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Overview

Cedar automates the transmission of EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) messages between railroads. Whether you’re sending waybills to connecting carriers, submitting car orders, or managing haulage arrangements, Cedar handles the complexity of interline communication.
EDI is the standard method railroads use to exchange shipment information electronically. Cedar generates industry-standard messages that work with all Class I railroads and most regional carriers.

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Message Types

Cedar supports multiple EDI message types for different operational needs:

Rail Carrier Waybill

The standard message for communicating shipment details between railroads. Includes equipment, route, commodity, and party information.

Shipper's Car Order

Used when shippers or customers submit car orders directly to railroads. Supports sending as either the railroad or the customer.

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Automated Transmission Features

Waybill Transmission

Send waybill information to connecting carriers automatically, with options to include haulage billing in the same workflow.
Submit car orders on behalf of customers, with flexibility to send as your railroad or as the customer depending on your operational needs.
Cedar tracks EDI acknowledgments and maintains a complete audit trail of all messages sent and received.

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Workflow Integration

EDI messaging integrates with Cedar’s workflow automation system:
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Trigger

A waybill event triggers the workflow (new waybill, update, etc.)
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Processing

Cedar processes the waybill according to your workflow configuration
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Transmission

EDI messages are generated and sent to the appropriate recipients
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Tracking

Acknowledgments are tracked and waybill status is updated

Haulage Management

Automated haulage bill generation for movement carriers.

Forward & Store

Railinc-compliant waybill submission with full normalization.

Switch Billing

Terminal switching services billing automation.

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Getting Started

EDI messaging is configured through Cedar’s workflow automation. Contact your Cedar implementation team to set up your EDI workflows.
For questions about EDI configuration or to enable additional features, contact your Cedar account team or email [email protected].