Jargon
UP Knowledge
Car Cycle
Railroad Basics
Service Cycle
100

Jargon for creating a new bill

What is a Scratch Bill? 

100

The people of Union Pacific deliver North America's safest, most reliable and most efficient supply chain solutions

What is UP's Purpose? 

100

The final recipient of the goods

What is a Consignee? 

100

Consists of 2 to 4 alpha numeric characters identifying a car's position on a train

What is a train block? 

100

Once a waybill is received and the car is released, this is created. 

What is a trip plan? 

200

The exact reverse of the route a loaded car traveled from its destination, including all carriers and junctions involved

What is Reverse Route? 

200

Passion, determination and expertise drive our safety, customer experience and financial results

What is Passion for Performance? 

200

This term is used when a car is moved or relocated

What is Pulled? 

200

Automatic Equipment Identification that scans cars on train

What is AEI? 

200

An amount charged for each day a car is not loaded or unloaded

What is demurrage? 

300

Assembling sorted cars in proper sequence for outbound departure. May be referred to as Trainset, Make Train, Wheel, or wanting cars T'd up

What is a Build Train? 

300

Passion for Performance, High Ethical Standards, and Work as a team

What are UP's Values? 

300

Loaded car is delivered from the shipper to the consignee who then unloads it for it to reverse route to the original shipper

What is a car cycle? 

300

A description of work to be done by a crew on a given train or job

What is a Work Order? 

300

Customer is contacted by UP Marketing and Sales Team to negotiate a contract

What is the point of sale? 

400

Establishes crew and power for specific Train ID

What is a Crew Call? 

400

Two operating regions with 13 Service Units

What are North and South?

400

EDI transmission for the customer's bill of lading

What is a waybill? 

400

The rails and ties over which engines and cars can move

What are tracks? 

400

Car is loaded arriving at a customer facility

What is actually placed for complete unload?

500

Advanced train consist that shows all cars to be on the train and recently removed/setout from the train sequence, load/empty status and engine information

What is a BC C? 

500

Build America for all generations by connecting our nation's businesses and communities to each other and the world

What is UP's Vision? 

500

Car arrives at the yard near the customer's industry, but it has not been AP'd

What is constructively placed? 

500

A 7 digit code that identifies the customer's exact location within a Circ 7. It is similar to a customer's address

What is a ZTS? 

500

The customer pays the freight charges 

What is the last step of the Service Cycle?