Load Plan - Rail

Operations Cargo Cargo Lots Cargo Lots view Actions Load Plan Rail Plan to Rail form

Operations Cargo/Unit Bills of Lading Bills of Lading view Bill of Lading form Items tab Bill of Lading Item form Cargo Lots tab Actions Load Plan Rail Plan to Rail form

From the Actions menu in the following Inspectors:

Cargo Lots view Cargo Lot Inspector

Bills of Lading view Bill of Lading Inspector Items tab Bill of Lading Item form Cargo Lots tab

Units view Unit Inspector Cargo Lots tab

Rail Visits view Rail Visit Inspector Cargo Lots tab

Train Visits view Train Inspector Cargo On Board tab

Railcar Visits Railcar Visits view Railcar Visit Inspector Cargo On Board tab

Prerequisites

You can use the Plan to Rail form to plan a cargo lot to a train. You can select multiple cargo lots and plan them to a railcar visit as long as the cargo lots are in the yard.

To plan a cargo lot to a train:

  1. Select the Train Visit ID. This field lists all Outbound or Through train visits with visit phase Arrived, Created, Working, or Inbound.

  1. Select the Work Queue. This field displays work queues with Work Queue Type 'Load' and Position loc type 'RailCar' or 'Train'.

  2. Select the RailCar Visit ID. This field lists all rail car visits associated with the selected train visit.

If you select the RailCar Visit ID, the cargo lot is planned to the RailCar Visit. Else, the cargo lot is planned to the Train Visit.

  1. Enter the RailCar Position.

  2. Enter the Quantity. The form also displays the Qty Planned and Total Qty values.

  3. Click Save.

N4 creates a work instruction with 'Rail Load' as the Work Instruction Kind.