This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Rail Advance Interchange Consist Transaction Set (418) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. The transaction set can be used to transmit advance information on equipment being interchanged to a connection rail carrier, from a consignor or to a consignee.
To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number
To transmit identifying numbers, dates and other basic data relating to the transaction set.
To identify the block identification of a specific cut of cars relating to this interchange report.
To identify equipment and the commodity being carried
To provide sufficient waybill information for delivery of shipment
To identify the transportation interchange authority
To provide sufficient information to identify the origin of shipment
To specify carrier and routing sequences and details
To provide special handling information necessary for safe handling of shipment
To specify mechanical protective service and ventilation instructions.
To specify identifying numbers.
To indicate that the next segment begins a loop
To specify the hazardous commodity identification reference number and quantity.
To specify the hazardous classification, placard notation and endorsement information.
To specify the hazardous material shipping name and additional descriptive requirements.
To uniquely identify the variable information required by government regulation covering the transportation of hazardous material shipments
To specify the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) information relating to shipments of hazardous material
To specify additional Canadian Transport Goods Directorate requirements covering transportation of dangerous commodities in Canada.
To specify the placard information required by the second government agency when shipment is to cross into another country
To transmit specific hazardous material reference numbers.
To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed
To indicate that the loop immediately preceding this segment is complete
To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed
To specify the hazardous classification, placard notation and endorsement information.
To transmit specific hazardous material reference numbers.
To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments).
