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Special Condition Codes

Special Handling Condition Code Description
ag aggregate tender discount
al alliance traffic
ar air repeater car
as long term storage
at attachment to move with car
av annual volume
ax return from long term storage
az hal - heavy load - bridge restrictions may apply
bc * to be cleaned & conditioned
bh bos - bad order safe to move
bk set back
bn if bad ordered notify shipper
bt * bare table- empty piggyback flat
bw bill shipper for weigh charge
cd condemned car -- not safe to move until inspected.
ce cleared for export
ch class 6.2 labels
ci customs inspection
cl combustible
cm corrosive
co car assigned to coke service only
cp car assigned to coal service only
cs car assigned to sulphur service only
ct contract rates applied
cu combustible placards
cw cwr - welded rail shipment - goi 3.2(47)
cy shipment is for recycling
c3 class 3
c4 western coal( gtw )
c5 mid-sulfur coal ( gtw )
c6 low-sulfur coal ( gtw )
c9 9 (9.1 or 9.3) plac grp 7 - cabooseless train marshalling required
da dangerous
db * distributed van bad ordered
dc do not couple to double shelf couples
de ntfy shipper immedly if delayed
df do not freeze
dg obrs release - for dangerous doc call conductor/ydfman/ydoffice
dh do not hump, kick, drop switch or hump into
di * redistribute at destination
dm domestic
dn shpr auth reqd for divn recons
do * delivery order
dp do not pool
dr double rotaries
ds d1r - double stacked container
dt * distributed van
du do not uncouple
dw dangerous when wet
d1 * delivery on order of shipper
d2 product 61509.92
d3 product 61528.20
ea eng - railyard
eb eng - construction
ec eng - district / track
ed awaiting edi billing
ef eng - district / b&s
eg eng - district / s&c
eh eng - district / rail maintenance
ei eng - district / work equipment
ej eng - loe / prod
ek eng - loe / b&s
el * mty container mechanical lock
em eng - loe / s&c
en eng - loe / rail maintenance
eo eng - loe / work equipment
eq eng - low / prod
er return empty via reverse route
es eng - low / b&s
et eng - low / s&c
eu eng - low / rail maintenance
ev eng - low / work equipment
ew early warning
ex * hold - staging - grain loads only
e1 traveling on estoppel authority
fa face "a-end" to head of train
fb face "b-end" to head of train
fc for furtherance
fd fragile handle with care ( do not hump )
fg flammable gas
fl flammable
fp fumigation placards applied
fr fir chips
fs flammable solid
ft non transit flat shipment
fx must be marshalled as rear car to a max of 30 cars
ga goods astray - returning to the united states
gl glass - handle with care
gm goods misrouted - returning to the united states
gs genset unit i/m
gt grain train time sensitive block move
gz poison gas zone a
g1 xpl - placard group 1 - explosives 1.1 or 1.2 - do not hump
g2 pog - placard group 2 - poison - do not hump
g3 ram - placard group 3 - radioactive
g4 dan - placard group 4 - dangerous
g7 com - placard group 7 - cabooseless train marshalling required
ha * hold - government inspection
hb * hold - bond / customs
hc * hold - waybill / bill of lading
hd * hold - diversion / rebill
he * head end - within first 5 cars from locomotive
hf * hold - stored intermodal empties
hg * hold - claims inspection
hh * hold - charges
hi * hold - awaiting interchange
hj * hold - orders
hk * hold - completion / return
hl suspected dimensional load - do not move
hm * hold - mechanical inspection
hn * hold - order / notify bill of lading
ho * hold - storage of railway material ( ocs )
hp * hold - overload
hq * hold - hold desk review
hr * hold - car distribution
hs * hold - pretrip servicing
ht * hold - disposition
hu * hold - documentation
hv high value shipment
hx * hold - miscellaneous
hy * hold - storage of dangerous goods
hz * hold - storage of "multi-levels" enroute to destination
h1 * hold - for intermodal bill of lading
h2 * hold - for customs documentation
ib in bond in canada--do not spot or interchange deliver
ic * hold - storage
ih * hold - staging of loaded intermodal flat car
im pre-trip inspection multilevel cars
ip import shipment
ir rail incentive rate
is intermodal excessive dimensions
lc * limited credit patron
lg loaded to full spatial capacity lfsc
lh * hold - customer preload shipment
ll limited liability
lo * local orders
lp lps load prone to shift
lq loaded to full cubic capacity lfcc
ls * handle in local service only
lt * loaded from production
lu * loaded from stockpile
lv loaded to full visible capacity lfvc
ly less than full carload
lz poison pg i zone a
ma marked (un/na #) - cabooseless train marshalling only
mb * make bill of lading
me mechanical refrigeration
mf clear for border crossing
mg merger traffic
mr mar - minimum 5 car separation from flammable gas
ms medium term storage
mx return from medium term storage
na nta bad order not allowed to depart on train
nc * non credit patron (prepaid)
nd * do not divert
ne * non credit patron (collect)
ng nonflammable gas
nh * no hit in car distribution
nl no placards required - cabooseless train marshalling
nm not regulated in canada
np no placards required
nr 9.2 residu(e) no placards required
ns spontaneously combustible
nu bad order safe to move - aar rule 92
nx not for export
ny notify consignee before delivery
nz bad order safe to move - aar rule 1
n1 explosives 1.1
n2 explosives 1.2
n3 explosives 1.3
n4 explosives 1.4
n5 explosives 1.5
n6 explosives 1.6
n9 class 9 plac grp 7 - cabooseless train marshalling required
oa ocs transport shipment
ob occupied car
oc ocs mechanical department (car) shipment
oh ohc operating heating/cooling device possible
ok overloaded car - ok to proceed to destination
ol ocs mechanical department (loco) shipment
om oxidizer
on use no hooks
op organic peroxide
oq ocs supply management shipment
or orm - other regulated material
os ocs mechanical department (shop) shipment
ot weight of car and lading is greater than track capacity
ox oxygen
pa poison gas zone a
pb poison
pc grain product has been cleaned
pd * privately controlled private equipment
pe heat
pf grain product has been fumigated
pg pbg - plain bearing car
pi poison inhalation hazard
pj * mechanical project job
pl poison
po poison gas (other than zone a)
pr crp - caution residual phosphorous
ps customer preload shipment
pt plt - partially loaded tank - caution due to sloshing action
pv perishable in boxcar
px storage on customer's request
p1 potash - standard
p2 potash - coarse
p3 potash - granular
p4 potash - white granular
p5 potash - soluble
p6 potash - aggragate white
p7 potash - lawn & garden
p8 potash - refined
p9 potash - fine
ra placard group 5 - dangerous residu(e)
rb dangerous residu(e) other than tank car - no marshalling required
rc residu(e) marked un2448 no marshalling required
rd residu(e) placarded hot - no marsh or ship doc required
re rear end car - within last 5 cars
rh road haul carrier
rm radioactive material
ro rush order
rp * rail controlled private equipment
rs * candidate for interchange rejection aar rule 90 or car service 7
rt rate includes return trip
rw car to be re-weighed
r1 dimensional d1r
r2 dimensional d2r
r3 dimensional d3r
r4 dimensional d4r
r5 dimensional d5r
r6 dimensional d6r
r7 dimensional d7r
r8 dimensional d8r
r9 dimensional d9r
sa home for repairs
sb interchange bridge traffic ex bnr
sc interchange bridge traffic ex cprs
sd speed restricted - refer to g.o.i. and/or tt footnotes
se stripe east
sf sufferance whse, bonded siding, in bond in canada
sg * hold - storage on customer's request
sh 2.1 sch - flammable gas - minimum 5 car separation from mar
si ship to cross dock or pool
sk shippers load shippers load
sl shippers load and count sl&c
sn * hold - non chargeable storage
so * shipper's order
sp spd -special commodity- 35 mph in canada (see subd spc instructions)
sq softwood lumber quota shipment
sr rail surveillance required
ss * hold - long term storage
st * hold - stored serviceable
su * hold - stored unserviceable
sv for storage in transit
sw stripe west
sz car moving in open interchange
ta * load shift
tb * car control distributed bad ordered
tc scale test car - see goi 3.2 (49) & 7.6 (i (c)
te tail end car - must be last car on train
ts transit shipment
tt tank train - do not separate shipment
tu turn car now
tx in transit move, bonded through canada
t1 team track delivery
ua unload from "a" end of car
ub unload from "b" end of car
up uos unload as placarded
us unabsorbed switching
u1 dimensional d1u
u2 dimensional d2u
va vacuum service
wb moving on mwb - requires full bill to deliver
wc *** hot car *** hot car ***
wh weigh car now
wi * waive inspection
wl * weigh light
wt weight verification/test scale shipment
xa explosives
xm csxt i/m car - may be load or empty
xp export
xt cross town
y1 hi spd hyd spreader - see goi 3.2 (59)
y2 hi spd air spreader - see goi 3.2 (59)
y3 lo spd hyd spreader - see goi 3.2 (60)
y4 lo spd air spreader - see goi 3.2 (60)
y5 hi spd crane - see goi 3.2 (11)
y6 lo spd crane - see goi 3.2 (12)
y7 auxiliary crane - see goi 3.2 (10)
y8 snow plow - see goi 3.2 (58)
y9 flanger - see goi 3.2 (18)
zz mutually defined