TERM ABBREVIATIONS - ALL MODEL TRAIN TYPES
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*The most popular Model Train sizes are HO, O, N & Large-Scale.
TRAIN TERM ABBREVIATIONS
Terms | Abbreviations |
|---|---|
| ADAPTER | ADPT |
| ADJUSTABLE | ADJ |
| AKRON, CANTON & YOUNGTOWN | AC&Y |
| ALASKA RAILROAD | ARR |
| ALGOMA CENTRAL | AC |
| ALUMINUM | AL |
| AMPERAGE | AMP |
| AMTRAK | AMT |
| ANN ARBOR RAILWAY | AA |
| ANNIVERSARY | ANNV |
| ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY | ADM |
| ARM | A; H |
| ASHLEY, DREW & NORTHERN | AD&N |
| ASSEMBLY | ASS |
| ASSORTMENT | ASST |
| ATCHISON TOPEKA & SANTA FE (ATSF) | SF |
| ATLANTIC COAST LINE | ACL |
| BALL BEARING | BB |
| BALTIMORE & OHIO | B&O |
| BANGOR & AROOSTOCK | BAR |
| BATTERY | BAT |
| BATTERY ELIMINATOR CIRCUIT | BEC |
| BAY-WINDOW | BW |
| BC RAIL | BCR |
| BESSEMER & LAKE ERIE | B&LE |
| BILLBOARD | BB |
| BLACK | BLK |
| BLUE | BL |
| BOSTON & MAINE | B&M |
| BOXCAR | BX |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA RAILWAY | BCR |
| BUILT-UP | B/U |
| BULKHEAD | BH |
| BURLINGTON (ROUTE) (CHICAGO, BURLINGTON & QUINCY) | CB&Q |
| BURLINGTON NORTHERN | BN |
| BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE | BNSF |
| CABOOSE | CAB |
| CANADIAN NATIONAL | CN |
| CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY | CPR |
| CARDED | CD |
| CENTER FLOW | CF |
| CENTRAL OF GEORGIA | CG |
| CENTRAL OF NEW JERSEY/JERSEY CENTRAL | CNJ |
| CENTRAL PACIFIC | CP |
| CENTRAL VERMONT | CV |
| CHEMICAL | CHEM |
| CHESEPEAKE & OHIO | C&O |
| CHESSIE SYSTEM (B&O, C&O, WM) | CHSY |
| CHICAGO & EASTERN ILLINOIS | C&EI |
| CHICAGO & ILLINOIS MIDLAND | C&IM |
| CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN | C&NW |
| CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN | CGW |
| CHICAGO, BURLINGTON & QUINCY | CB&Q |
| CHICAGO, INDIANAPOLIS & LOUISVILLE (CIL) | Monon |
| CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, ST. PAUL & PACIFIC | MILW |
| CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC (CRI&P, ROCK) | RI |
| CLINCHFIELD RAILROAD | CRR |
| COLORADO & SOUTHERN | C&S |
| CONNECTOR | CONN |
| CONRAIL | CR |
| CONTAINER | CONT |
| CONVERSION | CONV |
| CORRUGATED | CORR |
| CORRUGATED-SIDE | CS |
| COTTON BELT (ST. LOUIS SOUTHWESTERN) | SSW |
| COVERED | CVR |
| CP RAIL | CPR |
| CSX | CSX |
| CUBIC CENTIMETER | CC |
| CYLINDER | CYL |
| CYLINDRICAL | CYL |
| DARK | DK |
| DEGREE | DEG |
| DELAWARE & HUDSON | D&H |
| DELAWARE, LACKAWANNA & WESTERN | DL&W |
| DELUXE | DLX |
| DENVER & RIO GRANDE WESTERN | D&RGW |
| DETROIT, TOLEDO & IRONTON | DT&I |
| DIAMETER | DIA |
| DIE-CAST | DC |
| DIGITAL COMMAND CONTROL | DCC |
| DOUBLE-DOOR | DD |
| DULUTH, MISSABE & IRON RANGE | DM&IR |
| DYNAMIC-BRAKE | DB |
| EACH | EA |
| EAST TENNESSEE & WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA (TWEETSIE) | ET&WNC |
| ELECTRIC | ELEC |
| ELECTRO MOTIVE DIVISION | EMD |
| ELECTRONIC SPEED CONTROL | ESC, SPEED CONTROL |
| ELGIN JOLIET & EASTERN | EJ&E |
| ERIE | Erie |
| ERIE LACKAWANNA | EL |
| EXTRA LARGE | XL |
| EXTRA,EXTRA LARGE | XXL |
| FAIRBANKS-MORSE | FM |
| FAMILY LINES (SCL/L&N) | FAM |
| FEET | ' |
| FIBERGLASS | FG |
| FLEXIBLE | FLEX |
| FLORIDA EAST COAST | FEC |
| FREIGHT | FRT |
| FRONT | FR |
| FRUIT GROWER'S EXPRESS | FGE |
| GALLON | GAL |
| GAUGE | GA |
| GENERAL ELECTRIC | GE |
| GOLDEN WEST SERVICE | GWS |
| GONDOLA | GON |
| GRAND TRUNK | GT |
| GRAND TRUNK WESTERN | GTW |
| GRAPHITE | GRAPH |
| GREAT NORTHERN | GN |
| GREEN | GRN |
| GREEN BAY & WESTERN | GB&W |
| GULF, MOBILE & OHIO | GM&O |
| HEAVY DUTY | HD |
| HEAVYWEIGHT | HW/HVYWT |
| HIGH | HI |
| HOPPER | HOP |
| ILLINOIS CENTRAL | IC |
| ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF | ICG |
| ILLINOIS TERMINAL | IT |
| JERSEY CENTRAL/CENTRAL OF NEW JERSEY | CNJ |
| KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN | KCS |
| KATY (MISSOURI, KANSAS, TEXAS) | MKT |
| LACKAWANNA (DELAWARE, LACKAWANNA & WESTERN) | DL&W |
| LARGE | LG |
| LEFT | LFT |
| LEFT HAND | LH |
| LEHIGH & HUDSON RIVER | L&HR |
| LEHIGH & NEW ENGLAND | L&NE |
| LEHIGH VALLEY | LV |
| LIGHTWEIGHT | LTWT |
| LOCOMOTIVE | LOCO |
| LOCOSOUNDS | LS |
| LONG ISLAND RAILROAD | LIRR |
| LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE | L&N |
| LOW | LO |
| MAINE CENTRAL | MEC |
| MAINTENANCE OF WAY | MOW |
| MECHANICAL | MECH |
| MEDIUM | MED |
| MILIMETER | MM |
| MILLIAMP | MA |
| MILWAUKEE ROAD | MILW |
| MINNEAPOLIS & ST. LOUIS | M&StL |
| MISSOURI PACIFIC | MP |
| MISSOURI, KANSAS, TEXAS (KATY) | MKT |
| MONON (CHICAGO, INDIANAPOLIS & LOUISVILLE OR CIL) | Monon |
| MONTANA RAIL LINK | MRL |
| MONTE CARLO | M/C |
| MOPAC (MISSOURI PACIFIC) | MP |
| MOUNT | MNT |
| NASHVILLE CHATTANOOGA & ST. LOUIS | NC&StL |
| NEW ENGLAND CENTRAL | NEC |
| NEW HAVEN (NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN & HARTFORD OR NYNH&H) | NH |
| NEW YORK CENTRAL | NYC |
| NEW YORK, CHICAGO & ST. LOUIS | NKP |
| NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN & HARTFORD (NYNH&H) | NH |
| NEW YORK, ONTARIO & WESTERN | NYO&W |
| NEW YORK, SUSQUEHANNA, & WESTERN | NYS&W |
| NI-CD | NICAD, NICD |
| NI-MH | NIHM |
| NICKEL-SILVER | NS |
| NICKLE PLATE ROAD (NEW YORK, CHICAGO & ST. LOUIS) | NKP |
| NORFOLK & WESTERN | N&W |
| NORFOLK SOUTHERN | NS |
| NORTHERN PACIFIC | NP |
| NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC | NWP |
| OBSERVATION | OBS |
| OHM | OHM |
| OLD TIME | OT |
| ONTARIO NORTHLAND | ONT |
| OPERATING | OPR |
| ORANGE | ORG |
| OUNCE | OZ |
| PACIFIC FRUIT EXPRESS | PFE |
| PACKAGE | PKG |
| PAINTED | PAINT |
| PAIR | PR |
| PASSENGER | PASS |
| PENN CENTRAL | PC |
| PENNSYLVANIA (PENNSY) | PRR |
| PERE MARQUETTE | PM |
| PIECE | PC |
| PINT | PT |
| PITCH | P |
| PITTSBURGH & LAKE ERIE | P&LE |
| PLUG-DOOR | PLUG |
| POWER-LOC | LOC |
| POWERED | PWR |
| PROTO 1000 | P1 |
| PROTO 2000 | P2 |
| PROTOSOUNDS 2.0 | PS 2.0 |
| PULLMAN STANDARD | PS |
| PURPLE | PURP; PUR |
| QUART | QT |
| RADIUS | R |
| RAILBOX | RBOX |
| RAILWAY EXPRESS AGENCY | REA |
| RAILWAY POST OFFICE | RPO |
| READING | RDG |
| REAR | R |
| RECEIVER | RX |
| RECTANGULAR | RECT |
| RED | RD |
| REGULAR | REG |
| REVERSE | REV |
| RICHMOND FREDRICKSBURG & POTOMAC | RF&P |
| RIGHT | RT |
| RIGHT HAND | RH |
| RIO GRANDE | D&RGW |
| RIO GRANDE SOUTHERN | RGS |
| ROCK ISLAND | RI |
| RUTLAND | RUT |
| SANTA FE | SF |
| SEABOARD (SEABOARD AIR LINE) | SAL |
| SEABOARD AIR LINE | SAL |
| SEABOARD COAST LINE | SCL |
| SEABOARD SYSTEM | SBD |
| SILVER | SLVR |
| SILVER SERIES | SS |
| SINGLE-DOME | 1DOME |
| SMALL | SM |
| SMOOTH-SIDE | SS |
| SOO LINE | SOO |
| SOUTHERN | SOU |
| SOUTHERN PACIFIC | SP |
| SPEED | SPD |
| SPOKANE PORTLAND & SEATTLE | SP&S |
| SQUARE | SQ |
| ST. LOUIS SOUTHWESTERN (COTTON BELT) | SSW |
| ST. LOUIS-SAN FRANCISCO | SLSF |
| STANDARD | STD |
| STREAMLINE | STRMLN/SL |
| SUSQUEHANNA (NEW YORK, SUSQUEHANNA & WESTERN) | NYS&W |
| TEXAS & PACIFIC | T&P |
| TEXAS MEXICAN | TM |
| THREE (TRIPLE) | 3DOME |
| TOLEDO PEORIA & WESTERN | TP&W |
| TRUCK | TRK |
| TWEETSIE (EASTERN TENNESSE & WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA) | ET&WNC |
| ULTIMATE | ULT |
| UNDECORATED | Undec |
| UNION PACIFIC | UP |
| UPRIGHT | UP |
| VIRGINIA & TRUCKEE | V&T |
| VIRGINIAN | VGN |
| VISTA DOME | VISTA |
| VOLT | V |
| WABASH | WAB |
| WAFFLE-SIDE | WS |
| WEIGHT | WT |
| WESTERN FRUIT EXPRESS | WFE |
| WESTERN MARYLAND | WM |
| WESTERN PACIFIC | WP |
| WHEEL | WHL |
| WHEEL DRIVE | WD |
| WHEELING & LAKE ERIE | W&LE |
| WHITE | WHT |
| WISCONSIN CENTRAL | WC |
| WITH | W/ |
| WITHOUT | W/O |
| WOOD | WD |
| XXX-S | XXXS |
| XXX-T | XXXT |
| YELLOW | YEL |
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