI — Fibre Distributed Data Interface
COCP — Code of Construction Practice
NYC — New York Central Railroad
BRASS — British Railways Additional Superannuation Scheme
CDM — Construction Design and Management
PTO — Public Telecommunications Operator
ABL — Alameda Belt Line
PRR — Pennsylvania Railroad
ENGLEWOOD — Englewood Railway
KE — Kinematic Envelope
GE — Great Eastern
VRE — Virginia Railway Express
SCXY — St. Croix Valley Railroad Company
TMS — Traffic Management System
PPM — Planned Preventative Maintenance
TBW — Temporary Block Working
P&M — Plant & Machinery
PTI — Positive Train Identification
PT&R — Promotion Transfer and Redundancy
PDFH — Passenger Demand Forecasting Handbook
BSP — Bulk Supply Point
R&R — Rationalisation and Resignalling
BCHX — Bosques De Chihuahua
KX — Kings Cross
IC — Intercity
OEL — Occupational Exposure Limit
HA — Highways Agency
PTE — Passenger Transport Executive
MP — Milepost
HEP — Head-End Power
GLW — Gross Laden Weight
WP — Western Pacific
SCAX — Southern California Regional Rail Authority
JDHX — JD Heiskell
GN — Great Northern Railway

TOC — Train Operating Company
FTA — Freight Transport Association
AT — Auto Transformer
OPU — Operational Planning Unit
ESSD — Electrostatic Sensitive Device
NR — Network Rail
DART — Dallas Area Rapid Transit
FTA — Federal Transit Administration
REN — Ringer Equivalence Number
ETM — Electric Track Maintenance
WSOR — WISCONSIN & SOUTHERN
EPRY — East Penn Railway
ATPM — Automatic Train Protection Manual
FP — Footpath
FSG — Financial Statement Generator
EC — Excellent Condition
SPM — Senior Project Manager
CTRL — Channel Tunnel Rail Link
PW — Permanent Way
ROSCO — Rolling Stock Leasing Company
ANBX — Anbel Corporation
PICOP — Person In Charge Of Possession
SP — Southern Pacific Railroad
OCS — Overhead Catenary System
SLUT — South Lake Union Trolley
A&GW — Atlantic and Great Western Railroad
JS2 — advanced signalling cable jointing and testing
VOL. — volume
VIAMONT — Viamont
FJLC — Fabrica de Jabon la Corona
TD–D — Data Course (Training)
SRA — Strategic Rail Authority
LFCD — Linea Coahuila Durango SA de CV
PCV — Petty Cash Voucher
SOU — Southern Oregon University
ISG — International Steel Group
CRR OF NJ — Central Railroad of New Jersey
RCF — Rolling Contact Fatigue
ALQS — Aliquippa and Southern Railroad Company
NRSC — Network Rail railway Safety Case
SPT — Signal Post Telephone
EXCO — Railtrack Line Executive Committee
TO — Technical Officer
CAT — Central Arkansas Transit
GP — Georgia-Pacific
RO-RO — Roll On-roll Off
MPI — Magnetic Particle Inspection
JTC — Jointless Track Circuit
IHB — Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
UTX — Under Track Crossing

OE — Oregon Electric Railway Company
CV — Central Vermont Railway
TCS — Traffic Control System
LMLX — Livingston Mountain Locomotive Works
AIP — Approval in Principle
DO — Driver Only
URFDO — Ultrasonic Rail Flaw Detector Operator
BH–RAIL — Bull Head RAIL Section
SLU — Standard Length Unit
ICMU — Interference Current Monitoring Unit
IMC2 — 2nd generation Infrastructure Maintenance Contract
SSR — Super Saver Return
CSAO — Conrail Shared Assets Operation
SMTH — Signal Maintenance Tester's Handbook
SRN — Sabine River and Northern
PTA — Passenger Transport Authority
LEC — London Electricity Contracting Limited
AAX — Agrico Chemical Company
CB — Central Battery
EZP — Electro–Zinc Plating
RE — Resident Engineer
SWOT — Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats analysis
COSS — Controller of Site Safety
JDNX — J & M Locomotive Inc.
SSI — Solid State Interlocking
MP — Missouri Pacific Railroad
NER — North Eastern Railway
EOA — End of Authority
NJNY — New Jersey and New York Railroad
CAIX — CAI Rail Inc.
UGL — Up Goods Line
AB — Additions and Betterments
GWRR — Great Walton Railroad Incorporation
SWT — South West Trains
CR — Conrail
AAR — American Association of Railroads
SSSI — Site of Special Scientific Interest
RJCM — R.J. Corman Railroad Company/ Memphis Line
FFT — Functional Fault Tree
BCC — Banking Control Account
XC — Cross-Country
CBS — Contract Breakdown Structure
FRED — Financial Reporting Exposure Draft
WHPX — W.F. Hall Printing
ID&T — Implementation, Development and Training
CPMG — Company Performance Management Group
TCI — Track Circuit Interrupter
AEAT RAIL — The Former British Rail Research
RJCL — R.J. Corman Railroad Company/ Cleveland line
GER — Great Eastern Railway

RJCN — R.J. Corman Railroad Company/ Allentown Lines Incorporated
MEAV — Modern Equivalent Asset Value
LJU — Line Jack Unit
LO-LO — Lift on, lift off,
GP — General Purpose
SSHA — Subsystem Hazard Analysis
IORY — Indiana & Ohio Railway
SIGWEN — Signalling Equipment Workshop Engineering Notice
CAHA — Claims Allocation and Handling Agreement
DBFO — Design Build Finance Operate
FTRX — Foster Townsend Rail Logistics
RJCW — R.J. Corman Railroad Company/ Western Ohio Line
BCWS — Budgeted Cost of Work Scheduled
FR — Feasibility Report
OHL — OverHead Line
DPI — Dye Penetrant Inspection
FDC — Financial Data Control
TPLX — The Pacific Lumber Co
ROW — Renewal Of Way
SPWEE — Safety Procedures for Working on Electrical Equipment
CCLX — Crystal Car Lines
MVB — Multifunctional Vehicle Bus
GIJ — Glued Insulated rail Joint
EAC — Extended Arm Contract
MYC — Multi-Year Coverage
USAF — U.S. Air Force
TQ — Technical Query
SIN — Special Inspection Notice
QAM — Quality Assurance Manager
HN — Hutchinson and Northern Railway Company
ACWP — AccuracyActual Cost of Work Performed
GMPTE — Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive
CITDS — Construction Industry Tax Deduction Scheme
LSB — Local Sensor Bus
EBS — Emergency Bypass Switch
MTBFF — Mean Time Between Functional Failures
PAMX — PrivAte Manual branch eXchange
ATS — Automatic Train Supervision (for rail signaling systems)
OSGR — Ordnance Survey Grid Reference
WRIX — Western Rail Incorporated
EUROSPIN — European Seamless Passenger Information Network
CRP — Central Railroad of Pennsylvania
CRE — Contractor's Responsible Engineer
ELHS — Erie Lackawanna Historical Society
GMPTA — Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority
ADD — Automatic Dropping Device
LMA — Limit of Movement Authority
GSM–R — Global System for Mobile communications for Railways
RIFAA — Rail Industry First Aid Association
AMTK — Amtrak

FWWR — Fort Worth and Western Railroad
TSC — Train Service Code
BKRR — Batten Kill Railroad
TCS — Train Control System
SYPTE — South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive
PPG — Planning Policy Guidance notes
NMRX — New Mexico Department of Transportation-New Mexico Rail Runner Express
RTS — Rapid Transit Systems
CCF — Control Centre of the Future
SPI — Safety Performance Indicator
W/S — Work Station
HMCR — Huntsville and Madison County Railroad Authority
ESMS — Engineering Safety Management System
NBV — Net Book Value
OCC — Occupied
BTA — British Transport Advertising
S&SD — Systems and Safety Department
HABD — Hot Axle Box Detector
GSPP — General Specification for Possession Planning
AWS — Automatic Warning System
CSL — Chicago Short Line Railway Company
DOE — Department of the Environment (Canada)
ISO — International Standards Organisation
LDDC — London Docklands Development Corporation (UK)
BNS — Birmingham New Street
DSRC — DAKOTA SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY
PRDC — Princess Royal Distribution Centre
VT — Virgin Trains
LS — Luzerne and Susquehanna Railway
DNC — Declared Non–Compliance
MTTRS — Mean Time to Restore Service
TPW — TOLEDO PEORIA & WESTERN
QRP — Quarterly Reporting Pack
ETRB — Electronic Train Register Book
ORC — Order of Railroad Conductors
D&D — Design & Development
MILW — Milwaukee Road
TSR — Temporary Speed Restriction
RJCP — R.J. Corman Railroad Company/ Pennsylvan
SDNX — Coaster
DVT — Driving Van Trailer
PRT — Philadelphia Rapid Transit
PLJI — Position Light Junction Indicator
BGCM — Bg & Cm Railroad
LRV — Light-Rail Vehicle
APTIS — All Purpose Ticket Issuing System
PDRR — Pee Dee River RR
ST — Springfield Terminal Railway Company
PI — Paducah & Illinois Railroad
MPI — Motive Power Industries

E&G — Edinburgh to Glasgow line
ROTR — Rules of the Route
NSE — Network Southeast
PTC — Philadelphia Transportation Company
CE — Contract Engineer
BH — Bath & Hammondsport Railroad Company
PON — Periodical Operating Notice
TOOS — Taken Out of Service
RRNE — Regional Railways North East
HTT — Harsco Track Technologies
SNCB — Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Belges
C&O — Chesapeake and Ohio railroad
ECRO — Electrical Control Room Operator
SLRR — St. Lawrence & Raquette River Railroad
ECS — Empty Coaching Stock
CWR — CWR Incorporated
AF — Alabama & Florida Railway Company
NRES — National Rail Enquiry Service
CI — Contract Instruction
HTS — High Tensile Steel
TVRM — Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
VRG — Virgin Rail Group
UTLX — Union Tank Car Company
ETCS — European Train Control System
SP&SN — Single Phase and Switched Neutral
ETL — Essex Terminal Railway Company
FNW — First North Western
FSH — Full Screen Height
OOG — Out of Gauge
BLW — Baldwin Locomotive Works
ACT — Advanced Corporation Tax
EFRX — Eastside Freight Railroad
FIO — For Information Only
SHA — Safety Hazard Analysis
LMSX — Locomotive Management Services
PIO — Police Incident Officer
GNRTS — Greater Nottingham Rapid Transit System
FRP — Field Reporting Procedures
CIW — CHICAGO & ILLINOIS WESTERN
HBT — HOUSTON BELT & TERMINAL
RJCC — R.J. Corman Railroad/Kentucky Lines
SBK — South Brooklyn Railway Company
NY&E — New York and Erie Railroad
LEB — London Electricity Board
ADRC — Access Dispute Resolution Committee
HMFI — Her Majesty's Factory Inspectorate
CIP — Core Investment Program
L/S — Late Start
ABCL — Automatic Barrier level Crossing Locally monitored by train crew
CPD — Capital Programmes Directorate

AD&R — Asset Development and Renewal
AM — Arkansas and Missouri
PMUX — Panel Multiplexer
TP&SN — Three Phase and Switched Neutral
RWY — Railway
CRT — Critical Rail Temperature
EE&CS — Electrical Engineering & Control Systems
RIC — Regolamento Internazionale Carrozze
ETH INDEX — Electric Trains Heating Capacity
CBQ — CHICAGO BURLINGTON & QUINCY
ABA — Air Brake Association
COS — Client Operating System
SILX — S&I LOCOMOTIVE SERVICES, INC.
PIDS — Passenger Information Display System
ADN — Ashley, Drew & Northern
SRNJ — Southern Railroad Company of New Jersey
LHR — Lehigh and Hudson River Railway
TBTC — Transmission-Based Train Control
COER — CRAB ORCHARD & EGYPTIAN
GMO — Gulf Mobile and Ohio
SCUK — Signalling Controls Uk Ltd
TMD — Traction Maintenance Depot
OLE — Overhead Line Equipment
TCAID — Track Circuit Actuator Interference Detector
IDMS — Integrated Document Management System
SRT — Sectional Running Time
E&P — Electrification and Plant
CEFX — CIT Group/Capital Finance, Inc
PWI — Permanent Way Institution
ECR — Electrical Control Room
PRYL — Port Royal Railroad
RAYO — Rayonier
HCA — Historic Cost Accounting
AHBLC — Automatic Half Barrier Level Crossing
HQ — Head Quarters
DB — Deutsche Bahn
SPAD — Signal Passed At Danger
SRS — Sperry Rail Service
ATOC — Association of Train Operating Companies
ETT — Employee Timetable
CET — Controlled Emission Toilet
MHSW — Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1992
MNS — Minneapolis Northfield & Southern
DGL — Down Goods Loop
TPWS–E — Train Protection and Warning System based on Euro–balise technology
ER — Employer's Representative
NYLB — New York and Long Branch Railroad Company
GTRM — GT Railway Maintenance
LEN — Lake Erie and Northern Railway Company
F/B — Foot Bridge

GU — Grafton and Upton Railroad Company
PMI — Project Manager's Instruction
ASLEF — Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
PJR — Port Jersey Railroad
LV — Lehigh Valley Railroad
ATS — Aviation Technical Services (SPAWAR, US Navy)
FTRL — Foster Townsend Rail Logistics
EFL — External Financing Limit
RHA — Road Haulage Association
CS — COLORADO & SOUTHERN
ABB — Akron-Barberton Belt railroad
CSS — CHICAGO SOUTH SHORE & SOUTH BEND
LFB — London Fire Brigade
SWGX — Southwest Georgia Railroad Excursion Authority/Sam Shortline Excursion Train
BTOG — British Transport Officers Guild
AEAT — AEA Technology PLC
ABB — Akron and Barberton Belt Railroad Company
GCSR — Gulf, Colorado, and San Saba Railway
EM — Edgemoor & Manetta Railway
ROSIN — Railway Open System Interconnection Network
PGE — Pacific Great Eastern Railway
OCL — Operational Communications Link
FNTX — Ferronet Sa De Cv
TFVM — Terminal Ferroviaria Del Velle De Mexico Sa De Cv
RITC — Railway Industry Training Council
NTO — National Training Organisation
CMNW — CHICAGO MISSOURI & WESTERN
CPMT — Central Project Management Team
MQT — Marquette Rail
GMRY — Great Miami and Scioto Railway
CIÉ — Corás Iompair Éireann
SLR — ST. LAWRENCE & ATLANTIC
SSOR — Sisseton Southern Railway Company
PLMX — CIT Group/Capital Finance, Inc
FEC — Florida East Coast
HMRI — Her Majesty's Railway Inspectorate
AWS — Auxiliary Wayside System
PIP — Property Investment Panel
OHNS — OverHead Line Neutral Section
CIC — CEDAR RAPIDS & IOWA CITY
GBRY — Gettysburg Railway
BO — BALTIMORE & OHIO)
SSN–FTA — Subsystem Fault Tree Analysis
NORTA — New Orleans Regional Transit Authority
MTR — Mass Transit Railway
AVGX — Avon Grain
AWP — ATLANTA & WEST POINT)
RETB — Radio Electronic Token Block
KCT — Kansas City Terminal Railway
CEI — CHICAGO & EASTERN ILLINOIS

IMECHE — Institution of Mechanical Engineers
AEM — Area Environmental Manager
WTT — Working Time Table
SPCC — Southern Peru Copper Corporation
PM — Production Manager
FDDM — FORT DODGE DES MOINES & SOUTHERN
WMPTA — West Midlands Passenger Transport Authority
RSP — Rail Settlement Plan
SRP — System Review Panel
FWD — FORT WORTH & DENVER
WICT — WISCONSIN & CALUMET
OCRR — Ottawa Central Railway
CAD — Cadiz Railroad
B&O — Baltimore and Ohio railroad
HFDG — Human Factors Development Group
RIPM — Railtrack Investment Prioritisation Model
LNER — London and North Eastern Railway
CRI — CHICAGO RIVER & INDIANA
EIRC — Eastern Illinois Railroad Company
WLL — West London Line
SIRT — STATEN ISLAND RAPID TRANSIT
FMEA — Failure Mode and Effect Analysis
BEEM — Beech Mountain Railroad Corporation
CGRX — Consolidated Grain and Barge Company
W&N — Wharton and Northern railroad
MAA — Magma Arizona Railroad Company
CEDAC — Civil Engineering Design And Construction
QCM — Chemin de fer Cartier
BM — BOSTON & MAINE
LC — Level Crossing
ICAEW — Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales
TRTS — Train Ready To Start indicator
GCSX — Granite City Steel Co
ICDB — Industry Capacity DataBase
AC — Algoma Central Railway
CESM — Civil Engineering Safety Manual
TPH — Trains per Hour
BMWE — Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees
CDNP — Cheques Drawn Not Presented
FCA — Ferrovia Centro Atlantica
REB — Relocatable Equipment Building
ALG — Association of London Government
DTI — Detroit, Toledo, & Ironton
LC — LANCASTER & CHESTER
JN — Junction
ACIO — Assistant Chief Inspecting Officer
WSP — Wheel Slip Protection
POHC — Pittsburgh & Ohio Central
PIZ — Pfizer
AP TDM — Accounts Payable Electronics, Time Division Multiplex

PRI — Preliminary Routing Indicator
WABCO — Westinghouse Air Brake Company
ER — Erie Railroad
THB — TORONTO HAMILTON & BUFFALO
NJT — New Jersey Transit
WLE — Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway Company
FHIX — Fruit Growers Express
INLORS — INner London Orbital Route Strategy
URFD — Ultrasonic Rail Flaw Detection
SSIHA — SubSystem Interface Hazard Analysis
NUCX — Nucor Steel Crawfordsville
GBW — Green Bay & Western Railroad
SI — Spokane International Railroad Company
LOSX — Locomotive Specialists, Inc.
LWR — Long Welded Rail
NTBEP — Not to Be Exceeded Price
FCP — Ferrocarril del Pacifico
NBEC — New Brunswick East Coast Railway Company Incorporated
GCFX — Alstom Canada Transport
MTRT — Matisa Track Recording Trolley
DH — Delaware and Hudson Railroad
AEPX — American Electric Power Service
ZFC — Zone Freight Controller
CSN — Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional
ZIAR — Zone Infrastructure Asset Register
DL&W — Delaware, Lackawanna and Western railroad
ZOC — Zone Operational Control
POMG — Police Incident Office
PABS — Passenger track Access Billing System
PLGS — Position Light Ground Signal
QC — Quebec Central
MRP — Monthly Reporting Pack
BRIMS — British Rail Incident Monitoring System
IMR — Interlocking Machine Room
TCT — Texas City Terminal Railway Company
DCTA — Denton County Transportation Authority
DSL — Denver & Salt Lake
GTR — Great River Railroad
LGV — Ligne Grande Vitesse
DBSO — Driving Brake Second Open
P — Programme
GRIP — Guide to Railway Investment Projects
OOU — Out of Use
AB — Akron and Barberton Cluster Railway Company
FNOR — Florida Northern Railroad
SGVY — Saginaw Valley Railway Company Incorpora
DPPP — Draft Period Possession Plan
JLE — Jubilee Line Extension
JCT — Joint Construction Trades
RFD — Rail Freight Distribution

ECBR — East Cooper and Berkeley Railroad Company
HOPO — Head Of Projects Organisation
KWT — Kwt Railway, Inc.
TTC — Toronto Transit Corporation
ARPS — Association of Railway Preservation Societies
CO — Chesapeake and Ohio railroad
RITS — Rail Infrastructure Transport System
SNCF — Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français
LMD — Light Maintenance Depot
ATR — Automatic Train Regulation
KIWIRAIL — Kiwi Rail
LTEX — Larry's Truck Electric
PROCSYS — Procurement Control
RR — Railroad Reporting
COI — Confirmation Of verbal Instruction
PHRR — Port Harbor Railroad
ACTO — Association of Charter Train Operators
CCT — Central California Traction Company
GWT — Great Western Trains
WOHO — Wabash and Ohio Railroad
IERS — International Environmental Rating System
WMPTE — West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive
DPL — Down Passenger Loop
ECTB — East Chattanooga Belt Railway Company
SN — Sacramento Northern Railway
IECC — Integrated Electronic Control Centre
CRR — Clinchfield Railroad
TWS — Tax Work Sheets
KOT — Kentucky-Ohio Transportation Co
RAFS — Rail Freight Billing System
CHALET — Casualties, Hazards, Access, Location, Emergency services and Time
ZTE — Zone Telecommunications Engineer
GA — Georgia Railroad
AVL — Aroostook Valley Railroad Company
TRACA — Track Condition Assessment
COBA — Cost Benefit Analysis
EOTD — End of Train Device
MUNI — San Francisco Municipal Railway
TGV — Train a Grande Vitesse
WYPTE — West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive
CRUCC — Central Rail Users Consultative Committee
AGW — Atlantic and Great Western railroad
POA — Payment On Account
ILSX — Independent Locomotive Service
VC — Virginia Central Railway
MLRI — Multi–Lamp Route Indicator
DEP — Designated Earth Point
AHBC — Automatic Half Barrier Crossing
NPBL — Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line
CUOH — Columbus and Ohio River Railroad Company

IP — Investment Proposal
CPCX — Chevron Phillips Chemical Company
NHCR — New Hampshire Central Railroad
FB — Flat Bottom Rail
LXOH — Knoxville & Holston River Railroad
TRS — Train Ready to Start
SOR — Southern Ontario Railway
KFR — Kettle Falls International railway
NSL — St. Lawrence and Raquette River Railroad
OTW — One Train Working
WESTRACE — Westinghouse Radio Advance Control Equipment
ACL — Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
OCTR — Octoraro Railway Incorporated
WR SSTD — Western Region Solid State Train Describer
EARY — Eastern Alabama Railway
TGV — Train à Grande Vitesse
WTB — Wire Train Bus
CGIX — Collingwood
D&H — Delaware and Hudson railroad
IRSE — Institution of Railway Signal Engineers
SFO — Senior Fire Officer
DO — Delaware Otsego
CTC — Centralised Traffic Control
S&SD — Railtrack's Safety and Standards Directorate
PWSX — Power Source Supply Inc
UPY — Union Pacific Yard
DNE — Duluth and Northeastern Railroad Company
DLR — Docklands Light Railway
EJR — East Jersey Railroad and Terminal
JKL — J.K. Line Incorporated
LIFT — London International Freight Terminal
OCR — Ottawa Central Railway
CRG — Commercial Review Group
AFRR — Amador Foothills Railroad
BABT — British Approved Board for Telecommunications
PD — Project Delivery
AB — Absolute Block
R/G — level crossing with miniature Red & Green warning lights
WABL — Wabush Lake railway
ACI — Allied Continental Intermodal
RPPS — Rail Passenger Partnership Scheme
CV — CENTRAL VERMONT PUBLIC SERVICE CORP.
BTCO — Boston Terminal Company
LLPX — Locomotive Leasing Partners
SOO — Soo Line Railroad
MSP — Measured Shovel Packing
DCA — Data Concentrator Appreciation
VPF — Value of Preventing a Fatality criterion
PNRX — Pittsburgh Naval Reactors Office
TSBY — Great Lakes Central Railroad

USRA — United States Railway Association
LHR — Lehigh and Hudson River
EWD — Each Week Day
FE — Foundation Electronics
AVR — Allegheny Valley Railroad
TSNR — Tyson Railroad Incorporated
EACH — East Camden and Highland Railroad
FF — File Folder
OHLE — Overhead Line Equipment
WAB — Wabash Railroad
FRVR — Fox River Valley Railroad
QNSL — Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway
WSS — Winston-Salem Southbound Railway Company
OMLX — OmniTRAX Leasing Limited
ROAD — Railway jargon for railway line
FCCM — Compania de Ferrocarriles Chiapas Mayab, SA de CV
VFN — Valuation Field Notes
MAFF — Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food
EV — Everett Railroad
CER — Change En Route
LI — Long Island Rail Road Company
SVP — Safety Verification Plan
LRWN — LITTLE ROCK & WESTERN
CVYR — Hargraves & McCrary, P.A.
BRIS — British Rail Infrastructure Services
CRS — Computerised Reservation System
ICG — Illinois Central Gulf
CGW — Chicago Great Western Railway
CPTM — Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos
MDOT — Maryland DOT
UIC — Union Internationale des Chemin
SOR — Standard Open Return
GNWR — Genesee and Wyoming Railroad Company
CTRW — Carlton Trail Railway Company
MOS — Motor Operated Switch
JSRC — Jackson and Southern Railroad Company
ZCAM — Zonal Corporate Affairs Manager
VBR — Virginia Blue Ridge Railway
ARTP — Association of Rail Training Providers
CTR3 — Channel Tunnel Route 3
G&SW — Glasgow and South West line
AMU — Access Management Unit
DRIR — Denver Rock Island Railroad
KNOR — Klamath Northern Railway
IMRL — I&M Rail Link
ATLT — Austin Todd and Ladd Railroad Company
LRCX — Livingston Rebuild Center
CIM — Chicago & Illinois Midland
WRA — Western Railway of Alabama
CRA — Call Routing Apparatus

HIRR — Hainesport Industrial Railroad
WYS — Wyandotte Southern Railroad Company
RIC — Rail Incident Commander
MPRX — Motive Power & Equipment Solutions, Inc.
EMD — Electro-Motive Division of General Motors
ESNA — Eureka Springs and North Arkansas
CRI&P — Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad
IA — Implementation Authority
FGER — Fruit Growers Express Company
CIRY — Central Illinois Railroad Company
OPE — Oregon Pacific and Eastern
NP — Northern Pacific Railway
EFC — Estrada de Ferro Carajas
EN — ESQUIMALT & NANAIMO
BBRPL — Balfour Beatty Rail Projects Limited
LVRM — Lehigh Valley Rail Management
DOO(P) — Driver Only Operation Passenger
NH — New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
RLGX — Rail Logix, LLC
TS&I — Technical Services and Innovation
LCM — Lake Champlain and Moriah
ZWSX — Zanesville & Western
CTL — Combined Transport Limited
PBRTC — Permian Basin Regional Training Center
LCAMS — Low Carbon Austenitic Manganese Steel
AGILIS — agilis Verkehrsgesellschaft
BMS — Berlin Mills Railway
TXL — TX Logistik AG Germany
APRR — Albany Port Railroad
SAA — Station Access Agreement
WYPTA — West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Authority
CRR — Competition and Regulatory Reviews
APD — Albany Port District
MKNR — Mackenzie Northern Railway
GL — Goods Line
BRSA — British Rail Staff Association
IMACS — Inventory Management Accounting and Control System
LWVX — Lake Shore Railway Association Inc.
CG — Central of Georgia Railway
NYI — No Year Indicated
FDP — Ferrocarril de Panama
WHOE — Walking Horse & Eastern
SSLV — Southern San Luis Valley Railroad
SFEX — New Brunswick East Coast Railway
TOC — Test On Completion
SWELTRAC — South West London Transport Conference
ETE — Electrical Traction Engineers
ACORP — Association of Community Rail Partnerships
RR — Raritan River
HOBC — High Output Ballast Cleaner

IVPS — Intermediate Voltage Power Supply
USRA — United States Railroad Administration
ECML — East Coast Main Line
RSL — Rolling Stock Library
HAZOP — HAZard OPerability study
CSR — Cab Secure Radio
SMG — Systems Management Group
DOO(NP) — Driver Only Operation Non Passenger
TSWR — Toppenish, Simcoe & Western Railroad
PSO — Public Service Obligation
GENIUS — GEmini for Non Integrating Unit Stock
NCC — National Control Centre
BRT — British Rail Telecommunications
IMC — Infrastructure Maintenance Company
MDRY — Midland Railway Historical Association
ENR — E and N Railway Company Limited
CPEF — Companhia Paulista de Estradas de Ferro
SSIDES — Solid State Interlocking Design
CRIX — Citicorp Railmark, Inc.
MML — Midland Main Line
RSSB — Rail Safety and Standards Board
VECX — VeraSun Energy
TUPE — Transfer of Undertakings for Protection of Employment
APT — Advanced Passenger Train
SPCX — Qwest Communications Corporation
AKM — American Kraft Mills
LRM — Layout Risk Model
CCU — Core Control Unit
KSRY — Kosciusko and Southwestern Railway
TEB — Telephone Enquiry Bureau
NECR — New England Central Railway
EPD — Engineering and Production Directorate
GNER — Great North Eastern Railway
RM — railroad mark
TOWS — Train Operated Warning System
GCW — Garden City Western Railway Company
NPS — National Payroll System
RSC — Railway Safety Case
SFLR — Shore Fast Line Incorporated
RPM — Route Performance Manager
HE — Hollis and Eastern Railroad Company
CEDG — Civil Engineering Design Group
RGSP — Railway Group Safety Plan
EL — Erie Lackawanna Railway
ZPUG — Zonal Possession User Group
PIRY — Pioneer Industrial Railway
GEOGIS — GEOGraphic Information System
TRB — Transportation Research Board
PC — Penn Central railroad
D&C — Design and Construction

NPMEA — National Planning Manager, Engineering Access
DEMU — Diesel-Electric Multiple Unit
RUCC — Rail Users' Consultative Committee
HSDR — High Speed Data Ring
SBD — Seaboard System Railroad
PCHR — Port Colborne Harbour Railway
BBRR — Balfour Beatty Rail Renewals
GANO — Georgia Northern Railway Company
LEFC — Lake Erie, Franklin & Claron
PEARS — Paladin data Extract And Recording System
SMIC — Site Manager's Information Compendium
TE — Tacoma Eastern Railway Company
TZPR — Tazewell and Peoria Railroad
RT — River Terminal Railway Company
LER — Logansport and Eel River Short-Line Company Incorporated
FWCR — Florida West Coast Railroad Incorporated
TKEN — Tennken Railroad Company Incorporated
TMBL — Tacoma Municipal Belt Line Railway
PM — Pere Marquette Railway
EWS — English Welsh and Scottish railway
FMES — Fixed and Mobile Equipment Supply
FA — Fixed Assets
RUT — Vermont Railway Incorporated
ABC — Automatic Ballast Cleaner
MCTA — Minnesota Central Railroad Company
FCM — Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico
SLW — Single Line Working
DV — Delaware Valley Railway Company
CENTRO — Marketing name of West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive
MCF — Microfilm Roll
PEARLS — Personnel Enquiries and Administration Recording Local System
RPCX — Railroad Passenger Car Numbering Bureau
TRU — Track Recording Unit
LAJ — Los Angeles Junction Railway
DCP — Designated Competent Person
SWRX — Southwind Shortline Railroad Co
MSEX — Tour Alaska Inc.Dba Princess Tour
TORUS — Transport Operations Rapid Update System
NDA — Not Described Alarm
DVR — Devco Railway Cape Breton Development Corporation now Sydney Coal Railway
UFL — Up Fast Line
TIIS — Train Infrastructure Interface Specification
AVACS — Aire VAlley Control System
PIXC — Passengers in Excess of Capacity
RLE — Rail Link Engineering
BAR — Bangor and Aroostook
OJEC — Official Journal of the European Community
LB — Line Blocked
ACCOLC — Access Overload Control
CORP — Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad

ALCO — American Locomotive Company
ROP — Rules of the Plan
TSSU — Time Slot Sharing Unit
TPO — Travelling Post Office
ETR — Electronic Train Recording
IMP — Industrial Metals Processing
KW — Keota & Washington RR
IN — Indiana Northeastern Railroad
NOLR — New Orleans Lower Coast Railroad Incorporation
DH — Delaware and Hudson
EM — Environmental Manager
NFPA — National Fire Prevention Association
VCRR — Ventura County Railroad Company
TP — Temporary Placement
ESLJ — East St. Louis Junction Railroad
OKAN — Okanagan Valley Railway Company
NRS — National Railway Supplies, Ltd.
COMPASS — COMbined Performance And Safety System
BLE — Bessemer and Lake Erie
SSIC — Solid State Interlocking Controller
DPA — Delegated Procurement Authority
NYSW — New York Susquehanna and Western
LUL — London Underground Ltd
TIT — Texas International Terminals
MFCC — M. F. Coffman Collection
DCM — Duty Contracts Manager
L/H — Leasehold
DFL — Down Fast Line
HSTRC — High Speed Track Recording Coach
DCIO — Deputy Chief Inspecting Officer
AERC — Albany and Eastern Railroad Company
APPX — Appalachian Railcar Services
TTI — Transkentucky Transportation
ESPN — East Penn Railroad
WYCO — Wyoming and Colorado Railroad
DAKR — Dakota Rail Incorporated
APC — Automatic Power Control
BXN — Bauxite and Northern Railway Company
RBRX — RB Railway Group
AFLR — Alabama & Florida RR
EAZIAL — Easy Access Zonal Infrastructure Asset Log
RGS — Railway Group Standard
CDOT — Conneticut Department of Transportation
LLPA — Long Lead Public Address
CACV — Cooperstown and Charlotte Valley Railroad
NYD — New York Dock Railway
PDM — Project Development Manager
CA — Chesapeake & Albemarle
NEG — National Express Group
EFA — Estrada de Ferro Amapa

PSB — Power Signal Box
CDR — Cheap Day Return
CFMG — Chemin de Fer de LA Matapedia et du Golfe Inc.
SIN — Special Instruction Notice
EPB — Electro Pneumatic Brake
ETD — National Extension Trunk Dialling
BMRR — Beech Mountain Railroad
TCN — Train Communications Network
CMGN — Central Michigan RR
SQE — Safety Quality and Environment
PDAC — Performance Data Accuracy Code
TCI — Transportation Consultants International
T/T — Telephone and Telegraph
BM — Boston and Maine Railroad Corporation
CPRR — Central Pacific Railroad
MC1 — Maine Coast
WTF — Wrong side Telecommunications Failure
KNRY — Korean National Railways
MCRR — Monongahela Connecting RR Company
CDMA — Collision Detection Multiple Access
JSOP — Joint Signing on Point
KSW — Kansas Southwestern Railway
LRS — Laurinburg and Southern
NE — National Express
BPA — Business Planning Analysis
NCB — nevada copper belt
MCSA — Moscow, Camden, and San Augustine Railroad
SCL — Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
OLB — Omaha Lincoln and Beatrice Railway Company
FCRD — First Coast Railway
ETHERNET — Computer cabling system
RID — Regulations governing International carriage of Dangerous goods by rail
VSR — Valley & Siletz RR
MDW — Minnesota Dakota and Western Railway Com
EN — Euro Norm
GASX — Gerdau Ameristeel
ANY — Athabasca Northern Railway
COWD — Cost Of Work to Date
NPR — Northern Plains Railroad Incorporated
ACJR — Ashtabula Carson Jefferson Railroad Company
AGVX — Ag Valley Co-op
MNA — Missouri & Northern Arkansas
MNCW — Metro-North Commuter Railroad
PNR — Panhandle Northern Railroad Company
TARDIS — TOPS Ancillary Retrospective Data Information Service
SSM — Safety Strategy Manager
GUV — General Utility Van
VIA — Via Rail Canada
CPMY — Coopersville & Marne Railway
SSR — Railway Service Contractors

WJRR — West Jersey Railroad
JXPT — Jaxport Treminal
APM — Area Production Manager
LPA — Local Procurement Agent
EJS — East Jordan & Southern Railroad
GTRA — Golden Triangle Railroad
NY&NJ — New Jersey and New York railroad
ESI — electricity supply industry
ISG — Infrastructure Support Group
CERT — City of Edinburgh Rapid Transport
LHRR — Longhorn Railroad
SIN — Site Instruction Notice
TDA — TRUST Delay Attribution
OPT — Orange Port Terminal Railway
FRDN — H and S Railroad Company Incorporated
CVRY — Caddo Valley Railroad Company
CHTS — Penn Eastern Rail Lines Incorporated
BR — British Railways
EPTC — East Portland Traction
MSTL — Minneapolis & St. Louis
GWR — Great Western Railway Company
EIP — Examination in Public
SWTH — Signalling Works Testing Handbook
DMIR — Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range
CAG — Contract Approval Group
DAPP — Draft Annual Possession Plan
EMU — Electric Multiple Unit
CLCO — Claremont & Concord
HGK — Hafen und Gueterverkehr Koeln
SIGTAN — SIGnalling equipment Technical Advice Notice
SRP — Statutory Reporting Pack
EQAP — EQuipment APpreciation
RMPD — Route Modernisation Product Delivery
RIDRR — Railway Industry Dispute Resolution Rules
MKT — Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad
CSAC — Candidate Special Area of Conservation
LNAL — Louisville New Albany and Corydon Railroad
MSRC — Kansas City Southern Railway
LLX — Luria Brothers
FIRR — Flats Industrial Railroad
MATT — Mattagami Railroad
CCPN — Corpus Christi Terminal Railroad
NYA — New York and Atlantic Railroad
DMU — Diesel Multiple Unit
L&B — Land and Buildings
AEFR — Aurora Elgin and Fox River Electric
PRSL — Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines
CD — Ceske Drahy
FSRR — FerroSur
VLIX — Vintage Locomotives Inc

EFRTC — European Federation of Railway Trackwork Contractors
NYLEW — New York, Lake Erie and Western railroad
SLGW — Salt Lake, Garfield, and Western Railway Company
CNL — Columbia Newberry and Laurens
CLIF — Cliffside Railroad
SPT — Strathclyde Passenger Transport
PS — Pittsburg and Shawmut Railroad Company
FGMR — Fruit Growers Express Company
HCRC — Hillsdale County Ry. Co., Inc.
NYLE — New York and Lake Erie Railroad Company
YAN — Yancy Railroad
GNRR — Georgia Northeastern Railroad
INRD — Indiana Railroad
BP — Brake Pipe
BCR — Bay Coast Railroad
TENS — Trans European Network Strategy
GRYR — Grenada Railway
PFPI — Process for Performance Improvement
SCOT — Scotland
CAMS — Cost Allocation Management System
YB2 — Yellow Book issue 2
AMWX — AMERICA MOTIVE POWER, INC
JJRR — J and J Railroad
USRC — U.S. Rail Corporation-Jackson Division
NPM — National Procurement Manager
TDS — Train Dispatcher Sheets
NEKM — Northeast Kansas & Missouri
FBMIS — Finance and Business Management Information System
COT — Condition of Track
PAL — Paducah and Louisville
NRNA — National Radio Network Appreciation
RUPP — Road Used As A Public Path
CTC — Centralized Track Control
EUKL — Eurostar (UK) Ltd
DAB — Departmental Advice Blue
TRUST — Train RUnning Systems on TOPS
LPN — Longview, Portland & Northern
BCG — Buffalo Creek & Gauley Railroad
MNCR — Metro North Commuter Railway
WC — Wisconsin Central Railway
BRR — British Rail Research
YST — Youngstown Sheet and Tube
OPM — Operational Planning Manager
RIA — Railway Industry Association
FPL — Facing Point Lock
MZSA — Midland Zone Sponsors Agent
APP — Annual Possession Plan
MB — Level crossing with Manually lifting Barriers
DESX — DIESEL ELECTRIC SERVICES
ZPAM — Zonal Public Affairs Manager

VAB — Vehicle Acceptance Board
ATIX — Alstom Transportation Incorporated
EUCG — End User Computing Group
NJDOT — New Jersey Department of Transportation
TRC — Infrastructure track Renewal Company
LAWS — Low Adhesion Warning System
JEFW — Jefferson Warrior Railroad Company
DDA — Design and Development Authority
USSC — United States Sugar Corporation
SPTA — Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority
CDM — Control Duty Manager
HW–POINT — Particular type of point with electricmotor drive
AOCR — Automatic Open level Crossing Remotely monitored
MWLX — Midwest Locomotive Works
MIDH — Middletown and Hummelstown RR Company
NWR — Normal Working Resumed
BNC — British National Connector
FCMR — Fort Collins Municipal Railway
ALL — America Latina Logistica
NFM — National Fare Manual
PRWX — Railway Entertainment Services Inc.
DODX — United States Department of Defense
CPST — Central Project Sponsor's Team
FGLK — Finger Lakes Railway
BS&TE — Business Signal & Telecommunications Engineer
CCO — Clinchfield Railroad Company
WCML — West Coast Main Line
BT — Booster Transformer
TIC — Tester In Charge
BR — Buffalo and Pittsburgh
RSF — Right Side Failure
NPW — Normal Place of Work
USAX — United States Army
ECR — Evaluation of Change Request
QRA — Quantified Risk Analysis
DTMF — Dual Tone Multi-Frequency
CNUR — C and NC Railroad Corporation
FWRY — Fillmore Western Railway Company
CENELEC — European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation
B&M — Boston & Maine Railroad
VCB — Vacuum Circuit Breaker
FGW — First Great Western
LEM — Local Estimating Manager
RFFSA — Rede Ferroviária Federal SA
TRB — Train Recording Book
SETA — Signalling Eqipment Technical Agent
CSOR — Connecticut Southern Railroad
RPI — Revenue Protection Inspector
ESM — Engineering Safety Management
ECR — Euro Cargo Rail

SNR — Sunflour Railroad Incorporated
ILW — Illinois Western Railroad
KDC — key distribution centre
BLOL — Bloomer Shippers Connecting Railroad Co.
KTS — Kenosha Trolley
PVRR — Pioneer Valley Railroad Company Incorporated
FDDB — Fibre Distributed Database
TN — Texas and Northern Railway Company
BDLX — Big Dog Lines
MNJ — Middletown & New Jersey Railroad
PCRC — Panama Canal Railway Company
BRENDA — BRidge ENgineer Data, computer system
EAWA — Electricity at Work Act
EP — Electronic Principles
SSO — Special Stop Order
CWC — Charleston and Western Carolina
CHS — Charlotte Southern Railroad
TOU — Train Operating Unit
BMIS — Business Management Information System
PAM — Product Acceptance Manager
AOCL — Automatic Open level Crossing Locally monitored by train crew
COE — Colorado & Eastern
TBRX — Taylor Rail Group
LOS — Limit Of Shunt indicator
EC4T — Electric Current for Traction
DLCX — Diesel Locomotive Co LLC
SRCL — Southern Rails Cooperative
CO — Chesapeake & Ohio
TDIX — Transdynamic Leasing
WRCC — Wyoming Railcar
CWM — Carriage Washing Machine
GC — Georgia Central Railway
MRP — Management Reporting Pack
MCB — Manually Controlled Barrier
PLS — Position Light Signal
CBRM — Chillicothe-Brunswick Rail Maintenance Authority
AWB — Advance Warning Board
OPR — Oregon Pacific Railroad
TIR — Transports Internationaux Routiers
TRRY — Trillium Railway Co. Ltd.
MDC — Management Driven Change
ACM — Area Consents Manager
SPARESCO — Spare part company
BRI — British Rail International
LUN — Ludington and Northern Railway
GW — Great Western Bank
MMC — Monopolies and Mergers Commission
RSP — Roscoe Snyder and Pacific Railway
FTS — Failure to Stop
NRM — National Railway Museum

NRA — National Rail Academy
SLQ — St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad
PRL — Penn Eastern Rail Lines Incorporated
PLAX — PORT OF LOS ANGELES
TOE — Texas Oklahoma and Eastern RR Company
PSR — Passenger Service Requirement
GWML — Great Western Main Line
TSC — Track Section Cabin
TIC — Technical Investigation Centre
SSDC — Signalling Systems Direct Current
SMW — St Marys Railway West LLC
CCRX — Cape Cod Railroad
SPADMIS — Signal Passed At Danger throughout Information System
SSIDWS — Solid State Interlocking Design WorkstationS
PSRG — Project Strategy Review Group
ER — Eesti Raudtee
BCA — Business Critical Application
BRAN — Brandon Rail
NBN — Nicolet, Badger & Northern
CRIP — Chicago Rock Island & Pacific
DMCI — Des Moines & Central Iowa RR
NEOUCOM — Northeastern Ohio University Colleges of Medicine
CSM — Commercial Services Manager
BCSR — Buckeye Central Scenic Railroad
JTCO — Jacksonville Terminal Company
CAE — Chicago Aurora and Elgin
CHH — Cheswick and Harmar
REA — Railway Express Agency Corporation
IORPS — Integrated Operational Railway Planning System
GAAB — Georgia and Alabama Division South Carolina Central Railroad
GERY — Georgia & Eastern
RCM(1) — Reliability Centred Maintenance
MNC — Missouri North Central RR
LOAM — Lousiana Midland
NYNH&H — New York, New Haven and Hartford railway
NHVR — New Hope Valley Railroad
GFRR — Georgia and Florida RailNet
FGE — First Great Eastern
MT — Mississippi and Tennessee RailNet Incorporated
SOT — SOUTH OMAHA TERMINAL RAILWAY COMPANY
JE — Joppa and Eastern Railroad Company
REPTA — Railway Employees Privilege Ticket Association
VE — Valuation Engineer
FUG — Freight Up Grade
ESHR — Eastern Shore Railroad
IAIS — Iowa Interstate Railroad
TTC — Toronto Transit Comission
GMR — Georgia Midland Railroad
RMS — Risk Management System
FIBU — FIfty hertz Booster Unit

BB — Buildings and Bridges
BFC — Bellefonte Central Railroad
VS — V and S Railway Incorporated
IHIR — Indian Hill & Iron Range
DPC — Data Protocol Converter
DGI — Dangerous Goods Incident
INPR — Idaho Northern & Pacific Railroad
MPD — Major Projects Division
BNML — Burlington Northern Manitoba Limited
EAZ — East Anglia Zone
AWE — Advance Warning Estimates
SAL — Seaboard Air Line Railway
BH — Bath and Hammondsport Railroad
LTA — Lost Time Accidents
SRY — Southern Railway of British Columbia
BOP — Booking On Point
PICP — Pollution Incident Control Plan
CARX — Caliber Auto Transfer
WT — Wrightsville & Tennille
ADG — Area Delivery Group
LCU — Local Control Unit
ELP — East London Partnership
I/L — InterLocking
RTPI — Real Time Passenger Information system
LEF — Lake Erie Franklin and Clarion Railroad Company
MARC — Maryland Transit Administration
CIND — Central RR of Indiana
WS — Ware Shoals RR
IAT — IOWA TRACTION RAILROAD CO
TNO — Texas & New Orleans
SSRB — Special Speed Restriction Board
RCL — Railway Claims Ltd
JMHX — J. M. Huber Corporation
CAMPS — Computer Assisted Maintenance Planning System
NAP — Narragansett Pier Railroad Company
BBRM — Balfour Beatty Rail Maintenance Limited
FRAME — Fault Reporting And Monitoring Equipment
LV — LiVerpool Street
ELR — Engineers Line Reference
SCW — Safety Critical Work
OHK — Kruse Grain
DETP — Detailed Engineering Train Plan
DLW — Delaware Lackawanna and Western
LB — Loose Bound
BRUTE — British Railways Universal Trolley Equipment
PLW — PL and W Railroad Incorporated
TNMR — Texas and New Mexico Railroad Company
ITCO — Intracoastal Terminal Co
NRLS — Network Rail Line Standards
NAPS — National Accounts Payable System

ITC — Illinois Terminal Railroad
ELGX — Trains Touristiques De Chaudiere-Appalaches
POV — Pittsburgh & Ohio Valley
RCPE — Rapid City Pierre & Eastern Railroad
UPWSF — UnProtected Wrong Side Failure
NBX — Not Boxed
STN — Special Traffic Notice
ACRC — Andalusia & Conecuh Railroad Company
FXE — Ferromex
QCR — Quebec Central Railway
AIP — Area Investment Panel
CMO — Chicago, St Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha
RJIS — Rail Journey Information System
ADMX — ADM Transportation Company
BHRR — Birmingham Terminal Railway
GECX — General Electric Company
NSTR — No Signaller Token Remote
HNS — Houston North Shore
C/E — Country End
GOB — Gospel Oak to Barking line
TTP — Time Table Processor
ATB — Automatic Ticket Barrier
CWRO — Cleveland Works Rail Operations
CHP — Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico
CEMR — Central Manitoba Railway Incorporated
BRT — Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
TNM — Train Network Management
LT — London Transport
DALT — Dallas Terminal Railway
EFCB — Estrada de Ferro Central do Brasil
AHQ — British Transport Police Area Headquarters
LIRC — Louisville & Indiana
DIADS — Diagram Input And Distribution System
GCRY — Grand Canyon Railway
RLHH — Southern Ontario Railway
KPR — Kelowna Pacific Railway Limited
CCR — Corinth & Counce Railroad Company
WCRM — West Coast Route Modernisation
ITPM — IT Process Model
RE&TD — Real Estate and Tax Department
DAIR — D and I Railroad Company
RCM(2) — Remote Condition Monitoring
DRA — Driver Reminder Appliance
CBCT — Communications Based Train Control
PBRR — Pine Belt Southern Railroad Company
PDS — Project Definition Stage
NYNHH — New York, New Haven and Hartford railway
LWRT — Long Welded Rail Train
VSO — Valdosta Southern Railroad
SPUD — St. Paul Union Depot Company

MNVA — Minnesota Valley Transportation Company
LGV — Ligne A Grande Vitesse
CWL — Cornwall Railroad
EVWR — Evansville Western Railroad Inc
FPE — Fairport, Painesville & Eastern R.R. Co
ATCO — Association of Transport Co-ordinating Offices
MPEX — Motive Power Industries
WTLR — West Texas and Lubbock Railroad Company
MOC — Missouri Central Railroad Company
SWP — Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad
PUG — Passenger Up Grades
RSTL — Rail Staff Travel Ltd
OURD — Ogden Union Railway and Depot Company
PW — Parallel Wing
NRES — National Railway Enquires
AN — Apalachicola Northern Railroad
SSDK — Savannah State Docks Railroad Company
PROMISE — Planning and ResOurces MonItoring SystEm
GSF — Georgia Southern and Florida Railway Company
VNCAB — Vehicle and Network Change Approvals Board
TWA — Transport and Works Act
VOBC — Vehicle OnBoard Control
WAR — Warrenton Railroad Company
BS SPEC — British Standards specification
ALM — Arkansas Louisiana and Mississippi Railr
MIRS — Mare Island Rail Service
OPS — Outline Project Specification
LMS — London, Midland & Scottish railway
PLBX — Palmetto Brick
RSAB — Rolling Stock Acceptance Board
CLSL — Columbia and Silver Creek Railroad
BRG — Business Review Group
WCTU — White City Terminal & Utility
NRNJ — Northern railroad of New Jersey
BRBS — British Rail Business Systems
DAKS — Dakota Short Line
TRU — Infrastructure track Renewal Unit
FLR — Fife Lake Railway
LN — Louisville and Nashville
EMLX — Electro-motive Leasing
CRTA — Cleveland Rapid Transit
CPLT — CAMINO, PLACERVILLE & LAKE TAHOE RAILROAD CO.
ARI — Alphanumeric Route Indicator
ATT — Advanced Tilting Train
PCY — Pittsburgh Chartiers and Youghiogheny
HCRY — Huron Central Railway
VULX — Vulcan Materials Company
ATTA — Automatic Track Top and Alignment
CANX — CANAC International Incorporation
AMS — Austenitic Manganese Steel

PRIDE — Passenger Rail Information Display Equipment
RIAC — Railway Industry Advisory Committee
FLT — Freight Liner Terminal
ATGX — ATEL Leasing Corporation
IRRC — Iowa R.R. Co.
SOPOR — Societe du Port Ferroviaire de Baie-Comeau Haute-Rive
MMRR — Mid-Michigan Railroad Incorporated
DTSL — Detroit & Toledo Shore Line
CNRX — Canadian Northern Railway LLC
NEZP — Nezperce Railroad
BHP — BHP Nevada Railroad Company
HSTR — High Speed Track Recording
CBQ — Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad
BRP — Budget Reporting Pack
BST — Basic Signalling Technology
VPI — Vital Processor Interlocking
MIDS — Midlands
HBL — Harbor Belt Line
TD–T — Transmission Course (Training)
LNER — London North Eastern Railway
SIPS — Supplier Performance Monitoring System
EIRENE — European Integrated railways Radio Enhanced NEtwork
HOP — Head Of Projects
ROCK — Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
TMD — Train Mass Detectors
CTA — Chicago Transit Authority
LC — Line Clear
LSPD — Local Safety Policy Document
MTP — Mode of Travel Priority
AF — Auxiliary Feeder
OP — Outside Party
SEC — Southern Electric Company
AOK — Arkansas-Oklahoma Railroad
ICE — InterCity Express
CUVA — ISG Cleveland Works Railway Company
EMGTPA — Equivalent MillionGross Tonnes Per Annum
WPYR — White Pass & Yukon Route
MTCO — Macon Terminal Company
UEL — Up Electric Lane
BEDT — Brooklyn East District Terminal
PAL — Property Action Line
EHD — East Ham Depot
DVS — Delta Valley and Southern Railway Company
SKOL — South Kansas and Oklahoma
LIRX — Lapeer Industrial Railway
PE — Peoria & Eastern
PRTD — Portland Traction
DCP — Document Control Point
GSWR — Georgia Southwestern Railroad
STLH — St Lawrence and Hudson

RPI — Revenue Protection Officer
SWIFT — Structured What If Technique
GIS — Graphical Information System
CT — Central Trains
EDP — Electrification Distribution and Plant
CA — Commercial Assistant
MNRR — Modoc Northern Railroad Company
TEXC — Texas Central Railroad Company
WGNS — Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad Inc
KRT — Kanawah River Terminals
LIRR — Long Island Railroad
GWR1 — Great Western
ADR — regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road
HSTRT — High Speed Track Relaying Tin
HA — Hanson Aggregates
PHLX — Parrish & Heimbecker Limited
IA — Investment Authority
GRR — Georgetown Railroad Company
AEE — American European Express
WEN — Weekly Engineering Notice
RHT — Railway Heritage Trust
GWZ — Great Western Zone
MR — McCloud Railway Company
C2C — Acronym for London Tilbury and Southend lineRailCons
WTRM — Warren and Trumbull Railroad Company
GFR — Grand Forks Railway Company
O&I — Operations and Interface
SEMTA — South East Michigan Trans Auth
FOU — Freight Operating Unit
SSAP — Statement of Standard Accounting Practice
DPC — Development Planning Centre
CARR — Carrollton Railroad
CRGX — Cargill Incorporated
VSRR — Virginia Southern Railroad
WHRC — Windsor and Hantsport Railway
BRTC — Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen Sub-Collection
SDIV — San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad
RPL — Rail Property Limited
EFE — Electrification Fixed Equipment
QC — Quebec Central Railway
UGL — Up Goods Loop
MGR — Merry–Go–Round
DDI — Design Development and Implementation
OTSX — On Track Rail Services
CPA — COUDERSPORT & PORT ALLEGHENY RAILROAD
RIZ — Rock Island
MS — Michigan Shore Railroad Incorporated
FP — Flexibility Premium
ROA — Right On Arrival
IOCR — Indiana & Ohio Central Railroad

WAGN — West Anglia Great Northern
GMSR — Kansas City Southern Railway
B&H — Bath and Hammondsport railroad
EDW — El Dorado and Wesson Railway Company
OCW — Ocean City Western Railroad
RRW — Rockton Rion & Western
SFG — Societe du Chemin de Fer de la Gaspesie
CMR — Indiana Rail Road Company
VLI — Valor da Logistica Integrada
RESX — Rescar, Inc.
P3 — Primavera Project Planner
WAMX — Webb Asset Management
NJPUC — New Jersey Public Utilities Commission
TAC — Telecomms Appreciation Course
JCAC — Johnson County Airport Commission
DCON — Detroit Connecting Railroad Company
AHB — Automatic Half Barrier level crossing
W/M — Watt per Metre
NBSR — New Brunswick Southern Railway Company
PREX — Pioneer Rail Equipment
RRCI — Redmont Railway Company Incorporated
CGR — CG Railway, Inc
LMIC — Lake Michigan and Indiana Railroad
HOCM — Head of Contract Management
PGC — Producers Grain Corporation
HESR — Huron and Eastern Railway Company
GPL — Ground Position Light
RIV — Regolamento Internazionale Vagoni
YVT — Yakim Valley Transportation Company
PWRA — Private Wagon owners Registration Agreement
SV — Shenandoah Valley Railroad
LS — Lehigh and Susquehanna railroad
UTCX — Union Tank Car Company
PPTC — Powered Plant Training - Chainsaw
EAM — Engineering Access Manager
TPS — Traction Power Supply
BZP — Bright Zinc Plating
AZER — Arizona Eastern Railway Company
HTW — Hoosac Tunnel and Wilmington
EEC — East Erie Commercial Railroad
EJE — Elgin Joliet and Eastern
PTRR — Port Townsend Railroad Incorporated
TO — Team Organiser
RNCX — North Carolina Dept Of Transportation
DMN — Duluth Missabe and Northern Railway
TMR — Metropolitano Roca
EPA — Engineering Publications Assistant
PCB — Petty Cash Book
CCCR — Cape Cod Central Railroad
PH — Professional Head

ES — Engineering Supervisor
DMMU — Diesel Mechanical Multiple Unit
GEGX — GE Gas Turbine
FCEN — Florida Central Railroad
N&W — Norfolk and Western railway
LTS — London, Tilbury and Southend Rail
SICA — Signalling Infrastructure Condition Assessment
SAM — Switch Activating Mechanism
BSDA — Bi-State Development Agency
MON — Monon Route
FMID — Florida Midland Railroad Company Incorpo
CVR — Cimarron Valley Railroad L.C.
HS — H and S Railroad Company
TMS — Metropolitano San Martin
ABP — Aberdeen & Briar Patch
CTR — cost time resource
LSTT — Lake Superior Terminal Transfer
VDP — Vertical Design Package
ITS — Infrastructure Testing Services
EI — Electrical Installation
NAT — Not Applicable Timetable
LANO — Penn Eastern Rail Lines Incorporated
SI — Site Instruction
MAEG — Maersk Sealand
CVL — CUYHOGA VALLEY LINE RAILROAD
RT1B — Railtrack Track Renewal Contract
OCE — Oregon California & Eastern
DKPX — Duke Power Company
ESR — Emergency Speed Restriction
NYOW — New York, Ontario and Western Railway
IMU — Infrastructure Maintenance Unit
TUPE — Transfer of Undertakings
JCN — Job Cost NumberN
ALKX — Airlake Terminal Railway Co.
GLC — Great Lakes Central Railroad
EIRR — Eastern Idaho Railroad Incorporated
MEP — Member of European Parliament
LDG — List of Dangerous Goods
SOWC — Shows Occupied when Clear
PRSX — Progress Rail Services Corporation
TRE — Track Recording Engineer
EVR — Early Voluntary Retirement
GRN — Greenville and Northern
CIL — Chicago Indianapolis and Louisville
IBT — International Bridge and Terminal Company
SWA — Steel Wire Armoured
FC — Fulton County Railroad Incorporated
SSX — Southern States Phosphate and Fertilizer Co.
JCN — JunCtioN
PLYX — US Plywood

SRPTA — Technical Advisor nominated by SRP Secretariat
DT1 — Detroit Terminal
TWE — Track Welding Engineer
GATX — General American Marks Company
IRRS — International Rail Road Systems, Inc.
CIMU — Central Infrastructure Maintenance Unit
TOPS — Total Operations Processing System
GWRS — Great Western Railway Company
MSDR — Knoxville & Holston River Railroad
SLIM — St Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern
SMRR — Sisseton Milbank Railroad Incorporated
API — Applications Interface
RSABGP — RSAB Group which provides support to RSAB and projects
DCI — Des Moines & Central Iowa RR
OTM — On–Track Machine
TYBR — Tyburn Railroad Company
ROM — Regional Operating Manager
RDG — Reading Railroad
BLMR — Blue Mountain Railroad
NIWX — Northern Illinois and Wisconsin Railway
APLAN — track Access PLANning system
NATM — New Austrian Tunnelling Method
ACEX — Altamont Commuter Express
ABC — Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast
FRA — Fixed Rate Agreement
MEC — Maine Central Railroad
CWP — Chicago West Pullman and Southern
POM — Possession Optimisation Manager
JTPX — Joseph Transportation, Inc.
TIC — Track Inspection Coach
SA — Sponsor's Agent
PSAP — Puget Sound and Pacific Railroad Company
WKRL — Western Kentucky Railroad
ME — Morristown & Erie Railroad
MNBR — M and B Railroad LLC
ORN — Overlay Radio Network
CARW — Carolina Western Railroad
NCPR — North Carolina Ports Railway
KCSM — Kansas City Southern de Mexico
SCI — Standard Contract Interpretation
BDM — Business Development Manual
RIL — Railtrack Insurance Limited
AMTL — Agence métropolitaine de transport
DFG — Del Fungo Giera Servizi Ferroviari Srl
SNCT — Seattle & North Coast R.R. Co.
NTP — North Trans–Pennine route
OHRY — Owego and Harford Railway Incorporated
JSE — Janesville & Southeastern
DPL — Down Platform Line
TRRY — Trillium railway

HVI — High Voltage Impulse
JRWX — Johnson Rail Services
ETRY — Eastern TN Railway
WGCR — Wiregrass Central Railroad. Incorporated
ASBPC — Adjacent SignalBox Protocol Converter
LXVR — Luxapalia Valley
OLO — Ontario LOrignal Railway Incorporated
TSSA — Transport Salaried Staffs' Association
TL — Through Line
MOT — Marine Oil Transportation
IMPS — Investment Monitoring and Planning System
UAA — University of Akron Archives
LSMS — Lake Shore Michigan Southern Railroad
CQPA — Central Columbiana & Pennsylvania RR
NLR — North London Railways
SME — Signalling Maintenance Engineer
DQE — De Queen and Eastern Railroad Incorporat
TXNW — Texas North Western Railway Company
CADRS — CAD Railways Services
NYO&W — New York, Ontario and Western railway
RCDO — Railway Crossing Diversion Order
WPSC — Wheeling Pittsburg Steel
NCOK — North Central Oklahoma Railway
STP — Short Term Planning
FDEC — Ferrocariles de Cuba
CBR — Coos Bay Rail Link
CATX — General American Marks Company
TVM — Transmission Voice Machine, French ATP system
ECC — English China Clays
PWS — Permanent Way Supervisor
HSM — Hand Signal Man
ROTP — Rules of the Plan
ARRC — Advanced Railway Research Centre
RA — Reporting Accountant
WCRC — Washington Central Railroad Corporation
MWRX — Midwest Rail Holdings Incorporated
KOG — Kansas, Oklahoma, & Gulf
NPCCS — Non Passenger Carrying Coaching Stock
RI — Relay Interlocking
NTN — National Teleprinter Network
NICD — Northern-Indiana Commuter Transportation
SBB — Swiss Railways
ATN — Alabama & Tennessee River Railway Llc
PHD — Port Huron and Detroit Railroad Company
MOS — Mobile Operations Supervisor
NRN — National Radio Network
BPA — Business Planning Accountant
MEF — Modern Equivalent Form
PIE — Performance Improvement Executive
CEGB — Central Electrictricity Generating Board

ATT — Active Tilting Train
ARA — American Railway Association
WFE — Western Fruit Express
RCH — Railway Convalescent Home
ABCX — Alabama Byproducts Corporation
CSP — Camas Prairie RailNet Incorporated
TD — Train Describer
MDLE — Mount Dora & Lake Eustis Railway
DJRR — Decatur Junction
WVRC — WABASH VALLEY RAILROAD CO.
ABLX — American Refrigerator Transit Company
GDI — Graphical Data Interface
ATR — Automatic Train Reporting
GPR — General Purpose Relief
KCPS — Kansas City Public Service
WMP — Waste Management Plan
QGRY — Quebec Gatineau Railway Incorporated
NSKT — No Signaller Key Token
AWW — Algiers Winslow and Western Railway
IMRR — Illinois Midland Railroad
HOFE — Head Of Engineering
SJVR — San Joaquin Valley RR
NEGS — New England Southern Railroad
DML — Down Main Line
RSBS — Railway Standard Building Specification
ACY — Akron, Canton and Youngstown
PRIMA — Professional Rail Industry Management Association
MCA — Maywood Co-op Association
CSA — Cross–Sectional Area
PJRL — Penn Jersey Rail Lines Incorporated
PPU — Tazewell & Peoria Railroad
TT — Toledo Terminal
DLWR — Depew Lancaster and Western Railroad Com
E&P — Engineering and Production
INOH — Indiana and Ohio Railroad Incorporated
TSH — Tshiuetin Rail Transportation Inc
SVI — Southern Railway of Vancouver Island
ARS — Automatic Route Setting
DPPP — Disabled Peoples Protection Policy
BCS — Better Chemical Solutions
DTL — Down Tilbury Loop
RSC — Railway Skills Council
GETY — Gettysburg Railroad
MCB — Miniature Circuit Breaker
AUG — Augusta Railroad
SWGR — Seagraves Whiteface and Lubbock Railroad
TCM — Time Cycle Maintenance
CCUO — Chicago-Chemung Railroad Corporation
GRIV — Gauley River Railroad LLC
HRT — Hartwell RR

CKRY — Central Kansas Railway Incorporated
NN — Northern Nevada Railroad Corporation
SSG — Safety Strategy Group
CPD — Cleveland Plain Dealer
RRNW — Regional Railways North West
PNRR — Pennsylvania Northeastern
MSL — Level crossing with Miniature Stop Lights
T&V — Tresspass & Vandalism
EWS — English, Welsh & Scottish Railway Ltd
WTLC — West Texas & Lubbock Railroad Co Inc.
L/S — London Side
MGRI — MG Rail Incorporated
TXGN — Texas Gonzales and Northern Railway Comp
RT1A — Railtrack Infrastructure Maintenance Contract
SDCR — South Dakota Central
DPM — Development Planning Manager
DRSX — DOT Rail Services
HRRC — Housatonic Railroad Company
WIMX — Wimpey Minerals USA, Inc.
JKWI — Johnsonburg, Kane, Warren and Irvine Railroad
PVRX — Pook Valley Railroad
TIRE — Ticketing Incentive REgime
RTD — Regional Transportation District
NG — Normal Grade
ETH — Electric Train Heating
GMDX — General Motors Diesel Canada
CTR1 — Channel Tunnel Route 1
LVRC — Lamoille Valley Railroad
TAA — Track Access Agreement
HLGX — Helm Financial Corporation
NPC — NORTH PACIFIC COAST
YKR — York Railway
ALT — AIRLAKE TERMINAL RAILWAY COMPANY
SSSH — Surrey Sussex & Southhampton
WGR — Willamette Valley Railway Company
NPT — Portland Terminal R.R. Company
RLEX — Republic Locomotive
OS — Ontario Southland Railway Inc.
OPUG — Other Passenger Upgrades
TXOR — Texas and Oklahoma Railroad Company
DDN — Dispatcher's Daily Notes
NRA — National Rivers Authority
ZIP — Zone Investment Panel
IAMS — Integrated Asset Management System
CWWR — Chehalis Western Railroad
TPPP — Transport Policies and Programme Package
PRB — Personalised Rule Book
NWSW — Northwestern Steel and Wire Co.
FRVT — Fore River Transportation Corporation
SC — Signalling Centre

CWCY — Caldwell Country Railroad
ATA — Automatic Track Alignment
VSTP — Very Short Term Plan
TCF — Track Circuit Failure
UWC — User Worked Crossing
SIRR — Southern Industrial Railroad
PWMA — Permanent Way Maintenance Assistant
WTCX — Weyerhauser
RSAG — Railway Safety Advisory Group
CTML — Cairo Terminal Railroad Company
R/T — Right Time
AUAR — Austin Area Terminal Railway
SRP — Safety Review Panel
ISAR — Information Systems Activity Request
GTW — Grand Trunk Western
IANW — Iowa Northwestern Railroad
EA — Electronics Appreciation
RAI — Right Away Indicator
BSN — Bridge Strike Nominee
SFO — Station Facility Owner
SCT — Sioux City Terminal Railway
LLW — Lavacot Locomotive Works
NAR — Northern Alberta Railways
F/H — FreeHold
ONER — Ontario Northeastern RR
CPW — CHICAGO, PEORIA & WESTERN RAILROAD CO.
EMRY — Eastern Maine Railway Company
ORR — Office of the Railway Regulator
ERIE — Erie Railroad
MICC — Management Information Communications Centre
TCRY — Tri-City Railroad Company
C&E — Chicago and Erie Railroad
ITI — Unknown
RRC — Respondek Railroad Corporation
RII — Relay Interlocking Interface
WYT — Wyandotte Terminal Railroad Company
WCTR — WCTU Company White City Terminal Railway
SDS — Signalman's Display System
FTA — Fault Tree AnalysisUoS
SPADRAM — SPAD Reduction & Mitigation
NYE — New York and Erie railroad
OTMR — On Train Monitoring Recorder
LA — Lousiana and Arkansas
IS — Intermediate Signalling
DMSS — Development Manager, Signalling Strategy
ACWR — Aberdeen, Carolina & Western Rwy
SSG — Systems Strategy Group
MHMR — Mount Hope Mineral railroad
STE — Stockton Terminal and Eastern RR
NZR — New Zealand Railways

FSR — Fort Smith Railroad Company
BC — BARRE & CHELSEA RAILROAD
FJG — Fonda Johnstown & Gloversville RR
NDN — National Data Communications Network
SWKR — San Pedro and Southwestern Railway Compa
DMVW — Dakota Missouri Valley and Western Railr
EROS — Emergency Restriction Of Speed
SSW — St. Louis Southwestern
WE — Wheeling and Lake Erie
NRG — National Records Group
DTS — Dynamic Track Stabiliser
LITM — Local IT Manager
PROMPT — PRiority On Managing Performance Trends
HEX — Heathrow EXpress
NPPR — Nez Perce-Pomeroy RR Co
ORRX — Oregon Department Of Transportation
ASDA — Asbestos & Danville
FNM — Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico
SPC — Senior Production Controller
NJII — New Jersey, Indiana and Illinois Railroad
DFO — Depot Facility Owner
BRPX — Blue Ridge Paper
BMRG — Blue Mountain and Reading
RTMZ — RailTrack Midlands ZoneRailCons
DB — Deutsche Bundesbahn, German State Railways
CI — Cambria and Indiana Railroad Company
LKRR — Little Kanawha River Rail Incorporated
MTDX — Midwest Transportation & Development Cor
NTRY — Nimishillen and Tuscarawas Railway Company
GS — Gloster Southern
KCCS — Kansas City Clinton & Springfield
ACTC — Atlantic City Transit Company
LTA — London Transport Authority
MBTA — Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority
GTD — Group Tax Department
CRT — Construction Round Table
FIRM — Fares Increases Regulation Mechanism
TDMS — Title Deeds Management System
SRYC — Sierra Railway Company of California
SA — Signalling Assistant
RRIP — Route Relay Interlocking Processor
CD — Close Doors platform indicator
SAS — South African Railways
KGBW — Kewaunee Green Bay and Western
HLCX — Helm Financial
ATSF — Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
CPPP — Confirmed Period Possession Plan
MRT — Minimum Rail Temperature
TBS — Transmission Based Signalling
UPL — Up Platform Line

ETCX — Eastman Tennessee Corporation
RCE — Regional Civil Engineer
TXU — TXU Electric
ALS — Alton and Southern Railway
FWL — Fort Wayne - Lima
RLK — RailAmerica Ottawa Valley Railway
DRHY — Durham Transport Incorporated
TCA — Track Circuit Actuator
IZ — Inter Zonal
CNW — Chicago and Northwestern
WSF — Wrong Side Failure
AFD — Automatic Fire Detection
JVRR — Juniata Valley Railroad Company
MWRR — Montana Western Railway Company Incorporated
O/B — Over Bridge
QNSL — Quebec, North Shore and Labrador
IRN — Ironton RR
MISS — Mississippian Railway Cooperative Incorporated
ELS — Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad Comp
DTRR — Detroit Terminal Railroad
CRC — Class Representative Committee
L&S — Lehigh and Susquehanna railroad
VWL — Vancouver Wharves Limited
MIGN — Michigan Northern Railway
STRT — Stewartstown Railroad Company
JPBX — Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board
AC&Y — Akron, Canton and Youngstown railroad
NWP — Northwestern Pacific Railroad Company
PUWER — Provision and Use of Workplace Equipment Regulations 1992
DG — Dangerous Goods
NOW — Northern Ohio & Western
RSNR — Red Springs & Northern
LPS — Local Policy Statement
TT — Timetable, Public
LRPC — London Regional Passengers Committee
TCOD — Track Circuit Operating Device
NRM — Nominated Responsible Manager
T&H — Tottenham & Hampstead
FEVR — Fremont & Elkhorn Valley Railroad
AREA — American Rail Engineers and Maintenance Association
NBA — National radio network
LINC — Lewis and Clark Railway Company
DGPS — Differential Global Positioning by Satellite
YSLR — Yolo Shortline Railroad Company
BAYL — Bay Line, LLC
NLL — North London Line
VS — Valuation Section
WARP — West Coast Advanced Recovery Reliability Programme
RBLX — Brent C Lewis
TTR — Talleyrand Terminal Railroad Company

IRJ — Insulated Rail Joint
GF — Ground Frame
ICC — International Convention Centre
GSP — Ground Switch Panel
WWR — Washington Western
TORR — Train Operated Route Release
REG — Railtrack Executive Group
SOM — Somerset Railroad Corporation
ONCT — Ontario Central Railroad Corporation
RTLS — Road Traffic Lights
CHGX — Chicago Gravel
MRCE — MRCE Dispolok GmbH
NNW — Nebraska Northwestern Railroad
PTT — Public Timetable
PHIS — Performance Historical Information System
WPSX — Wisconsin Public Service Corporation
GKLX — Gold Kist, Inc.
AGT — Automatic Guideway Transit
NCRY — Northern Central Railway
IHRC — Indiana Hi Rail Corporation
SFT — Stress Free Temperature
BMH — Beaufort and Morehead Railroad Co
HRLX — Housatonic Logistics Company LLC
GEXR — Goderich & Exeter
GRIN — Great Plains Railway
BPR — Business Policy Review
UO — Union Railway of Oregon
TNER — Texas Northeastern Division Mid-Michigan
IANR — Iowa Northern Ry
BDRV — Belvidere & Delaware Railroad
PER — Portable Equipment Room
RM — Route Modernisation
HOG — Heart of Georgia Railroad
TAG — Track Access Grant
MSO — Michigan Southern Railway
RA — Radio Agency
SCBX — Standridge Color
PLRA — Private Locomotive Registration Agreement
RFP — Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac
FC — Fair Condition
MSN — Meeker Southern Railroad
ORR — Office of the Rail Regulator
WAER — Wabash Erie
BRB — British Railways Board
SB — Signal Box
REX — Railway Express Agency, Inc.
CHIP — Chemicals Hazard Information and Packaging regulations
BDTL — Ballard Terminal Railroad Company
BR1 — British Railways
RISSC — Railway Industry Safety Strategy Comittee

PETS — Public Emergency Telephone System
GWWE — Gateway Eastern Railway Company
CSC — Connex South Central
AGLF — Knoxville and Holston River Railroad
IGMX — Integrated Grain & Milling
CBC — Carbon County Railway
NYOW — New York, Ontario & Western
CDL — Central Door Locking
UB — UnderBridge
HL — Home Location
SMART — Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Timebased
NYPSC — New York State Public Services Commission
RA — Route Availability
TOC — Toledo & Ohio Central
S&C — Settle and Carlisle
BTC — Birmingham Terminal
NREX — National Railway Equipment
TPWSSA — Train Protection Warning System Sponsor's Agent
PCA — Penn Central
CB&Q — Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad
FEPASA — Ferrovias Paulistas SA
GITM — Golden Isle Terminal RR
OSRR — Ohio Southern Railroad Incorporated
EMS — Environmental Management Statement
DOP — Driver Only Passenger
WB&E — Wilkes-Barre and Eastern railroad
SMOS — Structure Mounted Outdoor Switchgear
HSW — Helena Southwestern Railroad
PSCX — Public Service Of Colorado
EPS — European Passenger Services
TCB — Track Circuit Block
LNE — Lehigh and New England Railroad, Conrail
BA — Baltimore & Annapolis
RCI — Railtrack Controlled Infrastructure
SJT — St Joseph Terminal
SCM — Senior Contracts Manager
NOP — New Orleans Public Service
BSPG — Business Systems Policy Groupy
CISD — Golden Isles Terminal Railroad
CM — Contracts Manager
SMNR — Southern Manitoba Railway
FTR — Florida Tri-Rail
SDR — Simplified Direct Reporting
SRP — Station Regeneration Programme
LM — Litchfield and Madison
WBE — Wilkes-Barre and Eastern railroad
LBR — Lowville and Beaver River Railroad Company
UWSF — Unprotected Wrong Side Failure
IU — Indianapolis Union
SSG — Standards Steering Group

TPC — Train Performance Calculator
CHAPS — Clearing House Accounts Payable System
IFC — Infrastructure Fault Control
DAC — Depot Access Conditions
PAF — Project Authority Form
WA — West Anglia Lines
TCG — Tucson Cornelia and Gila Bend Railroad Company
SIXX — 636 Leasing
WA — Washington & Atlanta Railroad
DT — Decatur Junction Railway Company
RMRX — Great Canadian Railtours Co Ltd
LRR — Little River Railroad
VXC — Virgin CrossCountry
WVN — West Virginia Northern Railroad
CHW — Chesapeake Western Railway
ICC — Infrastructure Control Centre
IFS — Independent Function Switch
BITY — Penn Eastern Rail Lines Incorporated
ORHC — Orrville Railway Historical Society
GOL — Government Office for London
PBNE — Philadelphia Bethlehem and New England R
SSISIM — Solid State Interlocking SIMulator
PCTE — Profit Centre Telecommunications Engineer
FS — Feeder Station
NY&GL — New York and Greenwood Lake railway
AVB — Automatic Vacuum Brake
GLCD — Great Lakes Coal & Docks
BPM — Business Process Manual
HPTD — High Point Thomasville and Denton Railroad
SINAC — Special Inspection Notice Action Complete
NSC — National Supply Contract
CAPS — Colchester Area Power Supplies
DTS — Detroit & Toledo ShoreLine
ERES — Erie Western
EFVM — Estrada de Ferro Vitoria-Minas
SPSR — San Pedro & Southwestern Railway Co
FP — Fordyce & Princeton Railroad Company
NTR — Mississippi Central Railroad Company
CH — CHiltern Railway Company
CYDX — Conrad Yelvington Distributors, Inc.
YB — Youngstown Belt Railroad Company
LASB — Lackawaxen and Stourbridge Railroad
GNBC — Grainbelt Corporation
BRS — Business Route Section
AO — Appalachian and Ohio
SP — Single-Phase
DIS — Flexible DIsplay System
DRS — Direct Rail Services
CM — Central Montana Rail Incorporated
VLR — Visitors Location Register

RIG — Railway Industry Group
FORI — Fibre Optic Route Indicator
ALR — Alan Richie Incorporated
BMS — Basic Mechanical Signalling
SLOA — Steam Locomotive Operators Association
DWL — Dynamic Warning Lights
ATM — Amended Timetable Manager
OE — Outside Edge
LCRC — Lenawee County Railroad
CA — Cash Accounts
MB — Meridian & Bigbee
PAT — Performance Action Tracking
TMERL — The Milwaukee Electric Railway
LNAC — Chattahoochee Bay Railroad, LLC
DCLR — Delaware Coast Line RR Co
DM — Deutsche Mark RailCons
RJCR — RJ Corman
TRIN — Trinidad Railway Incorporated
PF — Pioneer and Fayette Railroad Company
DL — Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad Company
NYABC — New York Air Brake Company
TRT — Tshiuetin Rail Transportation
CHTT — Chicago Heights Terminal Transfer Railroad
RAR — Railtrack Asset Register
SCR — Sydney Coal Railway
CLCR — Cadillac & Lake City RR
GSW — Great Southwest Railroad
LCR — London and Continental Railways
TXR — Texas Rock Crusher Railway Company
ELKR — Elk River Railroad Incorporated
PCSE(W) — Profit Centre Signal Engineer (Works)
TRS — Train Reporting System
HBRY — Hudson Bay Railway Company
CSC — Contractor's Safety Case
PSR — Permanent Speed Restriction
MVT — Mt Vernon Terminal
NFTA — Niagara Frontier Transit Authority
IDT — Implementation, Development and Training
RICA — Regional Independent Commercial Auditor
UPL — Up Passenger Loop
NTR — National Track Renewals
SIPS — Standard Infrastructure Performance System
SWIMCO — South West Iinfrastructure Maintenance COmpany)
CCC — Cowlitz, Chehalis, and Cascade Railway
WHRC — Windsor and Hantsport Railway Company
SINMON — Special Inspection Notice MONitor
DOO — Driver Only Operation
RMRR — Rocky Mountain Railcar and Railroad Incorporated
TQSUM — Track Quality SUMmary
HOPP — Head Of Property Projects

ETB — Electronic Token Block
CE — Chicago and Erie railroad
MTL — Mersey Travel Ltd.
CWEX — Midwest Generation, LLC
USS — U.S. Steel
KFR — Kettle Falls International Rwy
CSR — Camden & Southern Railroad Inc
DKS — Union Pacific Railroad Company
TRAMM — Track Renewal And Maintenance Machine
SW&W — South Wales and West
DSL — Down Slow Line
NHRR — New Hope and Ivyland Rail Road
ICE — Institute of Civil Engineers
SMRS — Springfield (MO) Railway Services
OLC — Occupation Level Crossing
SA — Savannah & Atlanta
EFPL — Economical Facing Point Lock
MKC — McKeesport Connecting Railroad Company
NSM — North Shore Mining
HB — Hampton and Branchville Railroad
BAP — Butte Anaconda & Pacific
KO — Kansas & Oklahoma
DUT — Denver Union Terminal Railway Company
CWRY — Commonwealth Railway Inc.
RCGG — Ray-Carroll
ARA — Arcade and Attica Railroad Corporation
HRS — Holidaysburg and Roaring Spring Railroad Company
PAM — Pittsburgh Allegheny and McKees Rocks Railroad Company
YN — Youngstown and Northern
SH — Steelton and Highspire Railroad Company
FN — Fault Number
SMFD — Systems Management Framework Design
RRRR — Raritan River railroad
RDMX — Ryder
RAP — Remedial Action Project
CWI — Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad
WVR — Willamette Valley Railway
FFG — Freight Facilities Grant
CAPP — Confirmed Annual Possession Plan
PRM — PRocurement Manager
MPM — Multi Processor Module
FIR — Flats Industrial Railroad Company
NCSL — Nashville Chattanooga & St Louis
RS — Roberval and Saguenay Railway Company
RNA — Railway Notification of Accidents Regulations
CAPE — Train Cancelled
OLEAR — Overhead Line Equipment Asset Register
RT — Railtrack
WNYP — Western New York and Pennsylvania
PTM — Permanent Timetable Manager

LS — Line Standard
WN — Wharton and Northern railroad
WARC — West Anglia Route Controller
EEB — Eastern Electricity BoardRailCons
CA — Cables and Accessories
NMC — Network Management Centre
STEP — Safety, Teamwork, Excellence, Professionalism
DART — Digital Advanced Radio for Trains
SFS — Santa Fe Southern Railway
WCML RM — West Coast Main Line Route Modernisation
TF — Tallulah Falls Ry. Co
TEU — Twenty Foot or Equivalent Unit
GMRC — Green Mountain RR
DIRFT — Daventry International RailFreight Terminal
ASAB — Bay Line Railroad L.L.C
WM — Western Maryland Railroad
ACE — Area Civil Engineer
TINX — Trinity Railcar
PPM — Panel Processor Module
DAPF — Document Amendment Proposal Form
EA — East Anglian
CTRU — Central Track Renewals Unit
MTNR — Mississippi Tennessee Railroad LLC
TC — Track Circuit
MTR — Montour RR
NSRC — North Stratford RR
RD — GEC time division multiplex, type RD
MRSL — MRS Logistica
RHYX — Macquarie Rail Inc
ROR — Rules of the Route
OLYR — Olympic Railroad Company
SRG — Safety Review Group
CWR — Continuously Welded Rail
TRC — Track Renewals Company
MGR — Merry Go Round
WTCO — Western Transportation Company
ICM — Internal Communications Manager
IIC — International Intermodal Center
LTCO — Lakeside Transportation LLC
NSS — Newburgh and South Shore Ry. Co.
FLAWS — a computer database of rail flaws
DR — Dardanelle and Russellville Railroad Inc
CWT — Chicago & West Towns
CHV — Chattahoochee Valley Ry
AEC — Atlantic and East Carolina Railway Compa
MRIX — Missouri North Centra RR
NPTR — Northwood Pulp and Timber, Ltd.
PACS — Public Affairs Correspondence System
TRRA — Terminal RR of St Louis
SHRT — South Hampshire Rapid Transit

MVRY — Mahoning Valley Ry
MWR — Muncie & Western
BACS — Bank Automated System
WTRY — Wilmington Terminal Railroad Incorporated
DGNO — Dallas Garland & Northeastern
MAW — Maumee and Western Railroad Corporation
IN1 — Illinois Northern
RTFN — RailTrack Fault NumberRailCons
AEWZ — Erie Western
SCU — Signalling Compatibility Unit
DLM — Data Link Module
LRP — Local Reporting Pack
NYS&W — New York, Susquehanna and Western railroad
AMP — Asset Maintenance Programme
BER — Big Eagle Rail
JRS — Johnson Rail Services
CCH — Cape Cod & Hyannis
NOGC — New Orleans & Gulf Coast
JS1 — basic signalling cable jointing and testing
ALY — Allegheny and Eastern Railroad Incorpora
UM — Up Main
ICRK — Indian Creek Railroad Company
H/S — Hand Signaller
TRCX — Florida Tri-Rail
PFM — Performance Focus Manager
BAWX — Babcox & Wilcox
TOL — Train On Line
UTU — Ultrasonic Test Unit
LDT — Long Distance Termination
SSTD — Solid State Train Describer
AIM — Asset Information Manager
POM — Port of Montreal
PADS — Parts And Drawing System
RICP — Rail Incident Control Post
SLSF — Saint Louis-San Francisco
WW — Wales and West Passenger Trains
GASC — Georgia, Ashburn, Sylvester & Camilla Ry
LVAL — Lackawanna Valley Railroad Corporation
TLC — Telephone protection only Level Crossing
SIP — Strike–In Point
TPC — Trackside Processing Centre
PFM — Projects Finance Manager
PSR — Public Service Requirement
WILD — Wheel Impact Load Detector
ROS — Restriction of Speed
MRR — Mid-Atlantic Railroad
LE — Light Engine
TAN — Track Access Notice
MML — Minimum Monetary Limit
AFT — AMERICAN FREEDOM TRAIN FOUNDATION

SMN — Smoky Mountain Ry. Co
OHPA — Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad Company
TSRD — Twin State Railroad Company
PCS&TE — Profit Centre Signal and Telecommunications Engineer
GO — Gulf & Ohio
CCSC — Contractor Core Safety Case
HOS — Hoosier Southern Railroad
PIPS — Packaging and Investment Planning System
GRWR — Great Walton Railroad
PSPP — Particular Specification for Possession Planning
WARM — West Anglia Route Modernisation
NPO — National Process Owner
DM — Detroit & Mackinac
HCYR — Horry County Railway
RED — Railtrack Energy Database
CNYK — Central New York Locomotive Company
CCYR — Colleton County Railroad
MJRX — Railway Service Contractors Inc
PTRA — Port of Houston Terminal RR Association
SEE — Systems Engineering Environment
HVRR — Hocking Valley
VCY — Galveston Railroad
VCC — Virgin Cross Country
SPA — Special Protected Area
SPS — Spokane, Portland, and Seattle
HOE — Head Of Engineering
DFT — DART Fixed Terminal
BRBS — British Railways Business Systems
RSCI — Real Staff Cost Increase
ETRM — Engineering Train Routing Map
MLF — Main Line Freight
IMG — Infrastructure Materials Group
PPTD — Powered Plant Training Disc Cutter And Class 9 Cutting Of Wheels
LAL — Livonia Avon & Lakeville
PWCT — Philadelphia & West Chester Traction
GPS — Global Positioning by Satellite system
CLNA — Carolina Coastal Railway Incorporated
BCRY — Cando Contracting Limited
FUS — Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico
TWO — Transport & Works Order
MPU — Motive Power Unit
ODT — One Day Travelcard
NMCSA — Network Management Centres Sponsor's Agent
RES — Rail Express SystemsRailCons
COPA — Control of Pollution Act 1974
MPA — Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad
ERTMS — European Railways Traffic Management System
WRHX — Creative Charters Inc
PRIDE — Possession Resource Information DatabasE
SR — Kansas City Southern

ILM — Railtrack Infrastructure Liability Manager
TK — Tuskegee R.R
TGM — Transport Gateway Metro
DCFB — Dodge City Ford and Bucklin Railroad Com
CFE — Chicago, Fort Wayne and Eastern
RZD — Russian Railways
OPO — One Person Operation
ASR — Allegheny Southern Railroad Incorporated
TT — Time Table
MRI — Motive Rail Industries
NCTR — North Central Texas Railroad
PNCX — Precision National
WON — Weekly Operating Notice
IVS — Infrastructure Video System
NYPANO — New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio railroad
SSP — Signalling Supply Point
TRN — Train Reporting Number
BOTW — Botwood Railway
WIP — Works In Progress
LDRR — Louisiana and Delta Railroad Incorporated
MTW — Marinette Tomahawk & Western
MAL — Michigan Air-Line Ry. Co.
IARR — Iowa River RR
TESCO — TEchnical Service COmpany
TFM — Trackside Functional Module
S&C — Switches and Crossings
FCYR — Franklin County Railroad
CRS — Carolina Rail Service
MWL — Level crossing with Miniature red/green Warning Lights
PWV — Pittsburgh & West Virginia
R/T — RailTrack
LNW — Louisiana & Northwestern
GGS — Georgia Great Southern Division South Carolina Central Railro
TCKR — Turtle Creek Industrial RR.Incorporated
RMPX — RailCar Limited
CZRY — Carrizo Gorge Railway Inc.
LTP — Local Transport Plans
GWUG — Great Western UpGrade
AEEU — Amalgamated Electrical Engineering Union
BIFS — Billing Infrastructure Freight System
PSM — Performance Strategy Manager
DEL — Down Electric Line
PWSS — Permanent Way Section Supervisor
URL — Up Relief Line
PLUG — Pride Local User Group
GOT — GO Transit
OETR — Outline Engineering Train Requirements
AWG — Adhesion Working Group
INLX — Incoal Company
EFRR — Effingham Railroad

OHIC — Ohi-Rail Corporation
MI — Mechanical Installation Practices
TAG — Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia
QCM — Quebec Cartier Railroad