SMB Beginning Segment for Railroad Station Master File
To identify the type of transaction update and type of station
Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
Code identifying purpose of transaction set
Code identifying the type of geographic location
Code (Standard Point Location) defined by National Motor Freight Tariff Association (NMFTA) or the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) point development group as the official code assigned to a city or point (for ratemaking purposes) within a city
SMB03 is required except when the carrier is adding a new station in the update transaction to the AAR.
Code identifying the type of geographic location
SMB04, SMB05, SMB06 and SMB09 are needed to support the situations where a station can be more than a single type.
Code identifying the type of geographic location
Code identifying the type of geographic location
Code indicating a Yes or No condition or response
SMB07 indicates if the station is embargoed. A "Y" indicates the station is embargoed; an "N" indicates it is not.
Code indicating railroad interchange locations
Code identifying the type of geographic location
Code identifying the status of a business transaction, such as a claim, policy, real estate, or securities transaction