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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.

Sub-Descriptions

  1. 488210 - Freight car cleaning services
  2. 488210 - Grain leveling and trimming in railroad cars
  3. 488210 - Loading and unloading services at rail terminals
  4. 488210 - Locomotive and rail car repair (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding)
  5. 488210 - Maintenance of rights-of-way and structures, railway
  6. 488210 - Railroad switching services
  7. 488210 - Railroad terminals, independent operation
  8. 488210 - Railway terminals, independent operation
  9. 488210 - Shunting trailers in rail terminals
  10. 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

  1. 4013 - Railroad Switching and Terminal Establishments
  2. 4741 - Rental of Railroad Cars
  3. 4789 - Transportation Services, Not Elsewhere Classified

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

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