by IntelliTrans | Jun 18, 2020 | Rail101
RAIL INDUSTRY OVERVIEW Locomotives A Locomotive is a diesel electric power plant form of energy that provides horsepower and the tractive effort to pull trains. Tractive effort is a measurement of locomotive power. Locomotives come in all...
by IntelliTrans | May 19, 2020 | Rail101
RAIL INDUSTRY OVERVIEW UMLER Another piece to the equipment identifying process is UMLER, which stands for Universal Machine Language Equipment Register, UMLER is a database that contains the Railway Equipment Register car information and is used by all railroads to...
by IntelliTrans | May 13, 2020 | Rail101
RAIL INDUSTRY OVERVIEW Box Car Mechanical Designation and Markings The following are a few of the Mechanical Designations in use just for Box Cars. The combinations of markings seem to be unlimited, but each does mean something very specific and important when...
by IntelliTrans | May 6, 2020 | Rail101
RAIL INDUSTRY OVERVIEW Rail Equipment Mechanical Designation and Equipment Markings The OFFICIAL RAILWAY EQUIPMENT REGISTER was developed to comply with the order of the ICC in 1912 so that there was a single source to identify cars in the transportation system. The...
by IntelliTrans | Apr 29, 2020 | Rail101
RAIL INDUSTRY OVERVIEW Rail Equipment In this section we look at the freight railcar types in use today and identify some of the types of material each carries. We also look at how to identify cars by their markings. Railcar Classifications There are eight...
by IntelliTrans | Apr 22, 2020 | Rail101
RAIL INDUSTRY OVERVIEW Terminal/Yard Basic Purpose of Yard A rail yard is a complex series of railroad tracks for storing, sorting, or loading/unloading, railroad cars and/or locomotives. Railroad yards have many tracks in parallel for keeping rolling stock stored off...
