To identify the equipment
To identify and answer yes and no questions, including the date, time, and comments further qualifying the condition
To specify pertinent dates and times
To define the status and positioning of cars within the location
To specify carrier and routing sequences and details
To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code
To specify the geographic place of the named party
1100
L5
Description, Marks and Numbers
To specify the line item in terms of description, quantity, packaging, and marks and numbers
To identify the rail destination of the shipment
To identify the rail origin of the shipment
1310
PER
Administrative Communications Contact
To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed
1320
LH2
Hazardous Classification Information
To specify the hazardous notation and endorsement information
To specify the name of the person certifying that the shipment complies with the regulations and/or the actual certification
To specify quantity information
To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
1500
LH1
Hazardous Identification Information
To specify the hazardous commodity identification reference number and quantity
1600
LH2
Hazardous Classification Information
To specify the hazardous notation and endorsement information
1700
LH3
Hazardous Material Shipping Name
To specify the hazardous material shipping name and additional descriptive requirements
1800
LFH
Freeform Hazardous Material Information
To uniquely identify the variable information required by government regulation covering the transportation of hazardous material shipments
To specify the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) information relating to shipments of hazardous material
2000
LH4
Canadian Dangerous Requirements
To specify additional Transport Canada requirements covering transportation of dangerous goods in Canada
2100
LHT
Transborder Hazardous Requirements
To specify the placard information required by the second government agency when shipment is to cross into another country
2200
LHR
Hazardous Material Identifying Reference Numbers
To transmit specific hazardous material reference numbers
2300
PER
Administrative Communications Contact
To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed
To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code
To specify the location of the named party
To specify the geographic place of the named party
2380
PER
Administrative Communications Contact
To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed