SMS Station Codes Segment

To identify the specific railroad carrier codes associated with the station

Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
SMS-01
Standard Carrier Alpha Code
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
2
4
1
Standard Carrier Alpha Code
SMS-02
Freight Station Accounting Code
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
1
5
1
Code (Freight Station Accounting) (AAR Managed Code for Locations)
SMS-03
Rule 260 Junction Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
1
5
1
Code indicating railroad interchange locations
SMS-04
Postal Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
3
15
1
Code defining international postal zone code excluding punctuation and blanks (zip code for United States)
SMS04 is the zip code assigned to the rail station for rating purposes. It is not meant to be the mailing address postal code.
SMS-05
Reciprocal Switch Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
1
1
1
Code identifying the restriction of service being provided by the serving carrier
SMS-06
Time Code
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
2
2
1
Code identifying the time. In accordance with International Standards Organization standard 8601, time can be specified by a + or - and an indication in hours in relation to Universal Time Coordinate (UTC) time; since + is a restricted character, + and - are substituted by P and M in the codes that follow
P0611: If either SMS-06 or SMS-11 is present, then the other is required
SMS06 is the time zone of the station.
SMS-07
Location Identifier
String (AN)
Conditional
1
30
1
Code which identifies a specific location
P0708: If either SMS-07 or SMS-08 is present, then the other is required
SMS07 is the latitude of the station.
SMS-08
Location Identifier
String (AN)
Conditional
1
30
1
Code which identifies a specific location
SMS08 is the longitude of the station.
SMS-09
Yes/No Condition or Response Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
1
1
1
Code indicating a Yes or No condition or response
SMS09 indicates if the station is physically served. A "Y" indicates the station is physically served; an "N" indicates the station is not physically served.
SMS-10
Identification Code
String (AN)
Optional
2
80
1
Code identifying a party or other code
SMS10 is the Association of American Railroads 3-3-3 station name code.
SMS-11
Yes/No Condition or Response Code
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
1
1
1
Code indicating a Yes or No condition or response
SMS11 indicates if daylight savings time applies. A "Y" indicates daylight savings time applies; an "N" indicates that daylight savings time does not apply.
SMS-12
Standard Carrier Alpha Code
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
2
4
1
Standard Carrier Alpha Code
P1213: If either SMS-12 or SMS-13 is present, then the other is required
SMS12 is the new Standard Carrier Alpha Code of the expired Standard Carrier Alpha Code being added in SMS01.
When SMS12 and SMS13 are used, SMB01 must be 56 (Expiration Notification).
SMS-13
Freight Station Accounting Code
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
1
5
1
Code (Freight Station Accounting) (AAR Managed Code for Locations)
SMS13 is the new Freight Station Accounting Code of the expired Freight Station Accounting Code being added in SMS02.

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