national industry 488210
Support Activities for Rail Transportation
Overview
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing specialized services for railroad transportation including servicing, routine repairing (except factory conversion, overhaul or rebuilding of rolling stock), and maintaining rail cars; loading and unloading rail cars; and operating independent terminals.
The immediate parent of national industry 488210 is international industry 48821: Support Activities for Rail Transportation
2012 NAICS Edition Cross References
- Establishments primarily engaged in:
- Providing railroad car rental:are classified in U.S. Industry 532411, Commercial Air, Rail, and Water Transportation Equipment Rental and Leasing;
- Factory conversion, overhaul, or rebuilding of railroad rolling stock:are classified in Industry 336510, Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing; and
- Providing rail car janitorial services:are classified in Industry 561720, Janitorial Services.
Sub-Descriptions
- 488210 - Freight car cleaning services
- 488210 - Grain leveling and trimming in railroad cars
- 488210 - Loading and unloading services at rail terminals
- 488210 - Locomotive and rail car repair (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding)
- 488210 - Maintenance of rights-of-way and structures, railway
- 488210 - Railroad switching services
- 488210 - Railroad terminals, independent operation
- 488210 - Railway terminals, independent operation
- 488210 - Shunting trailers in rail terminals
- 488210 - Switching services, railroad
History
The NAICS editions in which this code was present are indicated below. In the event that a code was changed from the prior edition the equivalent value in that edition is provided for reference.
| Edition | Existed | Equivalent Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 488210 | |
| 2007 | 488210 | |
| 2012 | 488210 | |
| 2017 | 488210 | |
| 2022 | 488210 |
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Mappings
Insurance Industry Mappings
The US Property and Casualty Insurance Industry may use the following classification descriptions which might encompass national industry 488210, Support Activities for Rail Transportation:
- cleaning railroad freight car not tank
- railroad operation
- railroad operation and maintenance with bi passenger hazard
- railroad operation and maintenance without bi passenger hazard
- railroad operation including shop operation railway car barn
- railroad operation including shop operation railway car barn transport
- railroad operation not otherwise classified
- railroad operation street yard employee
- railroad shop operation and maintenance
- railroad switching and terminal establishment
- refrigerator car loading or unloading
- rental of railroad car
- salesperson or collector outside program i coverage under the federal employer liability act fela
- salesperson or collector outside program ii state act benefit coverage under the federal employer liability act fela
- snow removal clearing salting and sanding for airport terminal runway train station and bus terminal
- support activity for rail transportation
- support activity for transportation
- transportation and warehousing
- transportation service not otherwise classified
- weigher or sampler or inspector
- weigher sampler or inspector of merchandise on vessel or dock or at railway station or warehouse
- weigher sampler or inspector of merchandise on vessel or dock or at railway station or warehouse coverage under state act only
- weigher sampler or inspector of merchandise on vessel or dock or at railway station or warehouse coverage under u act f code
- weigher sampler or inspector of merchandise on vessel or docksoratrailway station or warehouse
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