T3 Transit Inbound Route

To specify transit inbound routing, including equipment identifications for associated T1 and T2 segments

Position: T3-01 · Element: 554 · Name: Assigned Number · Type: Numeric (N0) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 6 · Repeat: -

Number assigned for differentiation within a transaction set

Position: T3-02 · Element: 140 · Name: Standard Carrier Alpha Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 2 · Max: 4 · Repeat: -

Standard Carrier Alpha Code

Position: T3-03 · Element: 133 · Name: Routing Sequence Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code describing the relationship of a carrier to a specific shipment movement

Position: T3-04 · Element: 19 · Name: City Name · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 30 · Repeat: -

Free-form text for city name

T304 is the station or city name at which carriers interchange shipments. T304 will contain the Association of American Railroads (AAR) Accounting Rule 260 junction rule.

Position: T3-05 · Element: 154 · Name: Standard Point Location Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 6 · Max: 9 · Repeat: -

Code (Standard Point Location) defined by National Motor Freight Tariff Association (NMFTA) or the National Transportation Agency of Canada (NTA) point development group as the official code assigned to a city or point (for ratemaking purposes) within a city

Position: T3-06 · Element: 206 · Name: Equipment Initial · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 4 · Repeat: -

Prefix or alphabetic part of an equipment unit's identifying number

P0607: If either T3-06 or T3-07 is present, then the other is required

T306 will contain the equipment initial of the inbound car.

Position: T3-07 · Element: 207 · Name: Equipment Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 10 · Repeat: -

Sequencing or serial part of an equipment unit's identifying number (pure numeric form for equipment number is preferred)

T307 will contain the equipment number of the inbound car.