SMS Station Codes Segment
SMS Station Codes Segment
To identify the specific railroad carrier codes associated with the station
Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
SMS-01
Standard Carrier Alpha Code
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
2
4
-
Standard Carrier Alpha Code
SMS-02
Freight Station Accounting Code
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
1
5
-
Code (Freight Station Accounting) (AAR Managed Code for Locations).
SMS-03
Date
Date (DT)
Mandatory
6
6
-
Date (YYMMDD).
SMS03 is the effective start date for the association of station codes to the station name in the transaction.
SMS-04
Rule 260 Junction Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
1
5
-
Code indicating railroad interchange locations.
SMS-05
Postal Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
4
9
-
Code defining international postal zone code excluding punctuation and blanks (zip code for United States).
SMS05 is the zip code assigned to the Rail Station for rating purposes. It is not meant to be mailing address postal code.