EDI 475 Rail Route File Maintenance

Functional Group SN

X12I Transportation Subcommittee

This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Rail Route File Maintenance Transaction Set (475) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. This transaction set is used to distribute route file updates of the rail industry route file.

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1. 0100 · ST · Transaction Set Header · Max 1 · Mandatory

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

2. 0200 · BGN · Beginning Segment · Max 1 · Mandatory

   To indicate the beginning of a transaction set

3. R9 Loop Mandatory Repeat 50

   1. 0400 · R9 · Route Code · Max 1 · Mandatory

      To specify the route using a single code

   2. 0500 · PER · Administrative Communications Contact · Max 1 · Optional

      To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed

   3. 0600 · DTM · Date/Time Reference · Max 10 · Mandatory

      To specify pertinent dates and times

   4. 0700 · RDD · Route Description Detail · Max 5 · Optional

      To identify routing detail for carriers participating in a route

4. 0800 · 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)