N8 Waybill Reference
To identify the waybill and to specify the equipment used and the destination details
Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
Carrier accounting number of the waybill for the inbound movement
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year
N802 is the waybill date.
Code specifying relationship of equipment to equipment cross-referenced
P030405: If either N8-03, N8-04 or N8-05 are present, then the others are required
Prefix or alphabetic part of an equipment unit's identifying number
Sequencing or serial part of an equipment unit's identifying number (pure numeric form for equipment number is preferred)
Carrier accounting number of the waybill for the inbound movement
P0607: If either N8-06 or N8-07 is present, then the other is required
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year
N807 is the waybill date.
Free-form text for city name
P0809: If either N8-08 or N8-09 is present, then the other is required
N808 is the destination station of movement.
Code specifying the Standard State/Province as defined by appropriate government agency
Code identifying the Standard Carrier Alpha Code
P1011: If either N8-10 or N8-11 is present, then the other is required
N810 will contain destination railroad initial Standard Carrier Alpha Code (SCAC).
Code specifying the Freight Station Accounting code assigned for AAR Managed Codes for Locations
N811 will contain railroad destination Freight Station Accounting Code (FSAC).