X12 161 Train Sheet
This X12 Transaction Set contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Train Sheet Transaction Set (161) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. The transaction set can be used to allow railroads to exchange train sheet information and ensure that crews operating equipment on other railroads are aware of current operating conditions.
- ~ Segment
- * Element
- > Component
- ^ Repetition
Interchange Control Header
To start and identify an interchange of zero or more functional groups and interchange-related control segments
Code identifying the type of information in the Authorization Information
- 00
- No Authorization Information Present (No Meaningful Information in I02)
Information used for additional identification or authorization of the interchange sender or the data in the interchange; the type of information is set by the Authorization Information Qualifier (I01)
Code identifying the type of information in the Security Information
- 00
- No Security Information Present (No Meaningful Information in I04)
This is used for identifying the security information about the interchange sender or the data in the interchange; the type of information is set by the Security Information Qualifier (I03)
Code indicating the system/method of code structure used to designate the sender or receiver ID element being qualified
Identification code published by the sender for other parties to use as the receiver ID to route data to them; the sender always codes this value in the sender ID element
Code indicating the system/method of code structure used to designate the sender or receiver ID element being qualified
Identification code published by the receiver of the data; When sending, it is used by the sender as their sending ID, thus other parties sending to them will use this as a receiving ID to route data to them
Type is not applicable; the repetition separator is a delimiter and not a data element; this field provides the delimiter used to separate repeated occurrences of a simple data element or a composite data structure; this value must be different than the data element separator, component element separator, and the segment terminator
- ^
- Repetition Separator
Code specifying the version number of the interchange control segments, the version of the data elements within the control segments, and the code values within those data elements.
- 00801
- 00801 Standards Approved for Publication by ASC X12 Procedures Review Board through December 2019
A control number assigned by the interchange sender
Code indicating sender's request for an interchange acknowledgment
- 0
- No Interchange Acknowledgment Requested
- 1
- Interchange Acknowledgment Requested (TA1)
- 2
- Interchange Acknowledgment Requested only when Interchange is "Rejected Because Of Errors"
- 3
- Interchange Acknowledgment Requested only when Interchange is "Rejected Because Of Errors" or "Accepted but Errors are Noted"
Code indicating whether data enclosed by this interchange envelope is test, production or information
- I
- Information
- P
- Production Data
- T
- Test Data
Type is not applicable; the component element separator is a delimiter and not a data element; this field provides the delimiter used to separate component data elements within a composite data structure; this value must be different than the data element separator and the segment terminator
- >
- Component Element Separator
Functional Group Header
To indicate the beginning of a functional group and to provide control information
Code identifying a group of application related transaction sets
- TR
- Train Sheet (161)
Code identifying party sending transmission; codes agreed to by trading partners
Code identifying party receiving transmission; codes agreed to by trading partners
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year
Time expressed in 24-hour clock time as follows: HHMM, or HHMMSS, or HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD, where H = hours (00-23), M = minutes (00-59), S = integer seconds (00-59) and DD = decimal seconds; decimal seconds are expressed as follows: D = tenths (0-9) and DD = hundredths (00-99)
Assigned number originated and maintained by the sender
Code identifying the issuer of the standard; this code is used in conjunction with Data Element 480
- T
- Transportation Data Coordinating Committee (TDCC)
- X
- Accredited Standards Committee X12
Code indicating the version, release, subrelease, and industry identifier of the EDI standard being used, including the GS and GE segments; if code in DE455 in GS segment is X, then in DE 480 positions 1-3 are the version number; positions 4-6 are the release and subrelease, level of the version; and positions 7-12 are the industry or trade association identifiers (optionally assigned by user); if code in DE455 in GS segment is T, then other formats are allowed
- 008010
- 008010 Standards Approved for Publication by ASC X12 Procedures Review Board through December 2019
Heading
Transaction Set Header
To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number
Code identifying a Transaction Set
- The transaction set identifier (ST01) is used by the translation routines of the interchange partners to select the appropriate transaction set definition (e.g., 810 selects the Invoice Transaction Set).
- 161
- Train Sheet
Beginning Segment for Train Sheets
To transmit identifying symbols, loads, empties, weights, lengths, horsepower, and related data
Train identification (free-form)
- BTS01 is the tenant carrier's train identifier.
Numeric value of weight
- BTS06 is measured in short tons.
Largest horizontal dimension of an object measured when the object is in the upright position
- BTS07 is measured in feet.
Total horsepower for all engines in train
- BTS08 is the total working horsepower for all engines in the train.
Code identifying the Standard Carrier Alpha Code
- BTS09 is the Standard Carrier Alpha Code (SCAC) of the owning road.
Code identifying purpose of transaction set
- 00
- Original
Code indicating the level of transportation service or the billing service offered by the transportation carrier
Code indicating a Yes or No condition or response
- BTS12 indicates if this is a key train. A "Y" indicates this is a key train; an "N" indicates this is not a key train.
- N
- No
- Y
- Yes
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year
- BTS13 is the origin date of the train as defined by the host carrier.
Train identification (free-form)
- BTS14 is the host carrier's train identifier that correlates to the tenant carrier's schedule. In the event the tenant carrier's schedule is for an extra train, this must be the predefined generic schedule covering the trackage territory.
Event Detail Anticipated Pickup
To specify information about a specific event
• Tenant sends to Host
• Send any time after the EDI 824 is accepted (TA) by the host carrier.
• Equipment counts, as well as weights and train lengths, must be sent if available
Code identifying the event about which a report is made
- APU
- Anticipated Pickup
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year
- V903 is the event date.
Time expressed in 24-hour clock time as follows: HHMM, or HHMMSS, or HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD, where H = hours (00-23), M = minutes (00-59), S = integer seconds (00-59) and DD = decimal seconds; decimal seconds are expressed as follows: D = tenths (0-9) and DD = hundredths (00-99)
- V904 is the event time.
Code specifying the Standard State/Province as defined by appropriate government agency
Code specifying the Standard Point Location code defined by National Motor Freight Tariff Association (NMFTA) or the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) point development group as the official code assigned to a city or point (for ratemaking purposes) within a city
- V909 is the Standard Point Location Code (SPLC) of the event shown in the V901.
Code identifying the time. In accordance with International Standards Organization standard 8601, time can be specified by a + or - and an indication in hours in relation to Universal Time Coordinate (UTC) time; since + is a restricted character, + and - are substituted by P and M in the codes that follow
- V913 reflects the time zone which the event time reflects.
Total pieces of equipment
- V916 is the total number of rail cars associated with the event code in V901.
Total pieces of equipment
- V917 is the total number of loaded cars associated with the event code in V901.
Total pieces of equipment
- V918 is the total number of empty cars associated with the event code in V901.
Numeric value of weight
- V919 is the total Gross Tons of the cars identified in V916. Includes the gross weight of the loads and the tare weight of the empties.
Event Detail Anticipated Set-out
To specify information about a specific event
• Tenant sends to Host
• Send any time after the EDI 824 is accepted (TA) by the host carrier.
• Equipment counts, as well as weights and train lengths, must be sent if available
Code identifying the event about which a report is made
- ASO
- Anticipated Set-out
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year
- V903 is the event date.
Time expressed in 24-hour clock time as follows: HHMM, or HHMMSS, or HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD, where H = hours (00-23), M = minutes (00-59), S = integer seconds (00-59) and DD = decimal seconds; decimal seconds are expressed as follows: D = tenths (0-9) and DD = hundredths (00-99)
- V904 is the event time.
Code specifying the Standard State/Province as defined by appropriate government agency
Code specifying the Standard Point Location code defined by National Motor Freight Tariff Association (NMFTA) or the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) point development group as the official code assigned to a city or point (for ratemaking purposes) within a city
- V909 is the Standard Point Location Code (SPLC) of the event shown in the V901.
Code identifying the time. In accordance with International Standards Organization standard 8601, time can be specified by a + or - and an indication in hours in relation to Universal Time Coordinate (UTC) time; since + is a restricted character, + and - are substituted by P and M in the codes that follow
- V913 reflects the time zone which the event time reflects.
Total pieces of equipment
- V916 is the total number of rail cars associated with the event code in V901.
Total pieces of equipment
- V917 is the total number of loaded cars associated with the event code in V901.
Total pieces of equipment
- V918 is the total number of empty cars associated with the event code in V901.
Numeric value of weight
- V919 is the total Gross Tons of the cars identified in V916. Includes the gross weight of the loads and the tare weight of the empties.
Event Detail Crew Call
To specify information about a specific event
• Tenant sends to Host
• Send any time after the EDI 824 is accepted (TA) by the host carrier.
• Must be sent before trains arriving at trackage origin station.
• Equipment counts, as well as weights and train lengths, must be sent if available
Code identifying the event about which a report is made
- CCT
- Crew Call
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year
- V903 is the event date.
Time expressed in 24-hour clock time as follows: HHMM, or HHMMSS, or HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD, where H = hours (00-23), M = minutes (00-59), S = integer seconds (00-59) and DD = decimal seconds; decimal seconds are expressed as follows: D = tenths (0-9) and DD = hundredths (00-99)
- V904 is the event time.
Code specifying the Standard State/Province as defined by appropriate government agency
Code specifying the Standard Point Location code defined by National Motor Freight Tariff Association (NMFTA) or the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) point development group as the official code assigned to a city or point (for ratemaking purposes) within a city
- V909 is the Standard Point Location Code (SPLC) of the event shown in the V901.
Code identifying the time. In accordance with International Standards Organization standard 8601, time can be specified by a + or - and an indication in hours in relation to Universal Time Coordinate (UTC) time; since + is a restricted character, + and - are substituted by P and M in the codes that follow
- V913 reflects the time zone which the event time reflects.
Event Detail Estimated Departure Date
To specify information about a specific event
• Send any time after the EDI 824 is accepted (TA) by the host carrier. Only send when time deviates by
at least 10 minutes.
• Must be sent before trains arrival at trackage origin station.
• Equipment counts, as well as weights and train lengths, must be sent if available
Code identifying the event about which a report is made
- EDD
- Estimated Departure Date
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year
- V903 is the event date.
Time expressed in 24-hour clock time as follows: HHMM, or HHMMSS, or HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD, where H = hours (00-23), M = minutes (00-59), S = integer seconds (00-59) and DD = decimal seconds; decimal seconds are expressed as follows: D = tenths (0-9) and DD = hundredths (00-99)
- V904 is the event time.
Code specifying the Standard State/Province as defined by appropriate government agency
Code specifying the Standard Point Location code defined by National Motor Freight Tariff Association (NMFTA) or the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) point development group as the official code assigned to a city or point (for ratemaking purposes) within a city
- V909 is the Standard Point Location Code (SPLC) of the event shown in the V901.
Code identifying the time. In accordance with International Standards Organization standard 8601, time can be specified by a + or - and an indication in hours in relation to Universal Time Coordinate (UTC) time; since + is a restricted character, + and - are substituted by P and M in the codes that follow
- V913 reflects the time zone which the event time reflects.
Event Detail Mutually Defined
To specify information about a specific event
• Mutually defined between tenant and host carrier
• Equipment counts, as well as weights and train lengths, must be sent if available
Code identifying the event about which a report is made
- ZZZ
- Mutually Defined
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year
- V903 is the event date.
Time expressed in 24-hour clock time as follows: HHMM, or HHMMSS, or HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD, where H = hours (00-23), M = minutes (00-59), S = integer seconds (00-59) and DD = decimal seconds; decimal seconds are expressed as follows: D = tenths (0-9) and DD = hundredths (00-99)
- V904 is the event time.
Code specifying the Standard State/Province as defined by appropriate government agency
Code specifying the Standard Point Location code defined by National Motor Freight Tariff Association (NMFTA) or the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) point development group as the official code assigned to a city or point (for ratemaking purposes) within a city
- V909 is the Standard Point Location Code (SPLC) of the event shown in the V901.
Code identifying the time. In accordance with International Standards Organization standard 8601, time can be specified by a + or - and an indication in hours in relation to Universal Time Coordinate (UTC) time; since + is a restricted character, + and - are substituted by P and M in the codes that follow
- V913 reflects the time zone which the event time reflects.
Event Detail Scheduled Departure Date
To specify information about a specific event
• Tenant sends to Host
• Send up to 48 hours before the tenant train arrives at the trackage origin station.
• Equipment counts, as well as weights and train lengths, must be sent if available
Code identifying the event about which a report is made
- SDD
- Scheduled Departure Date
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year
- V903 is the event date.
Time expressed in 24-hour clock time as follows: HHMM, or HHMMSS, or HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD, where H = hours (00-23), M = minutes (00-59), S = integer seconds (00-59) and DD = decimal seconds; decimal seconds are expressed as follows: D = tenths (0-9) and DD = hundredths (00-99)
- V904 is the event time.
Code specifying the Standard State/Province as defined by appropriate government agency
Code specifying the Standard Point Location code defined by National Motor Freight Tariff Association (NMFTA) or the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) point development group as the official code assigned to a city or point (for ratemaking purposes) within a city
- V909 is the Standard Point Location Code (SPLC) of the event shown in the V901.
Code identifying the time. In accordance with International Standards Organization standard 8601, time can be specified by a + or - and an indication in hours in relation to Universal Time Coordinate (UTC) time; since + is a restricted character, + and - are substituted by P and M in the codes that follow
- V913 reflects the time zone which the event time reflects.
Code specifying the Standard Point Location code defined by National Motor Freight Tariff Association (NMFTA) or the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) point development group as the official code assigned to a city or point (for ratemaking purposes) within a city
- V915 is the Standard Point Location Code (SPLC) of the secondary point of the delay indicated in the V911.
Event Detail Train Annulment
To specify information about a specific event
• Tenant sends to Host
• Send any time after the EDI 824 is accepted (TA) by the host carrier. Only send when time deviates by
at least 10 minutes.
• Must be sent before trains arriving at trackage origin station.
Code identifying the event about which a report is made
- ANL
- Train Annulment
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year
- V903 is the event date.
Time expressed in 24-hour clock time as follows: HHMM, or HHMMSS, or HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD, where H = hours (00-23), M = minutes (00-59), S = integer seconds (00-59) and DD = decimal seconds; decimal seconds are expressed as follows: D = tenths (0-9) and DD = hundredths (00-99)
- V904 is the event time.
Code specifying the Standard State/Province as defined by appropriate government agency
Code specifying the Standard Point Location code defined by National Motor Freight Tariff Association (NMFTA) or the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) point development group as the official code assigned to a city or point (for ratemaking purposes) within a city
- V909 is the Standard Point Location Code (SPLC) of the event shown in the V901.
Code identifying the time. In accordance with International Standards Organization standard 8601, time can be specified by a + or - and an indication in hours in relation to Universal Time Coordinate (UTC) time; since + is a restricted character, + and - are substituted by P and M in the codes that follow
- V913 reflects the time zone which the event time reflects.
Code specifying the Standard Point Location code defined by National Motor Freight Tariff Association (NMFTA) or the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) point development group as the official code assigned to a city or point (for ratemaking purposes) within a city
- V915 is the Standard Point Location Code (SPLC) of the secondary point of the delay indicated in the V911.
Event Detail Train Move Departure
To specify information about a specific event
*at the trackage origin SPLC (If the tenant carrier owns the control point).
Code identifying the event about which a report is made
- TMD
- Train Move Departure
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year
- V903 is the event date.
Time expressed in 24-hour clock time as follows: HHMM, or HHMMSS, or HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD, where H = hours (00-23), M = minutes (00-59), S = integer seconds (00-59) and DD = decimal seconds; decimal seconds are expressed as follows: D = tenths (0-9) and DD = hundredths (00-99)
- V904 is the event time.
Code specifying the Standard State/Province as defined by appropriate government agency
Code specifying the Standard Point Location code defined by National Motor Freight Tariff Association (NMFTA) or the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) point development group as the official code assigned to a city or point (for ratemaking purposes) within a city
- V909 is the Standard Point Location Code (SPLC) of the event shown in the V901.
Code identifying the time. In accordance with International Standards Organization standard 8601, time can be specified by a + or - and an indication in hours in relation to Universal Time Coordinate (UTC) time; since + is a restricted character, + and - are substituted by P and M in the codes that follow
- V913 reflects the time zone which the event time reflects.
Event Detail Train Reported Passing
To specify information about a specific event
*at the trackage origin SPLC (If the tenant carrier owns the control point).
Code identifying the event about which a report is made
- TRP
- Train Reported Passing
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year
- V903 is the event date.
Time expressed in 24-hour clock time as follows: HHMM, or HHMMSS, or HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD, where H = hours (00-23), M = minutes (00-59), S = integer seconds (00-59) and DD = decimal seconds; decimal seconds are expressed as follows: D = tenths (0-9) and DD = hundredths (00-99)
- V904 is the event time.
Code specifying the Standard State/Province as defined by appropriate government agency
Code specifying the Standard Point Location code defined by National Motor Freight Tariff Association (NMFTA) or the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) point development group as the official code assigned to a city or point (for ratemaking purposes) within a city
- V909 is the Standard Point Location Code (SPLC) of the event shown in the V901.
Code identifying the time. In accordance with International Standards Organization standard 8601, time can be specified by a + or - and an indication in hours in relation to Universal Time Coordinate (UTC) time; since + is a restricted character, + and - are substituted by P and M in the codes that follow
- V913 reflects the time zone which the event time reflects.
Special Handling Instructions
To specify special handling instructions in coded or free-form format
H3 Special Handling Instructions Segment
H3 segment is optional. Send to notify Host carrier of special handling or train restrictions. The H3 segment
should be sent with the EDI 161 V901 SDD and CCT event codes when special conditions exist.
Facing Direction
To identify the direction the equipment is facing
Send when Locomotive assigned. One occurrence per locomotive up to 25.
Prefix or alphabetic part of an equipment unit's identifying number
Sequencing or serial part of an equipment unit's identifying number (pure numeric form for equipment number is preferred)
Code identifying type of equipment used for shipment
Code indicating the direction of the locomotive
- B
- Backward
- F
- Forward
- U
- Unknown
Code indicating status of equipment
- AK
- Out of Service
- D
- Deadhead Locomotive or Caboose
- O
- Operating Locomotive or Caboose
Always send crew information once assigned.
Crew information is sent in the NM1 loop. The loop may occur up to 10 times. 1 occurrence of the loop must
occur for each crew member.
Individual or Organizational Name
To supply the full name of an individual or organizational entity
Code identifying an organizational entity, a physical location, property or an individual
- 86
- Conductor
- BM
- Brakeman
- C0
- Assistant Conductor
- E0
- Assistant Engineer
- EG
- Engineer
- Q1
- Conductor Pilot
- Q2
- Engineer Pilot
Code identifying the type of entity
- NM102 qualifies NM103.
- 1
- Person
Individual last name or organizational name
Code specifying the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67)
- 2
- Standard Carrier Alpha Code (SCAC)
Date/Time Reference
To specify pertinent dates and times
DTM segment must occur twice following each NM1
Code specifying type of date or time, or both date and time
- 036
- Off Duty
- 150
- On Duty
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year
Time expressed in 24-hour clock time as follows: HHMM, or HHMMSS, or HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD, where H = hours (00-23), M = minutes (00-59), S = integer seconds (00-59) and DD = decimal seconds; decimal seconds are expressed as follows: D = tenths (0-9) and DD = hundredths (00-99)
Code identifying the time. In accordance with International Standards Organization standard 8601, time can be specified by a + or - and an indication in hours in relation to Universal Time Coordinate (UTC) time; since + is a restricted character, + and - are substituted by P and M in the codes that follow
Transaction Set Trailer
To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments)
Total number of segments included in a transaction set including ST and SE segments
Functional Group Trailer
To indicate the end of a functional group and to provide control information
Total number of transaction sets included in the functional group or interchange (transmission) group terminated by the trailer containing this data element
Interchange Control Trailer
To define the end of an interchange of zero or more functional groups and interchange-related control segments
Sample 1 (CCT)
GS*TR*BNSF*UP*20200718*0131*004113896*X*008010
ST*EDI 161*138960001
BTS*HGALMAD118******147*8700*BNSF*00*R5*N*20200718* QWJTRJ 18*1*20200718
V9*CCT**20200718*0430*****385930****CT
FAC*BNSF*7527*LO*B*O*Y
FAC*UP*8741*LO*F*O*N
NM1*86*1*ANDREWS*J*R***2*BNSF
DTM*150*20200718*0430*CT
DTM*036*20200718*1630*CT
NM1*EG*1*HANCE*B*J***2*BNSF
DTM*150*20200718*0430*CT
DTM*036*20200718*1630*CT
SE*12*138960001
GE*1*004113896
IEA*1*004113896
Sample 2 (TRP)
GS*TR*BNSF*UP*20200718*0021*148757264*X*008010
ST*EDI 161*572640001
BTS* IG4SE 13********UP*00*R5*N*20200713*FIG4SE0113*1*20200713
V9*TRP**20200717*2221*****846179****PT
FAC*UP*8752*LO*F*O*Y
FAC*UP*8455*LO*B*O*Y
FAC*UP*5340*LO*B*O*Y
FAC*UP*5445*LO*B*O*Y
FAC*UPRQ*64363*ET*F*O*N
SE*9*572640001
GE*1*148757264
IEA*1*004113896
Sample 3 (ANL)
GS*TR*BNSF*UP*20200718*0806*148763830*X*008010
ST*EDI 161*638300001
BTS*XOKCBRD917******146*8800*BNSF*00*03*N*20200717*4GPDLSJ 18*4*20200717
V9*ANL**20200718*0806*****585984****CT
FAC*BNSF*4090*LO*F*O*Y
FAC*BNSF*5257*LO*B*O*Y
SE*6*638300001
GE*1*148763830
IEA*1*004113896
Sample 4 (SDD)
GS*TR*BNSF*UP*20200718*0003*148756726*X*008010
ST*EDI 161*567260001
BTS*QCHIROB616*65*L***4699*6445*8700*BNSF*00*R3*N*20200716*ALGROT3*1*20200716
V9*SDD**20200719*0917*****686147****CT**689225
FAC*BNSF*5190*LO*F*O*Y
FAC*KCS*4019*LO*B*O*Y
FAC*BNQ*47769*ET*F*O*N
SE*7*567260001
GE*1*148756726
IEA*1*004113896
Sample 5 (EDD)
GS*TR*BNSF*UP*20200718*0003*148756724*X*008010
ST*EDI 161*567240001
BTS*CBKMDON025*124*L***17735*6877*17300*BNSF*00*R5*N*20200715*2CSLUNJ 16*2*20200715
V9*EDD**20200718*1124*****741680****MT
FAC*BNSF*9009*LO*F*O*Y
FAC*BNSF*6014*LO*B*O*Y
FAC*BNSF*9011*2R*B*O*Y
FAC*BNSF*9262*2R*B*O*Y
SE*8*567240001
GE*1*148756724
IEA*1*004113896
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