This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Estimated Time of Arrival and Car Scheduling Transaction Set (421) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. This transaction set can be used to allow railroads to exchange car scheduling and estimated time of arrival data between carriers.
To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number
To transmit basic data relating to car scheduling information
To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
To identify the service commitment schedules
To identify the waybill and to specify the equipment used and the destination details
To transmit scheduled events such as arrivals, departures, and interchange times
To identify the rail origin of the shipment
To identify the rail destination of the shipment
To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code
To specify carrier and routing sequences and details
To specify the line item in terms of description, quantity, packaging, and marks and numbers
To specify special handling instructions in coded or free-form format
To identify the car service directive or other car movement instructions applicable to the empty movement of the car
To specify the chassis equipment details in terms of identifying numbers, weights, and ownership
To identify the transportation interchange authority
To specify mechanical protective service and ventilation instructions
To specify identifying information
To identify additional station and waybill or station, or waybill information pertaining to revenue waybill
To identify a stop-off party
To specify location details for a stop-off
To indicate that the next segment begins a loop
To specify the hazardous commodity identification reference number and quantity
To specify the hazardous 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 Transport Canada requirements covering transportation of dangerous goods 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 indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments)
