Federal NAICS Codes

NAICS 482112

Short Line Railroads

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NAICS 482112 federal market metrics

Total obligations
$3.9M
Total awards
89 awards
Active obligations
$146.6K
Size standard
1,500 employees

What this NAICS covers

NAICS 482112 covers operation of short line freight railroads providing local rail transport, yard switching, freight car handling, and interchange with larger carriers while conducting train operations and routine track inspections to support safe short-distance freight movement.

Federal opportunities under 482112 typically involve operating scheduled local freight service, coordinating interchange billing and manifests, providing locomotive crews and conductors, performing yard switching and car spotting, managing carload movements and transloading, and meeting federal railroad safety regulation compliance.

FY2025 snapshot

Obligations
$156.6K
Awards
2
Average award
$78.3K
Change from FY2024
+9.8%

Recent awards

Search contractors

$17,010

MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES

Department of State

PIID
19PE5025P0107
PSC
V222 - TRANSPORTATION/TRAVEL/RELOCATION- TRAVEL/LODGING/RECRUITMENT: PASSENGER MOTOR CHARTER

FAQ

What work fits NAICS 482112?
  • Operate short-line freight service between local shippers and a Class I interchange, including train scheduling, crew assignment, and manifest preparation.
  • Perform yard switching, car spotting, and local freight car handling for loading, unloading, and transload operations at customer sidings.
  • Provide locomotive crews, conductors, and routine rolling stock inspections to support daily train movements and interchange commitments.
  • Conduct routine track inspections, light maintenance-of-way repairs, and safety checks necessary to maintain on-line operations and minimize service interruptions.
When is NAICS 482112 a weak fit?
  • Major railroad track construction or full-scale rehabilitation projects where heavy civil engineering and construction crews perform extensive earthwork and rail reinstallation are outside this code because those activities are construction rather than short-line operations.
  • Manufacture or overhaul of locomotives and freight cars falls under rolling stock manufacturing and repair because fabrication and shop production are missing from operating railroad services.
  • Freight brokerage, transportation management, or logistics arrangement services that do not operate trains or perform yard switching belong to freight arrangement services because the physical operation of trains is not provided.
What solicitation language points to NAICS 482112?
  • Scope specifies operating and maintaining short-line rail service between defined mileposts including interchange with a larger carrier and on-time interchange metrics.
  • Performance measures list car-on-line counts, average dwell time, interchange timeliness, and required safety compliance records.
  • Labor categories request certified locomotive engineers, conductors, yardmasters, and maintenance-of-way technicians with demonstrated rail operations experience.

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