SMB Beginning Segment for Railroad Station Master File

To identify the type of transaction update and type of station

Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
SMB-01
Transaction Set Purpose Code
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
2
2
-
Code identifying purpose of transaction set
SMB-02
Station Type Code
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
1
1
-
Code identifying the type of geographic location
SMB-03
Standard Point Location Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
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
SMB03 is required except when the carrier is adding a new station in the update transaction to the AAR.
SMB-04
Station Type Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
1
1
-
Code identifying the type of geographic location
SMB04, SMB05, SMB06 and SMB09 are needed to support the situations where a station can be more than a single type.
SMB-05
Station Type Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
1
1
-
Code identifying the type of geographic location
SMB-06
Station Type Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
1
1
-
Code identifying the type of geographic location
SMB-07
Yes/No Condition or Response Code
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
1
1
-
Code indicating a Yes or No condition or response
SMB07 indicates if the station is embargoed. A "Y" indicates the station is embargoed; an "N" indicates it is not.
SMB-08
Rule 260 Junction Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
1
5
-
Code indicating railroad interchange locations
SMB-09
Station Type Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
1
1
-
Code identifying the type of geographic location

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