4920 Freight rail transport

This category includes:

• freight transport services on mainline rail networks as well as shortline freight railroads

This category also includes:

• freight transport services by funicular railway

This category excludes:

• warehousing and storage services, see 52.10.0
• services incidental to railway transport such as switching and shunting services, railroad infrastructure operation services and freight terminal services, see 52.21.1
• cargo handling services, see 52.24.0

This subcategory includes:

• railway transport services of frozen or refrigerated goods, in special refrigerator cars

This subcategory includes:

• railway transport services of petroleum products (crude oil, natural gas and refined petroleum products) in special tank cars

This subcategory includes:

• railway transport services of other bulk liquids or gases in special tank cars

This subcategory includes:

• railway transport services of individual articles and packages assembled and shipped in specially constructed shipping containers designed for ease of handling in transport

This subcategory also includes:

• railway transport services of letters and parcels in intermodal containers

This subcategory includes:

• railway transport services of mail on behalf of national and foreign postal authorities
• railway transport services of letters and parcels on behalf of postal and courier services

This subcategory includes:

• railway transport services of dry bulk goods such as cereals, flours, cement, sand, coal etc.

This subcategory includes:

• railway transport services of cars, trucks and truck trailers
• railway transport services of live animals
• transport services by railway of other freight n.e.c.

This subcategory excludes:

• transport services by railway of passengers and their accompanying vehicles, see 49.11.00