This guide provides a comprehensive, step-by-step approach for integrating North American Class-1 rail container tracking data into your systems. Whether you are a shipper or a logistics service provider, this guide will help you track all your rail containers via a single API.
Available for Pickup
, Full Out
and Empty Return
are not specific to rail, but are included here since they are a key part of the rail journey.
Transport Event | Webhook Notification | Description | Example |
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Rail Loaded | container.transport.rail_loaded | The container is loaded onto a railcar. | Example |
Rail Departed | container.transport.rail_departed | The container departs on the railcar (not always from port of discharge). | Example |
Rail Arrived | container.transport.rail_arrived | The container arrives at a rail terminal (not always at the destination terminal). | Example |
Arrived At Inland Destination | container.transport.arrived_at_inland_destination | The container arrives at the destination terminal. | Example |
Rail Unloaded | container.transport.rail_unloaded | The container is unloaded from a railcar. | Example |
Transport Event | Webhook Notification | Description | Example |
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Full Out | container.transport.full_out | The full container leaves the rail terminal. | Example |
Empty In | container.transport.empty_in | The empty container is returned to the terminal. | Example |
Transport Event | Webhook Notification | Description | Example |
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Estimated Destination Arrival | container.transport.estimated.arrived_at_inland_destination | Estimated time of arrival for the container at the destination rail terminal. | Example |