SMB Beginning Segment for Railroad Station Master File
To identify the type of transaction update, effective date, and type of station
Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
Code identifying purpose of transaction set
Date (YYMMDD)
Code identifying the type of geographic location
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.
Code identifying the type of geographic location
SMB05, SMB06, and SMB07 are needed to support the situations where a station can be more than a single type.
Code identifying the type of geographic location
Code identifying the type of geographic location
Code indicating a Yes or No condition or response
SMB08 indicates if the station is embargoed. A "Y" indicates the station is embargoed; an "N" indicates it is not.