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Sighting Code Descriptions
Code Classification Description
A Arrival at an In-transit Equipment has arrived at an in-transit railroad location other than the destination.
B Bad Orders Equipment has been reported or received defective at location shown.
C Motor Carrier Arrival (1) Motor carrier arrival at initial railroad facility.
D Arrival at Destination Arrival at railroad destination.
E Motor Carrier Departure (2) Motor carrier departure from final railroad facility enroute to non-railroad facility.
F Flatcar Bad Orders Flatcar has been reported or received defective at location shown.
G Bad Order Release Equipment reported released from bad order status and returned to service
H Car Delayed or Held Equipment delayed or held. See NITL expanded car delay reporting.
I Equipment Offered in Interchange Equipment offered to another railroad without any movement from the receiving road.
J Junction Delivery Delivery from one railroad to another railroad with no intervening highway move. (This code should be followed by a R sighting code.)
K Intermodal Interchange Final railroad delivery to another carrier mode for delivery to next railroad in route. (This will be the last sight code provided by current carrier.)
L Motor Carrier Arrival Railroad controlled arrival on motor carrier from intra-facility move.
M Motor Carrier Move Railroad controlled arrival on motor carrier for intra-facility move.
N No Bill Equipment is No Bill at location shown.
P Departure Equipment has departed from an in-transit railroad location other than the destination.
Q Flatcar Bad Order Release Flatcar has been reported released from Bad Order status and returned to service.
R Junction Received Equipment received by one railroad from another with no intervening highway move. (This code should be preceded by a J sighting code.)
S Storage Equipment is being stored.
U Ramped Container/Trailer placed on flat car or roadrailer placed on rail.
V Deramped Container/Trailer removed from flat car or roadrailer removed from rail.
W Released Equipment released by patron at date/time/location shown.
X Pull Car pulled from patron siding at date/time/location shown.
Y Construction Placement/Notify Railroad notifies customer that railcar equipment is available for placement or that trailer or container is available for highway departure.
Z Actual Placement Equipment has been placed on the patron's siding.
3 ETA Estimated time-of-arrival of equipment at either an interchange point, rial destination, or customer industry.
6 Lading Transfer To Lading in the reported equipment has been transferred "to" another railcar, container or trailer.
7 Lading Transfer From Lading in the reported equipment had been transferred "from" another railcar, container or trailer.

Notes:
(1) A railroad facility is either a yard/ramp served by rail or a remote railroad faclity served by motor carrier.
(2) The Train/Junction field will contain a SCAC of Drayman, if available.