EDI 433 Railroad Reciprocal Switch File

Functional Group RG

X12I Transportation Subcommittee

This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Railroad Reciprocal Switch File Transaction Set (433) for use in an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. The transaction set can be used to provide electronic updates for the reciprocal switch status (open, closed or conditionally open) of railroad customers.

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1. 010 · ST · Transaction Set Header · Max 1 · Mandatory

   To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number

2. 020 · BGN · Beginning Segment · Max 1 · Mandatory

   To indicate the beginning of a transaction set.

3. 030 · N1 · Name · Max 1 · Mandatory

   To identify a party by type of organization, name and code

4. 040 · N2 · Additional Name Information · Max 2 · Optional

   To specify additional names or those longer than 35 characters in length

5. 050 · N3 · Address Information · Max 1 · Optional

   To specify the location of the named party

6. 060 · N4 · Geographic Location · Max 1 · Optional

   To specify the geographic place of the named party

7. SMS Loop Mandatory Repeat 4

   1. 070 · SMS · Station Codes Segment · Max 1 · Mandatory

      To identify the specific railroad carrier codes associated with the station

   2. 080 · SMR · Cross Reference · Max 1 · Mandatory

      To identify the specific station that indicates the switching district for a given railroad terminal or the specific station used to identify a geographical location as a rate base location

   3. 090 · N4 · Geographic Location · Max 1 · Optional

      To specify the geographic place of the named party

   4. 100 · PI · Price Authority Identification · Max 1 · Optional

      To communicate basis of pricing, such as contract number, quote number, or tariff number

   5. CD Loop Optional Repeat 150

      1. 110 · CD · Shipment Conditions · Max 1 · Mandatory

         To specify condition restrictions or provisions applicable to the rate docket.

      2. 120 · SID · Standard Transportation Commodity Code Identification · Max 2 · Optional

         To convey the Standard Transportation Commodity Code (STCC) and associated descriptions

      3. 130 · BLR · Transportation Carrier Identification · Max 20 · Optional

         To transmit the identifying SCAC code and effective date for the data in the transaction set

      4. 140 · N4 · Geographic Location · Max 50 · Optional

         To specify the geographic place of the named party

8. 150 · SE · Transaction Set Trailer · Max 1 · Mandatory

   To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments).