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
N8-01
Waybill Number
Numeric (N0)
Mandatory
1
6
-
Carrier accounting number of the waybill for the inbound movement.
N8-02
Date
Date (DT)
Mandatory
6
6
-
Date (YYMMDD).
N802 is the Waybill Date.
N8-03
Cross Reference Type Code
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
1
1
-
Code defining relationship of equipment to equipment cross-referenced.
N8-04
Equipment Initial
String (AN)
Conditional
1
4
-
Prefix or alphabetic part of an equipment unit's identifying number.
N8-05
Equipment Number
String (AN)
Conditional
1
10
-
Sequencing or serial part of an equipment unit's identifying number (pure numeric form for equipment number is preferred).
N8-06
Waybill Number
Numeric (N0)
Conditional
1
6
-
Carrier accounting number of the waybill for the inbound movement.
N8-07
Date
Date (DT)
Conditional
6
6
-
Date (YYMMDD).
N807 is the Waybill Date.
N8-08
City Name
String (AN)
Conditional
2
30
-
Free-form text for city name.
N808 is the Destination Station of Movement.
N8-09
State or Province Code
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
2
2
-
Code (Standard State/Province) as defined by appropriate government agency.
N8-10
Standard Carrier Alpha Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
2
4
-
Standard Carrier Alpha Code
N810 will contain destination railroad initial (SCAC).
N8-11
Freight Station Accounting Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
1
5
-
Code (Freight Station Accounting) (AAR Managed Code for Locations).
N811 will contain railroad destination (FSAC).