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Section #2000 Loading of Steel Products, including Pipes
RAC 12001 Aluminum extrusion logs flat cars with permanent end bulkheads
RAC 12002 Logs, aluminum extrusion packaged, 5 in. To 10 in. In diameter, minimum 12 ft. in length flat cars over 48 ft. in length
RAC 12004 Billets or logs, aluminum, 3-in. to 11-in. Od, 12 ft. To 29 ft. long, bulkheads flatcars with polyester web tie-downs
RAC 12005 Pipes, steel 26 in. maximum diameter, uniform or mixed lengths and diameters, with hightension bands—gondola cars
RAC 12005E Pipes, steel from 4.5 in. To 7 in. diameter, uniform or mixed lengths and diameters secured with non-metallic strapping – gondola cars
RAC 12006 Steel pipes, 3 12 in. to 10 in. o.d., 10 ft long or over flatcars with center a-frame, permanent end bulkheads and cable tie-down assemblies
RAC 12006A Packaged pipe threaded both ends up to 3.5 in. diameter by 32’ long loaded on riserless cushioned under frame center A-frame car
RAC 12006B Pipes 12 to 30 in. o.d. minimum length 30 feet, on riserless centre A frame car equipped with cable or web strap tie downs
RAC 12006C Pipes 8 in. to 20 in. o.d. minimum length 20 feet, on riserless centre A frame car equipped with cable or web strap tie downs
RAC 12009E Rails, 78 ft to 80 ft long—bulkhead flatcars
RAC 12010 Track panels of mixed lengths on flat cars equipped with permanent a-frame structure
RAC 12014B Plate or slab horizontal, steel, 20 ft. long or over-flat car
RAC 12014B – REFERENCE WHEN USING
RAC 12043C Ingots aluminum, gondola cars
RAC 12043I Ingots aluminum, minimum width 53 inches flat cars with permanent end bulkhead
RAC 12043K Ingots aluminum, specially equipped flat cars with permanent end bulkheads
RAC 12043K-1 Ingots, aluminum-bulkhead flatcars, with rubber end buffers on bulkheads or cushion gear
RAC 12043Q Ingots, aluminum, less than 12 ft long loaded side by side on bulkheads flatcars, with cushion devices and web tie-down system
RAC 12043R logs, aluminum, 6 in. To 18 in. O.d., 16 ft long and over—center a-frame flatcars, with cable tie-downs
RAC 12043S Aluminum extrusion logs-flat car with permanent end bulkheads
RAC 12043T Ingots aluminum, 12 ft long or over – flat cars equipped with permanent end bulkheads and pvc treated polyester webbing tie-down system.
RAC 12085 Wheels, mounted railways, two rows high, specially equipped flat car
RAC 12120 Pipe, conduit or tubing, steel, ½ in. to 9 in. o.d.-bulkhead flat car
RAC 12124B Steel pipe, 26 in. maximum diameter-gondola car
RAC 12124C Pipes, steel 26 in. maximum diameter-gondola car
RAC 12131B Steel pipes 30 in. o.d. 40 ft long or less, 12 pieces per car, gondolas with high sides
RAC 12140 Pipe, steel coated 6- 5-8 in. to 16 in. outside diameter, 40 ft long, two piles, flat cars 89 ft with cushioning devices
RAC 12154A Tubing, steel, square and rectangular, 16 in. X 16 in. or less, loose or packaged
RAC 12154B Tubing, steel, square and rectangular, and rounds-bulkheads flat car
RAC 12155 Pipes, steel and cast iron, 1.5 in. to 10 in. o.d., 10 ft long or over riserless flatcars with center a-frame, permanent end bulkheads
RAC 12157 Steel pipe bundled threaded or not, uncoated and varnish coated, 12 in. to 10 in., nominal diameter, inclusive
RAC 12158 Pipes 24 to 35 feet long 3 to 7 inches diameter on center beam cushion car 2 or more pile
RAC 12159 Pipes, steel coated 6-58 in. to 16 in. outside diameter, inclusive, 45 ft. to 62 ft. in length, inclusive, flat cars 89 ft. with cushioning devices
RAC 12159B Pipes, steel bare, coated or wrapped 6 5-8 in. to 16 in. outside diameter, 80 ft. in length, inclusive, flat cars 89 ft. with cushioning devices
RAC 12200 Beams, structural steel 12 feet long or more loaded on cushioned underframe centre beam car with permanent steel bearing pieces
RAC 12206 Rebars 10 to 30 mm, length no less than 20 feet loaded on a 73 ft cushioned under frame car equipped with cable tie downs.
RAC 12207 Tubing, Square, 20 ft., AND OVER cushioned centre “A” frame car equipped with cable tie downs
RAC 12208 Steel tubing on bulkhead flatcar various size and shapes
RAC 12209 Steel billets 8 ½ in. o.d. 36 ft. long, gondolas
RAC 12311 Billets, steel, minimum 45 ft. In length flat cars over 48 ft. In length equipped with permanent end bulkheads
RAC 12312 Billets, steel, maximum 33 ft in length on flat cars equipped with permanent end bulkheads
RAC 12313 Plates, wide, over 93 in. wide 35ft. and over in length, of uniform width and thickness flat cars equipped with permanent end bulkheads
RAC 12313B Plate steel horizontal minimum ¼ inch of uniform width and thickness bulkhead flat cars equipped with cushioning devices
RAC 12314 Plates, arched steel cars equipped with permanent end bulkheads
RAC 12315 SPlates steel-gondola car
RAC 12405 Wire coils, 48 in. to 54 in. long, wire diameter 5.5 to 9.0 mm. flat cars with permanent end bulkheads
RAC 12406 Wire coils, 48 in. to 54 in. long, wire diameter 5.5 to 9.0 mm. flat cars with permanent end bulkheads
RAC 12407 Wire coils, 66 in. to 86 in. long, wire diameter 5.5 to 9.0 mm flat cars with permanent end bulkheads
RAC 12408 Wire coils, 66 in. to 86 in. long, wire diameter 5.5 to 9.0 mm. flat cars with permanent end bulkheads
RAC 12409 Wire coils, 66 in. to 86 in. long, wire diameter 5.5 to 9.0 mm. Flat cars with permanent end bulkheads
RAC 12410 Wire coils, 66 in. to 86 in. long, wire diameter 5.5 to 9.0 mm. flat cars with permanent end bulkheads
RAC 12434D Wire coils, 50 in. in diameter or less specially equipped flat cars with permanent end bulkheads, steel side rails
RAC 12434E Wire coils 6 ft. long 48 in. o.d. specially equipped container on flat car and pvc treated polyester webbing tie-down system
RAC 12435 Heavy duty welded wire mesh on center a frame car equipped with cables or web strap tie downs and cushioned under frame
RAC 22003 Super sacks of iron powder QIT- MPP loaded in boxcar
RAC 22043 Aluminum ingots – boxcars
RAC 22044 Small aluminum ingots – boxcars

Section #3000 Loading of Road, Grading and Farm Equipment Machinery
RAC 13000 Sound barrier walls durisol, flat car with permanent end bulkheads
RAC 13001 Glass panels loaded on specially equipped flat cars with permanent end bulkheads
RAC 13002 Catalyst bins loaded on specially equipped and end of car cushion bulkhead flat
RAC 13004 Truck and car frames loaded on specially equipped cushioned flatcars
RAC 13005 Freight car truck assemblies (less wheels and adapters) specially equipped flat cars with permanent end bulkheads
RAC 13006 Granitex panels 10 ft. Long flat cars with center a-frame, permanent end bulkheads and cable tie-down system
RAC 13007 Chrysler sprinter van loaded on specially equipped flatcars
RAC 13008 Cement in super sacks loaded in gondola car
RAC 13009 Concrete hollow structure maximum 8 feet wide 4 to 40 feet long loaded on flat rack equipped with end bulkheads
RAC 13010 Plastic pipes 6 in.to 20 in. O.d. minimum 10 feet long secured with type 1 grade 4 polyester cord strapping on center a-frame car
RAC 13011 Plastic pipes 6 in.to 24 in. O.d. minimum 10 feet long secured with type 1a grade7 polyester cord strapping on flat car
RAC 13012 Transformers, 1000,00 lbs or greater – flatcars with ½ in. or thicker steel floor
RAC 13013 Double T concrete structure loaded on flat car equipped with end bulkheads and cushioned underframe
RAC 13014 Concrete column & beams loaded on bulkhead flat car
RAC 13015 Truck frames loaded on specially equipped flatcars
RAC 13017 Large mining tires on 89 ft Flat car
RAC 13020 Palletized rubber mats, 6 ft. Long, 22 inches high x 48 in. Wide flat cars with permanent end bulkheads, inside length 66 ft
RAC 13021 Rubber mats on pallets 4 ft. x 6ft, center beam flat cars with permanent end bulkheads
RAC 13140 Ties, concrete, switch-and cross ties—bulkhead flatcars, with or without constant tensioning and cushioning devices
RAC 13140A Ties, concrete, switch-and crossties—bulkhead flatcars, with cushioning devices
RAC 13141 Ties, concrete, — concrete tie car

Section #5000 Loading of Forest Products and Building Materials
RAC 15000 Mulch, cedar, palletized bagged flat cars equipped with permanent end bulkheads and pvc treated polyester webbing tie-down system.
RAC 15007 Packages 6’ long or over flat cars with permanent end bulkheads, steel stakes and chain tie-down assembly
RAC 15008 Mats, tilt-up hardwood, 8 ft long or over center a-frame flatcars, with cable tie-downs
RAC 15009 Swamp mats packages loaded on flat car with permanent end bulkheadsSwamp mats en
RAC 15011D Logs andor pulpwood, unpeeled, hardwood or softwood bulkhead flatcars, 50 ft long or over with steel side stakes
RAC 15012 Logs loaded on flat cars with permanent bunks
RAC 15024 Poles or round stock, untreated or treated – single loads on flatcarPOLES MAY 2017
Rac 15026 Poles, round stock, 89 ft flatcars, equipped with cushioned underframe, six pair of steel side stakesbunks, web strap and winches
RAC 15035 Panel products in packages, uniform length, 8 ft or over, uniform width packages flatcars with permanent end bulkheads
RAC 15054 Lumber in packages, 8ft. Long or over flat cars with center a-frame
RAC 15054B Packaged lumber, 4 ft. to 8 ft. in length flat cars with center a-frame, permanent end bulkheads and cable tie-downs
RAC 15054C Panel product in packages, 8 ft. Long or over, maximum height 38 inches flat cars with center a-frame, permanent end bulkheads
RAC 15054D Shorts, pallet stock, 42 inches minimum loaded as units on cushioned gear center a-frame riserless flat cars with permanent end bulkheads
RAC 15057 Packaged crossties, untreated, 8 ft long and over—bulkhead flatcars
RAC 15061 Lumber in packages 7 ft. Long or over, packages maximum height 32 inches, maximum width 51 inches flat car (conventional or bulkhead)
RAC 15069 Packaged lumber, 8 ft. long or over up to 46 ¼ in. wide flat cars equipped with permanent end bulkheads
RAC 15099 Woodchip loaded in high side gondola.
RAC 15101 Railroad ties, treated or untreated, packaged, 8-ft long and over—flatcars with center a-frame, permanent end bulkheads
RAC 15102 Railroad ties, treated or untreated 8-ft long and over packaged-flatcars with center
RAC 15112 Engineered-wood products, LVL, PSL, and LSL structural beams and I-joists packaged-bulkhead flatcars, 48 ft long and over
RAC 15112B Engineered-wood products, LVL, PSL, and LSL structural beams and I-joists, packaged—bulkhead flatcars, 52 ft long and over
RAC 15113 Engineered-wood products, LVL, PSL and LSL structural beams and I-joists, packaged—bulkhead center a-frame flatcars
RAC 15116 Wood panels 8 ft wide of various length – bulkhead flatcar
RAC 15117 Wood panels 8 ft wide of various length – flatcar with cushioning device
RAC 15242 Roof felt paper rolls on pallets flat cars with permanent end bulkheads
RAC 15243 Gyproc panels 13 ft. X 8 ft. X ½ in. oversized loaded on a 66 ft. Flat car with permanent end bulkheads
RAC 25050 Panel products in box cars
RAC 25060 Lumber in packages loaded in box cars

Section #6000 Loading of Department of Defence Materials
1-PREFACE
2-PREPARING VEHICLES PRIOR TO LOADING
3-LOADING VEHICLES
4-SECURING VEHICLES
5-TIE-DOWN CONFIGURATIONS FOR SPECIALLY EQUIPPED RAIL FLAT CARS
6-WHEELED VEHICLES
WHEELED VEHICLES
AHSVS CARGO & CRANE
AVGP FAMILY (ARMED VEHICLE GENERAL PURPOSE)
COUGAR
HESV PALLET LOADER – DUMP MODULE
HLVW (10 TON) TRUCK
HLVW (10 TON) TRUCK RECOVERY
HUSKY MKIII TOWING MINE DETECTION VEHICLE
HUSKY TOWING MINE DETECTION VEHICLE
LHS TRAILER
LHS TRUCK
LIGHT ARMORED VEHICLE (LAV) AND SIMILAR VEHICLES FROM 31,000 LBS. TO 42,000 LBS
LIGHT SUPPORT VEHICLE WHEEL (LSVW)
LUVW 3.75 TON
MLVW (2.5 Ton)
MRR (MEDIUM RANGE RADAR)
MRT TRUCK
MSVS MILCOT (MEDIUM SUPPORT VEHICLE SYSTEM)
PDB (POWER DISTRIBUTION BOX AND WHEEL TRUCK)
RG31 MK3
SEMI-TRAILER ATTACHED TO PRIME MOVER
TOWED ARTILLERY GUN M777 A1
TOWED ARTILLERY GUN
TRAILER AND PRIME MOVER (WHEN ATTACHED)
7-TRACKED VEHICLES
TRACKED VEHICLES
APC (ARMOURED PERSONNEL CARRIER) M113 FAMILY Including M548 and M577
LEOPARD
LIGHT ARMOURED VEHICLE M577 (T-LAV)
8-SPECIALIZED ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT WHEELED
SPECIALIZED ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT WHEELED
EXCAVATOR
FORKLIFT VARIABLE REACH
GRADER ROAD MOTORIZED
9-SPECIALIZED ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT TRACKED
SPECIALIZED ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT TRACKED
BULLDOZERS UP TO 59,000 LBS
10-TIE-DOWN CONFIGURATIONS FOR STANDARD RAIL FLAT CARS
11-WHEELED VEHICLES
HLVW (10 TON TRUCK)
TRACKWAY LAUNCHING AND RECOVERY SYSTEM (TLARS)
12-TRACKED VEHICLES ON STANDARD RAIL FLAT CAR
13-APC (ARMOURED PERSONNEL CARRIER) M113 FAMILY including M548 and M577
14-GENERAL INFORMATION-CHAIN REQUIREMENT
15-GENERAL INFORMATION-WIRE ROPE
16-GENERAL INFORMATION-PROPER SECUREMENT OF HOOK AND CHAIN LINK
17-GENERAL INFORMATION-BLOCKING
18-FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS
19-FINAL INSPECTION
20-LOAD AND TIE-DOWN CHECKLIST FOR VEHICLES ON CHAIN TIE-DOWN FLAT CARS

Section #7000 Rules governing the Loading of Commodities of Open Top
Trailer (TOFC) or container (COFC) Service
RAC 17001 Flat rolled, steel, without skids, flatbed trailers on expressway cars
RAC 17002 Billets, steel, flatbed trailers on expressway cars
RAC 17003 Rebar, flatbed trailers on expressway cars
RAC 17004 Coils, flat steel, individual coils, flatbed trailers on expressway cars
RAC 17005 Wire coils, eye lateral, flatbed trailers on expressway cars
RAC 17006 Wire coils, steel, eye longitudinal, flatbed trailers on expressway cars
RAC 17007 Empty containers, flatbed trailers on expressway cars
RAC 17008 Pipes, concrete, flatbed trailers on expressway cars
RAC 17009 Steel ingots – flatbed trailers on expressway cars
RAC 17010 Block, concrete – flat rack container with end bulkheads
RAC 17501 Gypsum panels 8 ft. To 14 ft. In length specially equipped containers with moveable bulkheads
RAC 17502 Coil cradle container loaded on flat car
RAC 17503 Steel petroleum drill pipe, 5 in. To 20 in. O.d. 32 ft. To 44 ft. Long loaded as two units on a flat rack
RAC 17504 Plastic pipes 20 ft. to 24 ft long 20 in. to 24 in. o.d. on a flat rack
RAC 17505 Rolls of landfill matting loaded on a flat rack
RAC 17506 Pipe steel elbows coated 36 in. Diameter, 10 ft. Long and over at 30 to 60 degree bend on a flat rack
RAC 17506B Pipes steel elbows coated 36 in. Diameter, 10 ft. Long and over at 30 to 60 degree bend on a flat rack
RAC 17507 Polyethylene rig matting on a flat rack
RAC 17508 Concrete hollow structure maximum 8 feet wide 4 to 40 feet long loaded on flat rack equipped with bulkheads.
RAC 17509 Coil, steel tarped on a flat rack
RAC 17728 Wheelsets on specially equipped flat rack container
RAC 17738 Wheelsets on specially equipped flat rack container
RAC 17850 Lumber in packages, 6 ft. Long or over, flat rack containers with bulkheads