BL Billing Information

To identify the individual billing segments within a movement when joint rail rates have been established between carriers but do not cover the entire movement

Position: BL-01 · Element: 747 · Name: Rebill Reason Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code identifying reason for rebill

Position: BL-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)

BL02 is the FSAC for the origin point of the rate for this portion of this movement.

Position: BL-03 · 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)

BL03 is the FSAC for the destination point of the rate for this portion of the movement.

Position: BL-04 · Element: 154 · Name: Standard Point Location Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · 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

R0405: At least one of BL-04 or BL-05 is required

BL04 is the Standard Point Location Code (SPLC) for the origin point of the rate for this portion of the movement.

Position: BL-05 · Element: 19 · Name: City Name · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 2 · Max: 30 · Repeat: -

Free-form text for city name

P0506: If either BL-05 or BL-06 is present, then the other is required

BL05 through BL07 is the city, state, and country for the rate for the beginning portion of the move.

Position: BL-06 · Element: 156 · Name: State or Province Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code (Standard State/Province) as defined by appropriate government agency

Position: BL-07 · Element: 26 · Name: Country Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 3 · Repeat: -

Code identifying the country

Position: BL-08 · Element: 154 · Name: Standard Point Location Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · 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

R0809: At least one of BL-08 or BL-09 is required

BL08 is the Standard Point Location Code (SPLC) for the destination point of the rate for this portion of the move.

Position: BL-09 · Element: 19 · Name: City Name · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 2 · Max: 30 · Repeat: -

Free-form text for city name

P0910: If either BL-09 or BL-10 is present, then the other is required

BL09 through BL11 is the city, state, and country for the rate for ending portion of the move.

Position: BL-10 · Element: 156 · Name: State or Province Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code (Standard State/Province) as defined by appropriate government agency

Position: BL-11 · Element: 26 · Name: Country Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 3 · Repeat: -

Code identifying the country

Position: BL-12 · Element: 140 · Name: Standard Carrier Alpha Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 4 · Repeat: -

Standard Carrier Alpha Code

BL12 is the Standard Carrier Alpha Code (SCAC) of the first carrier participating in the rate for the move defined in BL02 through BL11.

Position: BL-13 · Element: 140 · Name: Standard Carrier Alpha Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 4 · Repeat: -

Standard Carrier Alpha Code

Position: BL-14 · Element: 140 · Name: Standard Carrier Alpha Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 4 · Repeat: -

Standard Carrier Alpha Code

Position: BL-15 · Element: 140 · Name: Standard Carrier Alpha Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 4 · Repeat: -

Standard Carrier Alpha Code

Position: BL-16 · Element: 140 · Name: Standard Carrier Alpha Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 4 · Repeat: -

Standard Carrier Alpha Code

Position: BL-17 · Element: 140 · Name: Standard Carrier Alpha Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 4 · Repeat: -

Standard Carrier Alpha Code