This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Railroad Junctions and Interchanges Activity Transaction Set (437) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. This transaction set allows the Railroad Industry Reference File central site to communicate junction and interchange update activity to subscribers. This information would include the creation and expiration of interchange agreements.
To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number
To define the purpose, junction and standard point location code for the Railroad Junctions and Interchanges Update Activity Transaction Set
To specify pertinent dates and times
To indicate railroad junction carriers and interchange information
To define the interchange carriers and their roles
To specify pertinent dates and times
To convey the Standard Transportation Commodity Code (STCC) and associated descriptions
To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments)
