SMB Beginning Segment for Railroad Station Master File

To identify the type of transaction update, effective date, and type of station

Position: SMB-01 · Element: 353 · Name: Transaction Set Purpose Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code identifying purpose of transaction set.

The acceptable code values for DE353 are 02, 03 and 04.

Position: SMB-02 · Element: 373 · Name: Date · Type: Date (DT) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 6 · Max: 6 · Repeat: -

Date (YYMMDD).

Position: SMB-03 · Element: 813 · Name: Station Type Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: -

Code identifying the type of geographic location.

Position: SMB-04 · 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.

SMB04 is required except when the carrier is adding a new station in the update transaction to the AAR.