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2012 Edition

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.

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

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:

  1. cleaning railroad freight car not tank
  2. railroad operation
  3. railroad operation and maintenance with bi passenger hazard
  4. railroad operation and maintenance without bi passenger hazard
  5. railroad operation including shop operation railway car barn
  6. railroad operation including shop operation railway car barn transport
  7. railroad operation not otherwise classified
  8. railroad operation street yard employee
  9. railroad shop operation and maintenance
  10. railroad switching and terminal establishment
  11. refrigerator car loading or unloading
  12. rental of railroad car
  13. salesperson or collector outside program i coverage under the federal employer liability act fela
  14. salesperson or collector outside program ii state act benefit coverage under the federal employer liability act fela
  15. snow removal clearing salting and sanding for airport terminal runway train station and bus terminal
  16. support activity for rail transportation
  17. support activity for transportation
  18. transportation and warehousing
  19. transportation service not otherwise classified
  20. weigher or sampler or inspector
  21. weigher sampler or inspector of merchandise on vessel or dock or at railway station or warehouse
  22. weigher sampler or inspector of merchandise on vessel or dock or at railway station or warehouse coverage under state act only
  23. weigher sampler or inspector of merchandise on vessel or dock or at railway station or warehouse coverage under u act f code
  24. weigher sampler or inspector of merchandise on vessel or docksoratrailway station or warehouse

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