EDI 456 Railroad Equipment Inquiry or Advice

Functional Group EI

X12I Transportation Subcommittee

This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Railroad Equipment Inquiry or Advice Transaction Set (456) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. The transaction set can be used in the following ways: (1) for a provider of equipment or transportation service to provide information to a qualified customer; (2) for a qualified customer to inquire as to the location of equipment or shipments; and (3) for one company to provide another company with equipment or shipment information.

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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 · EIA · Beginning Segment for Equipment Inquiry or Advice · Max 1 · Mandatory

   To identify functions and provide control information required for the Equipment Inquiry or Advice Transaction Set

3. 030 · N8 · Waybill Reference · Max 10 · Optional

   To identify the waybill and to specify the equipment used and the destination details

4. LX Loop Optional Repeat 500

   1. 035 · LX · Assigned Number · Max 1 · Mandatory

      To reference a line number in a transaction set

   2. 040 · N7 · Equipment Details · Max 1 · Optional

      To identify the equipment

   3. 050 · H5 · Car Service Order · Max 1 · Optional

      To identify the car service directive or other car movement instructions applicable to the empty movement of the car

   4. 060 · IC · Intermodal Chassis Equipment · Max 1 · Optional

      To specify the chassis equipment details in terms of identifying numbers, weights, and ownership

   5. 070 · F9 · Origin Station · Max 1 · Optional

      To identify the rail origin of the shipment

   6. 080 · D9 · Destination Station · Max 1 · Optional

      To identify the rail destination of the shipment

   7. 090 · N9 · Reference Identification · Max 99 · Optional

      To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

   8. 100 · N1 · Name · Max >1 · Optional

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

   9. 110 · H3 · Special Handling Instructions · Max 6 · Optional

      To specify special handling instructions in coded or free-form format

   10. 120 · L5 · Description, Marks and Numbers · Max 15 · Optional

       To specify the line item in terms of description, quantity, packaging, and marks and numbers

   11. 130 · R2 · Route Information · Max 13 · Optional

       To specify carrier and routing sequences and details

   12. 140 · VC · Motor Vehicle Control · Max 21 · Optional

       To define motor vehicle identification and logistics

   13. 150 · PI · Price Authority Identification · Max 30 · Optional

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

   14. S1 Loop Optional Repeat 12

       1. 160 · S1 · Stop-off Name · Max 1 · Mandatory

          To identify a stop-off party

       2. 170 · S9 · Stop-off Station · Max 1 · Optional

          To specify location details for a stop-off

5. IS1 Loop Optional Repeat 1

   1. 180 · IS1 · Estimated Time of Arrival and Car Scheduling · Max 1 · Mandatory

      To transmit basic data relating to car scheduling information

   2. 190 · ISC · Interline Service Commitment Detail · Max 99 · Optional

      To identify the service commitment schedules

   3. 200 · IS2 · Scheduled Events · Max 99 · Mandatory

      To transmit scheduled events such as arrivals, departures, and interchange times

   4. 210 · N9 · Reference Identification · Max 5 · Mandatory

      To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

6. ER Loop Optional Repeat 99

   1. 220 · ER · Rail Event Reporting · Max 1 · Mandatory

      To supply information regarding movement of shipments

   2. 230 · N4 · Geographic Location · Max 1 · Optional

      To specify the geographic place of the named party

   3. 240 · NA · Cross-Reference Equipment · Max 1 · Optional

      To cross-reference additional equipment to a primary piece of equipment

   4. 250 · ES · Equipment Status · Max 1 · Optional

      To provide detail information regarding the dynamic condition of equipment

7. 260 · 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)