X12 418 Rail Advance Interchange Consist

X12 Release 7030

This X12 Transaction Set contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Rail Advance Interchange Consist Transaction Set (418) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. The transaction set can be used to transmit advance information on equipment being interchanged to a connection rail carrier, from a consignor or to a consignee.

Delimiters

• ~ Segment
• * Element
• > Component
• ^ Repetition

ISA Interchange Control Header

Required · Max use 1

To start and identify an interchange of zero or more functional groups and interchange-related control segments

ISA-01 · I01 · Authorization Information Qualifier · Required · Identifier (ID)

Code identifying the type of information in the Authorization Information

• 00: No Authorization Information Present (No Meaningful Information in I02)

ISA-02 · I02 · Authorization Information · Required · String (AN) · Min 10 Max 10

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)

ISA-03 · I03 · Security Information Qualifier · Required · Identifier (ID)

Code identifying the type of information in the Security Information

• 00: No Security Information Present (No Meaningful Information in I04)

ISA-04 · I04 · Security Information · Required · String (AN) · Min 10 Max 10

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)

ISA-05 · I05 · Interchange ID Qualifier · Required · Identifier (ID) · Min 2 Max 2

Code indicating the system/method of code structure used to designate the sender or receiver ID element being qualified

Codes

• 01: Duns (Dun & Bradstreet)
• 02: SCAC (Standard Carrier Alpha Code)
• 03: FMC (Federal Maritime Commission)
• 04: IATA (International Air Transport Association)
• 07: Global Location Number (GLN)
• 08: UCC EDI Communications ID (Comm ID)
• 09: X.121 (CCITT)
• 10: Department of Defense (DoD) Activity Address Code
• 11: DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration)
• 12: Phone (Telephone Companies)
• 13: UCS Code (The UCS Code is a Code Used for UCS Transmissions; it includes the Area Code and Telephone Number of a Modem; it Does Not Include Punctuation, Blanks or Access Code)
• 14: Duns Plus Suffix
• 15: Petroleum Accountants Society of Canada Company Code
• 16: Duns Number With 4-Character Suffix
• 17: American Bankers Association (ABA) Transit Routing Number (Including Check Digit, 9 Digit)
• 18: Association of American Railroads (AAR) Standard Distribution Code
• 19: EDI Council of Australia (EDICA) Communications ID Number (COMM ID)
• 20: Health Industry Number (HIN)
• 21: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, or (IPEDS)
• 22: Federal Interagency Commission on Education, or FICE
• 23: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data 12-Digit Number for Pre-K-Grade 12 Institutes, or NCES
• 24: The College Board's Admission Testing Program 4-Digit Code of Postsecondary Institutes, or ATP
• 25: ACT, Inc. 4-Digit Code of Postsecondary Institutions.
• 26: Statistics of Canada List of Postsecondary Institutions
• 27: Carrier Identification Number as assigned by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
• 28: Fiscal Intermediary Identification Number as assigned by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
• 29: Medicare Provider and Supplier Identification Number as assigned by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
• 30: U.S. Federal Tax Identification Number
• 31: Jurisdiction Identification Number Plus 4 as assigned by the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC)
• 32: U.S. Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN)
• 33: National Association of Insurance Commissioners Company Code (NAIC)
• 34: Medicaid Provider and Supplier Identification Number as assigned by individual State Medicaid Agencies in conjunction with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
• 35: Statistics Canada Canadian College Student Information System Institution Codes
• 36: Statistics Canada University Student Information System Institution Codes
• 37: Society of Property Information Compilers and Analysts
• 38: The College Board and ACT, Inc. 6-Digit Code List of Secondary Institutions
• AM: Association Mexicana del Codigo de Producto (AMECOP) Communication ID
• NR: National Retail Merchants Association (NRMA) - Assigned
• SA: User Identification Number as assigned by the Safety and Fitness Electronic Records (SAFER) System
• SN: Standard Address Number
• ZZ: Mutually Defined

ISA-06 · I06 · Interchange Sender ID · Required · String (AN) · Min 15 Max 15

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

ISA-07 · I05 · Interchange ID Qualifier · Required · Identifier (ID) · Min 2 Max 2

Code indicating the system/method of code structure used to designate the sender or receiver ID element being qualified

Codes

• 01: Duns (Dun & Bradstreet)
• 02: SCAC (Standard Carrier Alpha Code)
• 03: FMC (Federal Maritime Commission)
• 04: IATA (International Air Transport Association)
• 07: Global Location Number (GLN)
• 08: UCC EDI Communications ID (Comm ID)
• 09: X.121 (CCITT)
• 10: Department of Defense (DoD) Activity Address Code
• 11: DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration)
• 12: Phone (Telephone Companies)
• 13: UCS Code (The UCS Code is a Code Used for UCS Transmissions; it includes the Area Code and Telephone Number of a Modem; it Does Not Include Punctuation, Blanks or Access Code)
• 14: Duns Plus Suffix
• 15: Petroleum Accountants Society of Canada Company Code
• 16: Duns Number With 4-Character Suffix
• 17: American Bankers Association (ABA) Transit Routing Number (Including Check Digit, 9 Digit)
• 18: Association of American Railroads (AAR) Standard Distribution Code
• 19: EDI Council of Australia (EDICA) Communications ID Number (COMM ID)
• 20: Health Industry Number (HIN)
• 21: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, or (IPEDS)
• 22: Federal Interagency Commission on Education, or FICE
• 23: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data 12-Digit Number for Pre-K-Grade 12 Institutes, or NCES
• 24: The College Board's Admission Testing Program 4-Digit Code of Postsecondary Institutes, or ATP
• 25: ACT, Inc. 4-Digit Code of Postsecondary Institutions.
• 26: Statistics of Canada List of Postsecondary Institutions
• 27: Carrier Identification Number as assigned by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
• 28: Fiscal Intermediary Identification Number as assigned by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
• 29: Medicare Provider and Supplier Identification Number as assigned by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
• 30: U.S. Federal Tax Identification Number
• 31: Jurisdiction Identification Number Plus 4 as assigned by the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC)
• 32: U.S. Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN)
• 33: National Association of Insurance Commissioners Company Code (NAIC)
• 34: Medicaid Provider and Supplier Identification Number as assigned by individual State Medicaid Agencies in conjunction with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
• 35: Statistics Canada Canadian College Student Information System Institution Codes
• 36: Statistics Canada University Student Information System Institution Codes
• 37: Society of Property Information Compilers and Analysts
• 38: The College Board and ACT, Inc. 6-Digit Code List of Secondary Institutions
• AM: Association Mexicana del Codigo de Producto (AMECOP) Communication ID
• NR: National Retail Merchants Association (NRMA) - Assigned
• SA: User Identification Number as assigned by the Safety and Fitness Electronic Records (SAFER) System
• SN: Standard Address Number
• ZZ: Mutually Defined

ISA-08 · I07 · Interchange Receiver ID · Required · String (AN) · Min 15 Max 15

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

ISA-09 · I08 · Interchange Date · Required · Date (DT) · YYMMDD format

Date of the interchange

ISA-10 · I09 · Interchange Time · Required · Time (TM) · HHMM format

Time of the interchange

ISA-11 · I65 · Repetition Separator · Required · String (AN) · Min 1 Max 1

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

ISA-12 · I11 · Interchange Control Version Number Code · Required · Identifier (ID)

Code specifying the version number of the interchange control segments

• 00703: Standards Approved for Publication by ASC X12 Procedures Review Board through October 2014

ISA-13 · I12 · Interchange Control Number · Required · Numeric (N0) · Min 9 Max 9

A control number assigned by the interchange sender

ISA-14 · I13 · Acknowledgment Requested Code · Required · Identifier (ID) · Min 1 Max 1

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"

ISA-15 · I14 · Interchange Usage Indicator Code · Required · Identifier (ID) · Min 1 Max 1

Code indicating whether data enclosed by this interchange envelope is test, production or information

• I: Information
• P: Production Data
• T: Test Data

ISA-16 · I15 · Component Element Separator · Required · String (AN) · Min 1 Max 1

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

GS Functional Group Header

Required · Max use 1

To indicate the beginning of a functional group and to provide control information

GS-01 · 479 · Functional Identifier Code · Required · Identifier (ID)

Code identifying a group of application related transaction sets

• IC: Rail Advance Interchange Consist (418)

GS-02 · 142 · Application Sender's Code · Required · String (AN) · Min 2 Max 15

Code identifying party sending transmission; codes agreed to by trading partners

GS-03 · 124 · Application Receiver's Code · Required · String (AN) · Min 2 Max 15

Code identifying party receiving transmission; codes agreed to by trading partners

GS-04 · 373 · Date · Required · Date (DT) · CCYYMMDD format

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year

GS-05 · 337 · Time · Required · Time (TM) · HHMM, HHMMSS, HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD format

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)

GS-06 · 28 · Group Control Number · Required · Numeric (N0) · Min 1 Max 9

Assigned number originated and maintained by the sender

GS-07 · 455 · Responsible Agency Code · Required · Identifier (ID) · Min 1 Max 2

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

GS-08 · 480 · Version / Release / Industry Identifier Code · Required · String (AN)

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

• 007030: Standards Approved for Publication by ASC X12 Procedures Review Board through October 2015

Heading

0100 Heading > ST

ST Transaction Set Header

Required · Max use 1

To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number

ST-01 · 143 · Transaction Set Identifier Code · Required · Identifier (ID)

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).

• 418: Rail Advance Interchange Consist

ST-02 · 329 · Transaction Set Control Number · Required · Numeric (N) · Min 4 Max 9

Identifying control number that must be unique within the transaction set functional group assigned by the originator for a transaction set

0200 Heading > BAX

BAX Beginning Segment for Advance Consist and Transportation Automatic Equipment ID

Required · Max use 1

To transmit identifying numbers, dates, and other basic data relating to the transaction set

• BAX01 is the to location Standard Point Location Code (SPLC).
• If BAX02 = "T" (Train Consist), then BAX06 must not be blank.

Usage notes

Example: BAX072400T139201806211500ABCD CN*072400

BAX-01 · 154 · Standard Point Location Code · Required · Identifier (ID) · Min 6 Max 9

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

BAX-02 · 579 · Type of Consist Code · Required · Identifier (ID)

Code indicating the type of consist

• T: Train (Normal Advanced)

BAX-03 · 374 · Date/Time Qualifier · Required · Identifier (ID)

Code specifying type of date or time, or both date and time

• 139: Estimated

BAX-04 · 373 · Date · Required · Date (DT) · CCYYMMDD format

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year

BAX-05 · 337 · Time · Required · Time (TM) · HHMM, HHMMSS, HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD format

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)

Usage notes

Format: HHMM

BAX-06 · 41 · Interchange Train Identification · Optional · String (AN) · Min 1 Max 10

Train identification (free-form)

BAX-07 · 154 · Standard Point Location Code · Optional · Identifier (ID) · Min 6 Max 9

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

W1 Loop Optional Max >1

0300 Heading > W1 Loop > W1

W1 Block Identification

Required · Max use 1

To identify the block identification of a specific cut of cars relating to this interchange report

Usage notes

Example: W1*CUT

W1-01 · 42 · Block Identifier · Required · String (AN) · Min 1 Max 12

Identifier for a block of cars

W2 Loop Required Max >1

0400 Heading > W1 Loop > W2 Loop > W2

W2 Equipment Identification

Required · Max use 1

To identify equipment and the commodity being carried

Usage notes

Example: W2ACFX494413742214RRW*********C113

W2-01 · 206 · Equipment Initial · Required · String (AN) · Min 1 Max 4

Prefix or alphabetic part of an equipment unit's identifying number

W2-02 · 207 · Equipment Number · Required · String (AN) · Min 1 Max 15

Sequencing or serial part of an equipment unit's identifying number (pure numeric form for equipment number is preferred)

W2-03 · 22 · Commodity Code · Optional · String (AN) · Min 1 Max 30

Code describing a commodity or group of commodities

• Commodity code (W203) is STCC.

W2-04 · 40 · Equipment Description Code · Required · Identifier (ID)

Code identifying type of equipment used for shipment

• RR: Rail Car

W2-05 · 578 · Equipment Status Code · Required · Identifier (ID)

Code indicating status of equipment

• W: Revenue Empty

W2-15 · 301 · Car Type Code · Optional · Identifier (ID) · Min 1 Max 4

Code specifying type of rail car or intermodal equipment type and its general characteristics

0500 Heading > W1 Loop > W2 Loop > W3

W3 Consignee Information

Optional · Max use 7

To provide sufficient waybill information for delivery of shipment

Usage notes

Example: W36997520180620CNSASKATOON*SK

If either Waybill Number (W3-01) or Date (W3-02) is present, then the other is required

If either City Name (W3-04) or State or Province Code (W3-05) is present, then the other is required

W3-01 · 186 · Waybill Number · Optional · Numeric (N0) · Min 1 Max 6

Carrier accounting number of the waybill for the inbound movement

W3-02 · 373 · Date · Optional · Date (DT) · CCYYMMDD format

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year

• W302 is the waybill date.

W3-03 · 576 · Abbreviated Customer Name · Optional · String (AN) · Min 2 Max 12

Customer name in abbreviated form

W3-04 · 19 · City Name · Optional · String (AN) · Min 2 Max 30

Free-form text for city name

W3-05 · 156 · State or Province Code · Optional · Identifier (ID) · Min 2 Max 2

Code specifying the Standard State/Province as defined by appropriate government agency

0700 Heading > W1 Loop > W2 Loop > W4

W4 Consignor Information

Optional · Max use 1

To provide sufficient information to identify the origin of shipment

Usage notes

Example: W4FRONTLINE RAABCD75454HAGUE*SK

If either Standard Carrier Alpha Code (W4-02) or Freight Station Accounting Code (W4-03) is present, then the other is required

At least one of Standard Carrier Alpha Code (W4-02) or City Name (W4-04) is required

If either City Name (W4-04) or State or Province Code (W4-05) is present, then the other is required

W4-01 · 576 · Abbreviated Customer Name · Optional · String (AN) · Min 2 Max 12

Customer name in abbreviated form

W4-02 · 140 · Standard Carrier Alpha Code · Optional · Identifier (ID) · Min 2 Max 4

Code identifying the Standard Carrier Alpha Code

W4-03 · 573 · Freight Station Accounting Code · Optional · Identifier (ID) · Min 1 Max 5

Code specifying the Freight Station Accounting code assigned for AAR Managed Codes for Locations

W4-04 · 19 · City Name · Optional · String (AN) · Min 2 Max 30

Free-form text for city name

• W404 and W405 are not required if W402 and W403 are supplied.

W4-05 · 156 · State or Province Code · Optional · Identifier (ID) · Min 2 Max 2

Code specifying the Standard State/Province as defined by appropriate government agency

0800 Heading > W1 Loop > W2 Loop > W5

W5 Carrier and Route Information

Optional · Max use 4

To specify carrier and routing sequences and details

Usage notes

Example: W5ABCDSKATN*CN

W5-01 · 140 · Standard Carrier Alpha Code · Required · Identifier (ID) · Min 2 Max 4

Code identifying the Standard Carrier Alpha Code

W5-02 · 19 · City Name · Optional · String (AN) · Min 2 Max 30

Free-form text for city name

• W502, W504, and W506 is the station or city name at which carriers interchange shipments.

W5-03 · 140 · Standard Carrier Alpha Code · Optional · Identifier (ID) · Min 2 Max 4

Code identifying the Standard Carrier Alpha Code

W5-04 · 19 · City Name · Optional · String (AN) · Min 2 Max 30

Free-form text for city name

2500 Heading > SE

SE Transaction Set Trailer

Required · Max use 1

To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments)

SE-01 · 96 · Number of Included Segments · Required · Numeric (N0) · Min 1 Max 10

Total number of segments included in a transaction set including ST and SE segments

SE-02 · 329 · Transaction Set Control Number · Required · Numeric (N) · Min 4 Max 9

Identifying control number that must be unique within the transaction set functional group assigned by the originator for a transaction set

GE Functional Group Trailer

Required · Max use 1

To indicate the end of a functional group and to provide control information

GE-01 · 97 · Number of Transaction Sets Included · Required · Numeric (N0) · Min 1 Max 6

Total number of transaction sets included in the functional group or interchange (transmission) group terminated by the trailer containing this data element

GE-02 · 28 · Group Control Number · Required · Numeric (N0) · Min 1 Max 9

Assigned number originated and maintained by the sender

IEA Interchange Control Trailer

Required · Max use 1

To define the end of an interchange of zero or more functional groups and interchange-related control segments

IEA-01 · I16 · Number of Included Functional Groups · Required · Numeric (N0) · Min 1 Max 5

A count of the number of functional groups included in an interchange

IEA-02 · I12 · Interchange Control Number · Required · Numeric (N0) · Min 9 Max 9

A control number assigned by the interchange sender

EDI Samples

Sample

ISA*00*          *00*          *ZZ*SENDER         *ZZ*RECEIVER       *231102*0334*^*00703*000000001*0*T*>
GS*IC*SENDERGS*RECEIVERGS*20231102*033409*000000001*X*007030
ST*418*435580001
BAX*072400*T*139*20180621*1500*ABCD CN*072400
W1*CUT
W2*ACFX*49441*3742214*RR*W**********C113
W3*69975*20180620*CN*SASKATOON*SK
W4*FRONTLINE RA*ABCD*75454*HAGUE*SK
W5*ABCD*SKATN*CN
W2*POTX*2482*3742214*RR*W**********C113
W3*69976*20180620*CN*SASKATOON*SK
W4*FRONTLINE RA*ABCD*75454*HAGUE*SK
W5*ABCD*SKATN*CN
W2*GACX*31849*3742214*RR*W**********C114
W3*69977*20180620*CN*SASKATOON*SK
W4*FRONTLINE RA*ABCD*75454*HAGUE*SK
W5*ABCD*SKATN*CN
W2*POTX*1211*3742214*RR*W**********C113
W3*69978*20180620*CN*SASKATOON*SK
W4*FRONTLINE RA*ABCD*75454*HAGUE*SK
W5*ABCD*SKATN*CN
W2*POTX*1699*3742214*RR*W**********C113
W3*69979*20180620*CN*SASKATOON*SK
W4*FRONTLINE RA*ABCD*75454*HAGUE*SK
W5*ABCD*SKATN*CN
W2*POTX*1703*3742214*RR*W**********C113
W3*69980*20180620*CN*SASKATOON*SK
W4*FRONTLINE RA*ABCD*75454*HAGUE*SK
W5*ABCD*SKATN*CN
W2*INTX*10045*3742214*RR*W**********C114
W3*69981*20180620*CN*SASKATOON*SK
W4*FRONTLINE RA*ABCD*75454*HAGUE*SK
W5*ABCD*SKATN*CN
W2*GACX*470114*3742214*RR*W**********C113
W3*69982*20180620*CN*SASKATOON*SK
W4*FRONTLINE RA*ABCD*75454*HAGUE*SK
W5*ABCD*SKATN*CN
SE*36*435580001
GE*1*000000001
IEA*1*000000001