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Freight Cars*
- XM - Box car, general service
- XML/XL - Loader equipped box
- XMI/XI - Insulated box
- XAR/XA - Auto box
- XAP/XP - Autoparts/Appliance box
- XF - Furniture box, later Food box (none on the Rio Grande)
- VA - Ventilated box
- RB - Bunkerless reefer/insulated box
- RBL - Loader equipped
- RS - Reefer w/ ice bunkers
- RSM/RA - Meat reefer
- SM - Stock, single deck
- SF - Stock, double deck
- FM - Flat
- FMS - Flat, Specially equipped
- FB - Bulkhead flat
- FC - TOFC flat
- FA - Auto rack
- GA - Gon, drop bottom, cross doors dump between the rails
- GB - Gon, solid floor, may have drop ends for mill service
- GBS - Gon, specially equipped
- GBSR - Gon, w/ roof
- GD - Gon, side doors, Add S or C if equipped with coke/beet racks
- GH - Gon, convertable ballast
- GK - Gon, solid floor & ends (not used after mid 1920s)
- GRA/GA - Gon, hopper bottom (not used after mid 1920s)
- GS - Gon, drop bottom, doors dump outside the rails, Add S or
C if racks
- GT - High side rotary dump gon
- HM - Hopper, 2-bay
- HT - Hopper, 3 & 4 bay
- HK - Hopper, longitudinal doors for ballast
- LG - Gon or flat set up to carry containers
- LO - Covered hopper
- T - Tank car
- TA - Tank, acid
- NE - Caboose
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Passenger Cars*
- BE - Baggage-Express
- BR - Express reefer, ice bunkers
- BVA - Express ventilated
- CA - Combination baggage/passenger
- CS - Combination baggage/smoking car
- CSB - Combination baggage/dormitory
- DA - Diner
- DB - Cafe car
- DL - Buffet/Lounge
- MA - RPO
- MB - Mail/Baggage
- MBE - Mail/Baggage/Express
- PAS - Coach/Sleeper
- PB - Coach
- PC - Parlor/Chair
- PE - Emigrant or Colonist car
- PL - Lounge car
- PO - Obs
- PS - Sleeper
- PT - Tourist car
- PV - Private/office/official car
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M-o-W Cars*
- MWB - Ballast car
- MWC - Work Caboose or office car
- MWD - Dump car
- MWE - Ballast spreader
- MWF - Work Flat
- MWK - Snow plow/spreader
- MWM - Materials car (can be box, gon, flat, tank, etc.)
- MWP - Pile driver
- MWS - Steam shovel/ditcher
- MWT - Tool & block car
- MWV - Derrick fitted to flat car, e.g., NG Derrick "OP"
- MWW - Derrick, wrecking, steam or diesel
- MWX - Boarding car, kitchen/dining car, potable water car
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