N8 Waybill Reference

To identify the waybill and to specify the equipment used and the destination details

Position: N8-01 · Element: 186 · Name: Waybill Number · Type: Numeric (N0) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 6 · Repeat: -

Carrier accounting number of the waybill for the inbound movement.

If either N804 or N805 is present, then the other is required.

Waybill type should only be transmitted when the transaction set involves a multiple Car/TOFC/COFC shipment or a conveying flat car. Waybill type should not be sent on a single Car/TOFC/COFC.

Position: N8-02 · Element: 185 · Name: Waybill Date · Type: Date (DT) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 6 · Max: 6 · Repeat: -

Date of the waybill for the inbound movement.

If either N806 or N807 is present, then the other is required.

Position: N8-03 · Element: 231 · Name: Cross Reference Type Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: -

Code defining relationship of equipment to equipment cross-referenced.

If either N808 or N809 is present, then the other is required.

Position: N8-04 · Element: 206 · Name: Equipment Initial · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 4 · Repeat: -

Prefix or alpha part of an equipment unit's identifying number.

Position: N8-05 · Element: 207 · Name: Equipment Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 10 · Repeat: -

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

Position: N8-06 · Element: 186 · Name: Waybill Number · Type: Numeric (N0) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 6 · Repeat: -

Carrier accounting number of the waybill for the inbound movement.

Position: N8-07 · Element: 185 · Name: Waybill Date · Type: Date (DT) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 6 · Max: 6 · Repeat: -

Date of the waybill for the inbound movement.

Position: N8-08 · Element: 300 · Name: Destination Station · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 2 · Max: 19 · Repeat: -

Railroad station at which the movement of goods is to terminate.

Position: N8-09 · Element: 156 · Name: State or Province Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code (Standard State/Province) defined by appropriate governmental agencies.

Position: N8-10 · Element: 140 · Name: Standard Carrier Alpha Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 2 · Max: 4 · Repeat: -

Standard Carrier Alpha Code

Position: N8-11 · Element: 573 · Name: Freight Station Accounting Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 5 · Repeat: -

Code (Freight Station Accounting) (AAR Managed Code for Locations).