SMS Station Codes Segment

To identify the specific railroad carrier codes associated with the station

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

Standard Carrier Alpha Code

Position: SMS-02 · Element: 573 · Name: Freight Station Accounting Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 5 · Repeat: -

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

Position: SMS-03 · Element: 373 · Name: Date · Type: Date (DT) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 6 · Max: 6 · Repeat: -

Date (YYMMDD).

SMS03 is the effective start date for the association of station codes to the station name in the transaction.

Position: SMS-04 · Element: 638 · Name: Rule 260 Junction Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 5 · Repeat: -

Code indicating railroad interchange locations.

Position: SMS-05 · Element: 116 · Name: Postal Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 3 · Max: 9 · Repeat: -

Code defining international postal zone code excluding punctuation and blanks (zip code for United States).

SMS05 is the zip code assigned to the Rail Station for rating purposes. It is not meant to be mailing address postal code.