T3 Transit Inbound Route

To specify transit inbound routing including equipment identifications for associated T1 and T2 segments

Position: T3-01 · Element: 554 · Name: Assigned Number · Type: Numeric (N0) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 6 · Repeat: -

Number assigned for differentiation within a transaction set.

Position: T3-02 · Element: 140 · Name: Standard Carrier Alpha Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 2 · Max: 4 · Repeat: -

Standard Carrier Alpha Code

Position: T3-03 · Element: 133 · Name: Routing Sequence Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code describing the relationship of a carrier to a specific shipment movement.

Position: T3-04 · Element: 19 · Name: City Name · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 19 · Repeat: -

Free-form text for city name.

T304 is the station or city name at which carriers interchange shipments. T304 will contain the AAR Accounting Rule 260 junction rule.

Position: T3-05 · 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.

Position: T3-06 · Element: 206 · Name: Equipment Initial · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 4 · Repeat: -

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

T306 will contain the equipment initial of the inbound car.

Position: T3-07 · Element: 207 · Name: Equipment Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 10 · Repeat: -

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

T307 will contain the equipment number of the inbound car.