BAX Beginning Segment For Advance Consist

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

Position: BAX-01 · Element: 154 · Name: Standard Point Location Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 6 · Max: 9 · Repeat: -

Code (Standard Point Location) defined by NMFTA point development group as the official code assigned to a city or point (for ratemaking purposes) within a city.

BAX01 is the to location SPLC

Position: BAX-02 · Element: 579 · Name: Type of Consist Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: -

Code indicating the type of consist.

If BAX02 = ``T'' (Train Consist), then BAX06 must be non-blank.

Position: BAX-03 · Element: 374 · Name: Date/Time Qualifier · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 3 · Max: 3 · Repeat: -

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

Position: BAX-04 · Element: 373 · Name: Date · Type: Date (DT) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 6 · Max: 6 · Repeat: -

Date (YYMMDD).

Position: BAX-05 · Element: 337 · Name: Time · Type: Time (TM) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 4 · Max: 4 · Repeat: -

Time expressed in 24-hour clock time (HHMM, time range: 0000 though 2359).

Position: BAX-06 · Element: 41 · Name: Interchange Train Identification · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 10 · Repeat: -

Train identification (free-form).

Position: BAX-07 · Element: 154 · Name: Standard Point Location Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 6 · Max: 9 · Repeat: -

Code (Standard Point Location) defined by NMFTA point development group as the official code assigned to a city or point (for ratemaking purposes) within a city.

BAX07 is the from location SPLC