TI Transport Information

To identify origin and destination carriers, equipment carrying shipment, date shipped, seal status and equipment type.

Position: TI-01 · Element: 140 · Name: Standard Carrier Alpha Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 2 · Max: 4 · Repeat: -

Standard Carrier Alpha Code

At least one of TI01 or TI02 must be present.

Position: TI-02 · Element: 140 · Name: Standard Carrier Alpha Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 2 · Max: 4 · Repeat: -

Standard Carrier Alpha Code

Position: TI-03 · Element: 206 · Name: Equipment Initial · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 4 · Repeat: -

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

Position: TI-04 · Element: 207 · Name: Equipment Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · 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: TI-05 · Element: 373 · Name: Date · Type: Date (DT) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 6 · Max: 6 · Repeat: -

Date (YYMMDD). Also see: Date/Time Qualifier (374) and Date Qualifier (432).

Position: TI-06 · Element: 407 · Name: Seal Status Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code indicating condition of door seal upon arrival.

Position: TI-07 · Element: 301 · Name: Car Type Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 4 · Max: 4 · Repeat: -

Code maintained by AAR to identify a type of rail car and its general physical characteristics.