{"id":"8c699289-af51-4eb2-b0ee-c99ed64c576a","task":"Look up a rail component (wheelset, bolster, sideframe, or coupler) by serial number via Railinc's Component Registry API","domain":"public.railinc.com","steps":["Request Asset Management API access via public.railinc.com/developers/get-started, specifying Component Tracking.","Authenticate as a registered Component Registry participant (components are registered by manufacturers/reconditioners at time of manufacture or assembly).","Call Query Component by Component Features, providing wheel serial number plus stamped manufacturer code/year/month for wheelsets, cast year+month+manufacturer+pattern/serial number for bolsters/sideframes, or catalog/cast/serial number for couplers.","Alternatively call Query Component by Component ID or Query Component by Equipment ID if you already have a registered component ID or its affiliated equipment ID.","Confirm the queried component matches an active registration in the Umler Component Registry before using it downstream."],"gotchas":["Query fields differ by component type - matching on the wrong combination of fields (e.g., wheel fields against a bolster query) returns no result.","Read-only query access still requires Railinc credentialing, not just component registration."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-10T08:37:59.747Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/8c699289-af51-4eb2-b0ee-c99ed64c576a"}