BL Billing Information

To identify the individual billing segments within a movement when joint rail rates have been established between carriers but do not cover the entire movement

Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
BL-01
Rebill Reason Code
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
2
2
-
Code identifying reason for rebill
BL-02
Freight Station Accounting Code
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
1
5
-
Code (Freight Station Accounting) (AAR Managed Code for Locations)
BL02 is the FSAC for the origin point of the rate for this portion of this movement.
BL-03
Freight Station Accounting Code
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
1
5
-
Code (Freight Station Accounting) (AAR Managed Code for Locations)
BL03 is the FSAC for the destination point of the rate for this portion of the movement.
BL-04
Standard Point Location Code
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
6
9
-
Code (Standard Point Location) defined by NMFTA point development group as the official code assigned to a city or point (for ratemaking purposes) within a city
R0405: At least one of BL-04 or BL-05 is required
BL04 is the Standard Point Location Code (SPLC) for the origin point of the rate for this portion of the movement.
BL-05
City Name
String (AN)
Conditional
2
30
-
Free-form text for city name
P0506: If either BL-05 or BL-06 is present, then the other is required
BL05 through BL07 is the city, state, and country for the rate for the beginning portion of the move.
BL-06
State or Province Code
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
2
2
-
Code (Standard State/Province) as defined by appropriate government agency
BL-07
Country Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
2
3
-
Code identifying the country
BL-08
Standard Point Location Code
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
6
9
-
Code (Standard Point Location) defined by NMFTA point development group as the official code assigned to a city or point (for ratemaking purposes) within a city
R0809: At least one of BL-08 or BL-09 is required
BL08 is the Standard Point Location Code (SPLC) for the destination point of the rate for this portion of the move.
BL-09
City Name
String (AN)
Conditional
2
30
-
Free-form text for city name
P0910: If either BL-09 or BL-10 is present, then the other is required
BL09 through BL11 is the city, state, and country for the rate for ending portion of the move.
BL-10
State or Province Code
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
2
2
-
Code (Standard State/Province) as defined by appropriate government agency
BL-11
Country Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
2
3
-
Code identifying the country
BL-12
Standard Carrier Alpha Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
2
4
-
Standard Carrier Alpha Code
BL12 is the Standard Carrier Alpha Code (SCAC) of the first carrier participating in the rate for the move defined in BL02 through BL11.
BL-13
Standard Carrier Alpha Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
2
4
-
Standard Carrier Alpha Code
BL-14
Standard Carrier Alpha Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
2
4
-
Standard Carrier Alpha Code
BL-15
Standard Carrier Alpha Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
2
4
-
Standard Carrier Alpha Code
BL-16
Standard Carrier Alpha Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
2
4
-
Standard Carrier Alpha Code
BL-17
Standard Carrier Alpha Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
2
4
-
Standard Carrier Alpha Code

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