ROUTE User Guide
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1. RAILING Signed in as document Query Add Documentation w Add Route Segment 1 Road Junction Code ESTL Segment 2 Road NS Junction Code BELVU Segment 3 Road WE Junction Code AKRON Segment 4 Road AB Add Route Segment Remove Route Segment Effective Date 2012 09 24 Expiration Date 9999 12 31 3 Complete or edit the displayed fields as needed see Add a Route for details Resending a Route Here is how to resend a Route 1 Perform a query for the Route that you want to resend and then access its details page see Maintaining Route Details 2 Select Resend A message is displayed asking you to confirm your decision Select OK If successful a message is displayed stating that the Route was resent successfully 3 With the resend action an EDI 475 message is sent to all carriers in the route February 2013 12 Route User Guide Add a Route Adding a Single Route Add a Route Users can either add one route at a time or use an upload option to make mass adds Adding a Single Route Here 1s how to add a single Route 1 Select the Add tab The Add Route page is displayed Exhibit 14 Exhibit 14 Add Route D RAILING Signed in as document e Query Add Documentation w Add Route Segment 1 Road Junction Code Segment 2 Road Junction Code Segment 3 Road Junction Code Segment 4 Road Add Route Segment Remove Route Segment Effective Date 2012 09 25 Expiration Date 9999 122. Route User Guide D RAILING 7001 Weston Parkway Suite 200 Cary North Carolina 27513 O Copyright 2013 Railinc All Rights Reserved Last Updated February 2013 Route User Guide Table of Contents Welcome to Route sa 2 A wn eee E S E S E 2 Gettino Started ini AS 3 Register 10 Use Ramo Ds 3 SIS REQUE M en dl ie 3 VVC o rors sett be eacss eset ne netuate suede eta heteated E E N 3 IAS A en cette eter etree eet Sener 3 Role Based A ppl Cau Oni esras oarn r seh 3 a IM chats E tse se eet E nt E E atest desi E E E E 4 Loge Do AAA O A 5 OUEN 6 Browse ROUS al Radio 6 Mamtainme Route ii AA E A ERE 9 Maintains Route Detalla a eaaieieie ean ieeeia tienes 9 Exp nE AROC aen S NE mee Dee nee Ene entree a 10 OIC cl LS APP An 11 Aa AA O A 11 Resendinea OU Secs secs aces I 12 Add a ROUTE aiii an 13 Addinesa Sinsle Route noc dolia teo N 13 Search tor Junction Interchange iaa iii 14 Mass Addin ROUES esensi Teee aia dba tl 16 List of Exhibits Exhibit k Route Computer Requirements A AS 3 EXMibIE 2 User Rok sand Ti k aia 3 Exhibit 3 Ratline Welcome Page d ee eiaa eaae riata iiS 4 ExKDitaA Rame Lanei Pad a e a Sealer ney oer Tr ott 5 EXMmbILO MidRatos IRF Appa OASIS 5 Ex DIGIC Gz Brow Se ROUTE us ia 6 EXIT Add ROWS Se A eds 7 ENDIS ROUTE Search Resulta 8 EXMmbIE O Route Detall 9 EXMUDIC AO Expire a ROUE sorrara A E tacicolasia 10 Exhibit 11 Warning Message expiring an active Route in REN sssssssssss
3. INTERCHANGE SEARCH d Mark Enter the two or four character MARK or SCAC that identifies Mark 1 in the Interchange February 2013 6 Route User Guide Query Browsing Routes e Junction Code Enter one or more of the 3 to 5 alphabetic characters assigned to a location f Mark Enter the two or four character MARK or SCAC that identifies Mark 2 in the Interchange ROUTE DEFINITION g Road Enter the two or four character MARK or SCAC that identifies Mark 1 and 2 in the Route Segment h Junction Code Enter one or more of the 3 to 5 alphabetic characters assigned to a location As needed use the Add Route Segment icon Exhibit 7 to add lines for additional Route segments Exhibit 7 Add Route Segment SEARCH ROUTES BY CARRIER 1 Carrier Mark Enter the two or four character MARK or SCAC that identifies Mark in any portion of the Route Segment 3 Along with the selected query criteria use the Status field to help filter results Select ALL Active and Future or Historical default status filter 1s set to Active 4 Select Search to initiate the search for Route records All found records are displayed Exhibit 8 February 2013 7 Route User Guide Query Browsing Routes Exhibit 8 Route Search Results RAILING Rout Signed in as WRITEON Query Add Documentation Browse Route Route Search Destination Route Origin MARK csxt MARK ncva Number Interchange Search MARK Route Definition
4. Junction Interchange Access Route Route Access STCC Standard Transportation Commodity Code Access Signed in as WRITEON 5 Select the Access link for Route The Browse Route page is displayed Exhibit 6 Logging Out Select the Sign Out link to end a Route session The user returns to the Railinc Welcome Page February 2013 Route User Guide Query Browsing Routes Query The Route application allows users to query for Routes Browsing Routes Here 1s how to browse for Routes 1 Log into the Route application The Browse Route page is displayed Exhibit 6 This page is also viewable in the application by selecting the Query tab Exhibit 6 Browse Route D RAILING Signed in as WRITEON Query Add Documentation 4 Browse Route Route Search na gt Destination Route Origin MARK MARK Number Interchange Search Junction MARK Code Route Definition Junction Code Junction Code Add Route Sennen Search Routes by Carrier Carrier MARK Status acte ar 2 Complete one or more of the following fields ROUTE SEARCH a Origin MARK the Standard Carrier Alpha Code SCAC of the first carrier described in the Route of movement b Destination MARK the Standard Carrier Alpha Code SCAC of the last carrier described in the Route of movement c Route Number a 5 digit system generated number to uniquely define the Route based on origin and destination carrier
5. Junction ROAD Code Junction ROAD Code Add Route Segment Search Routes by Carrier Carrier MARK Showing 1 to 1 of 1 entries 5 As needed the headings above the columns can be selected to sort the data ascending or descending 6 Perform one of the following additional actions a To clear the results and begin a new search select the Clear button b Select a record by clicking on the row to view full details of that record The Route Details page is displayed Exhibit 9 See Maintaining Route Details for additional actions February 2013 8 Route User Guide Maintaining Routes Maintaining Route Details Maintaining Routes Maintaining Route Details Here 1s how to perform various management functions from within the Route Details page 1 Perform a query for the Route that you want to manage see Browsing Routes Select the Route that you want to manage The Route Details page 1s displayed see Exhibit 9 Exhibit 9 Route Details Route Origin Mark CSAT Destination Mark NOVA Route Number 00001 Road CSXT Junction Code BOYKN Road NCVA Junction Code Function Code INTERLINE Route Status ACTIVE Effective Date 1991 01 01 Expiration Date 9999 12 31 Last Updated By DB2CONV Last Updated Date 1995 07 17 00 00 01 Reverse Route Origin Mark NCVA Destination Mark CSXT Route Number 00001 Road NCVA Junction Code BOYKN Road CSAT Junction Code Function Code INTERLINE Route Status ACTI
6. 31 2 Complete the available input fields a Segment Road 1 X For each segment enter the rail carrier MARK two four alpha characters that identifies that road segment in the Route A route can have up to 13 segments the default setting is four when first accessing the add screen b Junction Code Enter one or more of the 3 to 5 alphabetic characters assigned to a location As needed use the magnifying glass icon to search for Junction codes see Search for As needed use the Add Remove Route Segment icons Exhibit 15 to add remove Route segments Exhibit 15 Add Remove Route Segments r Add Route Segment _ Remove Route Segment c Effective Date Defaults to today s date Can be back or future dated d Expiration Date Defaults to 9999 12 31 which is the default future expiration date Can be changed to a finite date 1f there is a known expiration date February 2013 13 Route User Guide Add a Route Adding a Single Route 3 Select Submit 4 A confirmation message is displayed Select OK 5 If all validation rules pass valid railroad mark each interchange between two carriers is a N C or V type a message is displayed Route Added Successfully Search for Junction Interchange The Add page on the Route application allows you to query for Junction Interchange from a magnifying glass icon in order to automatically fill in this field Note T
7. of Acrobat Reader e http www adobe com products acrobat readstep2 html Role Based Application Access and authorization for Route is determined when requesting access through Railinc Single Sign On Refer to Exhibit 2 for a complete list of Route roles as seen in SSO Exhibit 2 User Roles and Tasks MRIRF Application Admin Allows Railinc personnel to manage MRIRF permissions for users February 2013 3 Route User Guide Getting Started Logging In MRIRF Read Only Allows users to have read only access to all IRF s MRIRF Route Maintainer Allows user to have maintenance capability in Route so that the user has the ability to add update expire Routes for the respective MARK their SSO user id is associated with The MARK the SSO id is associated with must be a rail carrier MARK type must be one of the following RR RR2 RR3 STC and active in the MARK Register Logging In To log into Route 1 Open the browser 2 Enter the following URL http www railinc com The Railinc Welcome page is displayed Exhibit 3 Exhibit 3 Railinc Welcome Page D RAILING a ABOUT RAILING PRODUCTS amp SERVICES COLLABORATION REFERENCE FILES gt ane a ACCOUNT ACCESS E User ID Li z gt r l me A l j m Password fee D si co iar r coa Y E K r ptt roan EY HE AA LST ee AA ee oe Register Here Reaister Here O Railinc is there for you Forgot User ID Forgot Password PRODUC
8. 1 TOWNE UP 51452 VST 00060 2006 02 01 9999 12 31 5 Select the desired Junction Interchange by selecting the row containing that record One note when selecting a junction interchange to populate within the route application the route segments will be populated in the order the marks appear in the interchange record that was selected February 2013 15 Route User Guide Add a Route Mass Adding Routes Mass Adding Routes Users can perform mass adds for new routes NOTE In the event that you need to perform a mass update or mass expire please export the records that you need changed and contact Railinc at aar_ps Orailinc com Here are the formatting rules when preparing a mass add file Mass add is limited to 100 records per upload Additional records will be ignored Format is Origin MARK Destination MARK RouteSegments Effective Date Expiration Date Example PAS UP PAS ROTTJCSXTESTL UP 1 18 2013 12 31 9999 where the dates are in mm dd yyyy pattern It is important to pad with blank spaces for any Marks less than 4 characters when entering the route segment Here 1s how to upload multiple route additions 1 Select Add gt Mass Add The Mass Add Route page is displayed Exhibit 18 Exhibit 18 Mass Add Route D RAILING Signed in as document ma Query Add Documentation v Mass Add Route Mass add is limited to 100 records per upload Additional records will be ignored Format is Origin MARK Desti
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10. VE Effective Date 1991 01 01 Expiration Date 9999 12 31 Last Updated By DB2CONV Last Updated Date 1995 07 17 00 00 01 2 Perform one of the following actions a Select Expire to expire the displayed Route see Expiring a Route b Select Void to void the displayed Route see Voiding a Route February 2013 9 Route User Guide Maintaining Routes Maintaining Route Details c Select Clone to clone the displayed Route see Cloning a Route d Select Resend to resend the displayed Route see Resending a Route Expiring a Route Here 1s how to expire a Route 1 Perform a query for the Route that you want to expire and then access its details page see Maintaining Route Details 2 Select Expire An input pop up is displayed allowing you to specify the expiration date xpire 3 Either directly enter an expiration date or use the provided calendar to select one The system allows a Route to be expired with a past current or future expiration date default value 1s current date 4 Select Expire to complete the process A message is displayed asking you to confirm the decision Select OK A confirmation message is displayed Route Expired Successfully 5 If the route that is expired is also part of an active rate in REN then after the route is expired the confirmation message will also notify the user that Active REN Rates exist for this route see Exhibit 11 Exhibit 11 Warning Message expiring an ac
11. eeseesessseseesseseeeeeeeee 10 Exhibit 12 Warning Message voiding an active Route in REN sssssssssssssssessseeesesessseseseeeesee 11 Exhibit 13 Add Route Page for a Cloned Route ecne 12 Px NDIE As ROWE aa A A ida 13 Exhibit 15 Add Remove Route Segments occcccccncncnnnnccnnnnnnnonononnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnss 13 EXMDICAO Query INTC rondan io ad a tad 14 Exhibit 17 Interchanse Search Resulta 15 EXBIDIE ES Mass Add ROM de ele e O 16 EXmbi 19 Mass Add Template aa 17 February 2013 Route User Guide Welcome to Route Overview Welcome to Route Overview The Route File ROUTE is a carrier maintained file that was initially designed to support the Rate EDI Network REN A route is identified by two rail carrier MARKs and a 5 digit system generated number REN uses the Route file as a reference to ensure the revenue route within a rate docket is valid With the Route File chances of misspelled MARKs and Route abbreviations are eliminated Moreover changes resulting from abandonments and adoptions can be handled by the IRF central site rather than requiring all carriers to perform this activity individually A valid Route must at a minimum contain two roads or MARKs and one valid junction interchange N V or C type interchange between those two Marks A local Route is also considered valid which consists of only two MARKs both origin and destination are the same and a junction abbreviation
12. he only appropriate Interchange Types for a Route are either C V or N The only exception to this is when the user adds a LOCAL route which consists of only two carrier marks both origin and destination is the same mark and the junction interchange is LOCAL Here is how to query for Junction Codes 1 From the Add Route page Exhibit 14 select the magnifying glass icon next to the Junction Code input field The Query Interchange page is displayed Exhibit 16 Exhibit 16 Query Interchange Query Interchange Interchange Search Mark Only E Reporting Mark 1 FSAC 1 Mark 1 Junction Interchange Code we H Reporting Mark 2 FSAC 2 Mark 2 2 Complete one or more of the following fields a Mark Only Selecting this option updates the screen to remove the Mark2 input fields This allows interchanges to be searched irrespective of whether a Mark is identified as l or 2 in an interchange agreement b Mark 1 Enter the 2 to 4 characters in the MARK or SCAC Standard Carrier Alpha Code that identifies the transportation entity identified as Mark lin the interchange agreement c FSAC 1 Enter the up to 5 digit Freight Station Accounting Code FSAC Number identified as FSAC 1 in the interchange February 2013 14 Route User Guide Add a Route Adding a Single Route Reporting Mark 1 Enter the 2 to 4 characters in the MARK or SCAC Standard Carrier Alpha Code that identifies the transportation entit
13. nation MARK RouteSegments Effective Date Expiration Date Example PAS UP PAS ROTTJCSXTESTL UP 1 18 2013 12 31 9999 where the dates are in mm dd yyyy pattern Route Import Template 2 Either upload a previously created file go to step 5 or initiate the creation of a mass add file by downloading the template Select the Route Import Template link The mass add template is displayed in your local spreadsheet application Exhibit 19 February 2013 16 Route User Guide Add a Route Mass Adding Routes Exhibit 19 Mass Add Template A B C D E F Origin MARK Destinatic RouteSegi Effective Expiration Date E 2 1 3 1 4 y 3 Add entries to the template making sure to follow the provided formatting guideline 4 Save the file on your local drive 5 Select the Browse button on the Mass Add page and select the locally saved file 6 Select Submit to submit the file A message appears at the top of the page regarding the results of the upload It displays the total number of records added and any possible errors encountered February 2013 17 Route User Guide
14. tive Route in REN Message from webpage EJ Route expired successfully WARNING Active REM Rates exist for this ROUTE February 2013 10 Route User Guide Maintaining Routes Maintaining Route Details Voiding a Route Here is how to void a Route l Perform a query for the Route that you want to void and then access its details page see Maintaining Route Details Select Void A message is displayed asking you to confirm your decision Select OK If successful a message is displayed Route Voided Successfully Once the route is successfully voided the expiration date is automatically set to be one day prior to the effective date If the route that is voided is part of an active rate in REN then after the route is voided the confirmation message will also notify the user that Active REN Rates exist for this route see Exhibit 12 Exhibit 12 Warning Message voiding an active Route in REN Message from webpage Route voided successfully WARNING Active REN Rates exist for this ROUTE Cloning a Route Here 1s how to clone a Route 1 Perform a query for the Route that you want to clone and then access its details page see Maintaining Route Details Select Clone The Add Route page is displayed with selected fields pre filled based on the displayed record Exhibit 13 February 2013 11 Route User Guide Maintaining Routes Maintaining Route Details Exhibit 13 Add Route Page for a Cloned Route
15. unch Pad is displayed Exhibit 4 February 2013 4 Route User Guide Getting Started Exhibit 4 Railinc Launch Pad D RAILING Your Applications 10th IRF eooo AAR Embargo OPSL Permi System CIF Circular OT 5 ED Upgrade EDIWE Committee Site FindUs Rail FindUs RAIL Committee Site HAZMAT interline Revenue Site IRF DOC Committee Site IRF Product Sub Commit Site IRF Web IRFi Application ISA MRIRF Railinc Messaging Console REN Web libpdarmng RAIL RAILING C Your Notifications Current Notifications Date Type Subject 01 01 2012 0001 EST Product Info Per Your Support Cases Your Open Cases HARTA There are no cases to show T RAILING Support Hour Monday Friday 0700 Your Subscriptions Application Type Single Sign On System Outage 10th IRF Release CIF Release Circular OT 5 Release UMLERVEMIS Release AAR Embarga OPSL Fermi System Release Finds Rail Release Logging Out Welcome Paul Ransdell e balling mar Create a New Case En ono ni fi Lei fi Cen be lunsubsonbel 4 Under Your Applications select MRIRF The MidRange IRF Applications page is displayed Exhibit 5 Exhibit 5 MidRange IRF Applications 2 RAILING MidRange IRI Applications Options You have access to the following applications NMFTA AAR SCAC Mark Register Access SPLC Standard Point Location Code Access CSM Centralized Station Master Access Junction
16. which is LOCAL A Route that is added expired or voided by a carrier will generate an EDI 475 message that is then distributed to all carriers in that Route February 2013 2 Route User Guide Getting Started Register to Use Railinc SSO Getting Started The Route application uses Railinc Single Sign On SSO to manage permissions It can be accessed from the Railinc portal at http www railinc com The SSO log in is located at the upper right of the page Register to Use Railinc SSO Each Route user must register to use Railinc Single Sign On It is beyond the scope of this document to describe the use of Railinc Single Sign On Refer to Railinc Single Sign On User Guide Once SSO registration 1s complete the user must request access to Route within SSO System Requirements Here are some basic computer requirements for Route Exhibit 1 Route Computer Requirements Supported Browser Types Internet Explorer Mozilla Firefox and Chrome Screen Resolution 1024 x 768 or larger optimal Web Browser Route requires a web browser to display its data Most computers have Internet Explorer installed e Internet Explorer http windows microsoft com en US internet explorer downloads ie 8 PDF Viewer Some functions of Route require Adobe Acrobat Viewer to view Portable Document Format PDF documents For example updates to this manual are available in PDF Here is the download site for a free and current version
17. y identified as Reporting Mark lin the interchange agreement Junction Code Enter one or more of the 3 to 5 alphabetic characters assigned to a location Interchange Type Use the drop down to select a specific interchange type Details of the only acceptable codes C V or N are available by hovering the mouse pointer over each code Mark 2 Enter the 2 to 4 characters in the MARK or SCAC Standard Carrier Alpha Code that identifies the transportation entity identified as Mark 2 in the interchange agreement FSAC 2 Enter the up to 5 digit Freight Station Accounting Code FSAC Number identified as FSAC 2 in the interchange Reporting Mark 2 Enter the 2 to 4 characters in the MARK or SCAC Standard Carrier Alpha Code that identifies the transportation entity identified as Reporting Mark 2 in the interchange agreement 3 Along with the selected query criteria use the Status field to help filter results Select ALL Active and Future or Historical 4 Select Search to initiate the search for Interchange records All found records are displayed Exhibit 17 Exhibit 17 Interchange Search Results Interchange Search Mark Only C Reporting Mark 1 up FSAC 1 Mark 1 Junction Interchange Mark 2 FSAC 2 Mark 2 Status Active m Search Reporting Showing 1 to 2 of 2 entries Junction Code Marki FSACA Mark2 FSAC2 Effective Date gt Expiration Date ELGOR UP 06571 WURR 00005 2004 05 21 9999 12 3
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