Instructions for Consolidated Wage Forms A and B

Surface Transportation Board
Report of Railroad Employees, Service, and Compensation
Consolidated Forms A and B instructions
General instructions

Class I railroads and Amtrak are to report:
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Annually and quarterly: the number of employees, service hours, compensation, and mileage run
by employee group* (See 49 C.F.R. § 1245.2)

The template provided includes this instruction form, a signature form, and a separate comma separated
(CSV) file. The signature form must be filled out by appropriate parties and submitted electronically with
the CSV file. Please do not leave remarks in the CSV.
Submit separate files for quarterly and annual filings, using the consolidated template.
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Each quarter, file the quarterly filing. Report all lines and
report_collection_frequency_this_report must be filled in with “quarterly.”
Each year, file the annual filing. Report all lines and Report all lines and

Quarterly filings are due within 30 days of the end of the period, and annual filings are due within 45 days
of the end of the period.
CSV Instructions
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Do not change the values in the cells for columns A through N.
The data corresponding to the appropriate line must be inserted into fact_value column X.
Data in column X must be in the format specified by three columns: columns L, measure_scale;
M, measure_units; and N, measure_data_type. For dollar figures, the measure_scale is 1 and
measure_data_type is integer. Report this information rounded to the nearest dollar. Values must
be reported plainly, without additional format, such as dollar signs or commas to separate
thousands.
Except in unusual circumstances which must be explained in the filings, totals must equal the sum
of the corresponding data lines, but within rounding tolerances. When rounding is required, do
not sum rounded figures; please sum actual figures and then round the result.
Rows corresponding to employee categories 100 through 500 must show the number of
employees in various reporting groups, the hours in the service of the respondent, and the
compensation paid for such service. Employees are to be counted and classified and their service
reported as required by the Rules governing the Classification of Railroad Employees and
Reports of their Service and Compensation.
Rows corresponding to employee category 600 must include information with respect to
employees in the train and engine group.
There are two counts of employees. For the mid-month count, record the number of employees on
the 15th of the month, classified by reporting division. For the number of employees with any
time, record employees who made time during the month no matter for how short a period,
classified by reporting division. For the quarterly and annual figures, the average must be a
simple average of the monthly figure, over 3 or 12 periods, respectively. Employees who worked
in more than one occupation during the month must be assigned according to the preponderance
of their duties.
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O, report_collection_frequency_this_report: Type in quarterly or annual.
P, railroad_aar_reporting_mark: The alpha railroad ID used by the AAR.
Q, railroad_name: The legal name of the railroad
R, railroad_signatory_employee_name: The name/s of the signatory/ies
S, railroad_signatory_employee_phone_number: The contact information of the signatory/ies
T, railroad_signatory_employee_email_address: The contact information of the
signatory/ies
U, report_year: The reference year (e.g., 2024) for the reporting period. Fill out for all forms.
V, report_quarter: The quarter (e.g., 1 through 4) for which the report is responsive. Fill out for
quarterly submissions. Leave blank for annual forms.
W, report_amended_boolean: Must contain a boolean marker, denoted as either (a) TRUE if
this data is a revision to data previously submitted to the Board, or (b) FALSE if this data is being
submitted for the first time. Use capital letters.

CSVs must not be altered to include additional rows or columns, and data must be in the same cells that
are provided in the templates. Failure to follow specific instructions will result in a need to refile.
Submissions are electronically checked for numeric consistency. If you have any questions, please contact
the Office of Economics.

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