SMS Station Codes Segment

To identify the specific railroad carrier codes associated with the station

Position: SMS-01 · Element: 140 · Name: Standard Carrier Alpha Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 2 · Max: 4 · Repeat: 1

Standard Carrier Alpha Code

Position: SMS-02 · Element: 573 · Name: Freight Station Accounting Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 5 · Repeat: 1

Code (Freight Station Accounting) (AAR Managed Code for Locations)

Position: SMS-03 · Element: 638 · Name: Rule 260 Junction Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 5 · Repeat: 1

Code indicating railroad interchange locations

Position: SMS-04 · Element: 116 · Name: Postal Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 3 · Max: 15 · Repeat: 1

Code defining international postal zone code excluding punctuation and blanks (zip code for United States)

SMS04 is the zip code assigned to the rail station for rating purposes. It is not meant to be the mailing address postal code.

Position: SMS-05 · Element: 674 · Name: Reciprocal Switch Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: 1

Code identifying the restriction of service being provided by the serving carrier

Position: SMS-06 · Element: 623 · Name: Time Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

Code identifying the time. In accordance with International Standards Organization standard 8601, time can be specified by a + or - and an indication in hours in relation to Universal Time Coordinate (UTC) time; since + is a restricted character, + and - are substituted by P and M in the codes that follow

P0611: If either SMS-06 or SMS-11 is present, then the other is required

SMS06 is the time zone of the station.

Position: SMS-07 · Element: 310 · Name: Location Identifier · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 30 · Repeat: 1

Code which identifies a specific location

P0708: If either SMS-07 or SMS-08 is present, then the other is required

SMS07 is the latitude of the station.

Position: SMS-08 · Element: 310 · Name: Location Identifier · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 30 · Repeat: 1

Code which identifies a specific location

SMS08 is the longitude of the station.

Position: SMS-09 · Element: 1073 · Name: Yes/No Condition or Response Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: 1

Code indicating a Yes or No condition or response

SMS09 indicates if the station is physically served. A "Y" indicates the station is physically served; an "N" indicates the station is not physically served.

Position: SMS-10 · Element: 67 · Name: Identification Code · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 80 · Repeat: 1

Code identifying a party or other code

SMS10 is the Association of American Railroads 3-3-3 station name code.

Position: SMS-11 · Element: 1073 · Name: Yes/No Condition or Response Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: 1

Code indicating a Yes or No condition or response

SMS11 indicates if daylight savings time applies. A "Y" indicates daylight savings time applies; an "N" indicates that daylight savings time does not apply.

Position: SMS-12 · Element: 140 · Name: Standard Carrier Alpha Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 2 · Max: 4 · Repeat: 1

Standard Carrier Alpha Code

P1213: If either SMS-12 or SMS-13 is present, then the other is required

SMS12 is the new Standard Carrier Alpha Code of the expired Standard Carrier Alpha Code being added in SMS01.

When SMS12 and SMS13 are used, SMB01 must be 56 (Expiration Notification).

Position: SMS-13 · Element: 573 · Name: Freight Station Accounting Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 5 · Repeat: 1

Code (Freight Station Accounting) (AAR Managed Code for Locations)

SMS13 is the new Freight Station Accounting Code of the expired Freight Station Accounting Code being added in SMS02.