railroad icon AAR Car Types

  • Freight Service
  • Flatcars
  • FA Auto Rack Car
  • FB Barrel Rack Car
  • FC TOFC
  • FD Depressed Center
  • FL Logging
  • FM General Service
  • FW Well Car
  • Gondolas
  • GA Drop Bottom
  • GB Mill (solid bottom)
  • GD Side Dump
  • GE End Dump
  • GS Gravel
  • GT High Side
  • Hopper Cars
  • HM General Purpose
  • HT Triple Tip
  • Special Purpose
  • LF COFC
  • LG Container Gondola
  • LO Covered Hopper
  • LP Pulpwood
  • LT Dry Cargo Tank
  • Ore Cars
  • Refrigerator Cars
  • RA Brine Tank
  • RB Bunkerless
  • RBL Insulated Box
  • RP Mechanical
  • RS Bunker
  • Stock Cars
  • SA,SF Double Decked
  • SC Convertible
  • SH Horses
  • SM Single Deck
  • SP Poultry
  • Tank Cars
  • TA Acid & Chemical
  • TG Glass Insert
  • TL Lead Insert
  • TM General Service (Fuel)
  • TW Wooden Tank
  • Box Cars
  • XAR,XMR Automobile
  • XM General Service
  • XP Special Purpose
  • Franchise Service
  • Instruction Cars
  • IA Instruction Car
  • Maintenance of Way
  • MS Scale Car
  • MWB Ballast
  • MWC Caboose - Toolcar
  • MWD Dump Car
  • MWE Ballast Spreader
  • MWF Flat
  • MWK Snow Removal
  • MWP Pile Driver
  • MWR Wreck Crane
  • MWX Bunk, Cook Cars
  • Caboose (Van) Cars
  • NE Eight Wheelers
  • NM Four Wheelers (bobbers)
  • Yard Service Cars
  • YA Car Dropper
  • YM Poling
  • Passenger Service
  • Baggage and Express Cars
  • BE Baggage Express
  • BH Horse or Horse and Carriage Express
  • BLF Flat Car (esp. for liquids containers)
  • BM Milk Car (cans and bottles)
  • BMR Milk Car (ice bunkers)
  • BMT Horse Car
  • BP Refrigerator Express
  • BR Refrigerator Express (ice bunkers)
  • BS Refrigerator Express
    (brine tanks, typ. for meats)
  • BX Box Express
  • Combination Cars
  • CA Baggage and Passenger
  • CAD Baggage and Passenger
    (w/ food service)
  • CO Baggage-Mail-Passenger
  • CS Baggage and Smoker (Club Car)
  • CSA Baggage-Dormitory-Kitchen
  • CSB Baggage and Sleeper
  • CSP Baggage or Mail Storage
    & Dormitory & Passenger
  • Dining and Food Cars
  • DA Dining Car (w/ kitchen)
  • DB Buffet Car
  • DC Cafe Car
  • DCL Lunch Counter Lounge
  • DD Diner Dormitory
  • DE Dining Car (no Kitchen)
  • DG Grill Room Car
  • DK Dormitory Kitchen Car
  • DKP Kitchen Car
  • DL Buffet-Lounge Car
  • DLC Lunch Counter Car
  • DO Cafe Observation Car
  • DP Dining and Parlor Car
  • DPA Diner-Lounge
  • Mail Cars
  • MA Postal Car (for sorting & classifying mail)
  • MB Baggage and Mail
  • MBD Combination Mail, Baggage,
    and Dormitory Car
  • MBE Combination Baggage, Mail,
    and Express Car
  • MD Combination Mail and Dormitory Car
  • MP Postal Car (newspapers&large packages)
  • MR Postal Storage Car
  • Passenger Cars
  • PA Passenger Car (suburban short-haul)
  • PAS Coach-Sleeping Car
  • PB Coach or Chair (regular coach seats)
  • PBC Parlor-Coach (combined "PB" & "PC")
  • PBO Coach-Observation
  • PC Passenger, Parlor, or Chair Car
  • PD Tavern
  • PDS Tavern-Sleeper
  • PE Emigrant or Colonist Car
  • PL Lounge Car
  • PO Observation Car
  • PS Sleeping Car
  • PSA Dormitory Car
  • PT Tourist Car
  • PV Private Car

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