Association of American Railroads (AAR) Protective Service that applies to shipment

Code specifying perishable protective service- rail carriers only

Code specifying the units in which a value is being expressed, or manner in which a measurement has been taken

PS03 qualifies the temperature in PS04 and PS14.

Temperature

PS04 is the optimum allowable temperature condition for shipment.

Standard Carrier Alpha Code

PS05 through PS08 are used to specify the station to which the temperature applies. PS05 and PS06 are preferred over PS07 and PS08.

Code (Freight Station Accounting) (AAR Managed Code for Locations)

Free-form text for city name

Code (Standard State/Province) as defined by appropriate government agency

Numeric value of weight

PS09 is the weight of body ice in hundreds.

Code indicating whether or not the shipment was precooled per Association of American Railroads Protective Service Rule 710

Code indicating a Yes or No condition or response

PS11 identifies the location of the heater. A "Y" indicates the heater is ceiling-mounted; an "N" indicates the heater is in the body.

Code indicating a Yes or No condition or response

PS12 identifies whether or not the commodity is a food product. A "Y" indicates the commodity is a food product; an "N" indicates it is a non-food product.

Code indicating a Yes or No condition or response

PS13 indicates the amount of doorway space for the full width of the car. A "Y" indicates the doorway space is not less than 30 inches for the full width of the car; an "N" indicates it is less than 30 inches.

Temperature

PS14 is the set temperature at service origin.