# Rail Lines

## Shapefile

Description | Spatial | Attributes

Keywords
Theme: Rail Lines, Network, Transportation
Place: USA, United States
Stratum: ground
Temporal: 2008
Description
Abstract

    The Rail Network is a comprehensive database of the nation's railway system at the 1:100,000 scale. The data set covers all 50 States plus the District of Columbia.

Purpose

    The data set provides location and partial attribute information for use in national and regional network analysis applications.

Supplementary Information

    At the time of publishing the CD significant updates to the layer were underway. Please check <http://gis.fra.dot.gov> for the latest version of the dataset

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Status of the data
Complete
Data update frequency: As needed
Time period for which the data is relevant
Date and time: 2008
Description:

    publication date

Publication Information
Who created the data: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Date and time: 012008
Publisher and place: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Washington, DC
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Data storage and access information
File name: railway
Type of data: vector digital data
Location of the data:
- \\meridian\gis\GIS\Data\NTAD\2008\ntad2008_cdrom\polyline\railway\railway.shp
Data processing environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.5.1450
Accessing the data
Data format: ESRI Shapefile
Size of the data: 40.680 MB
Data transfer size: 40.680 MB
How to decompress the file: No compression applied. However, if using digital transfer online option, note access instructions.
Access instructions: The NTAD DVD can be ordered from the online bookstore at www.bts.gov. NTAD can also be downloaded from the Geographic Information Program web sit at http://www.bts.gov/programs/geographic_information_services/.
Available media: DVD
Constraints on accessing and using the data
Access constraints: None
Use constraints:

    Acknowledgment of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

Details about this document
Contents last updated: 20080519 at time 09474800
Who completed this document
Raquel Wright
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
mailing and physical address:

    FRA - Mailstop 15

    1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE

Washington, DC 20590
USA
202.493.6415 (voice)
Standards used to create this document
Standard name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Standard version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Time convention used in this document: local time
Metadata profiles defining additonal information
- ESRI Metadata Profile: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
Horizontal coordinate system
Geographic coordinate system name: GCS_WGS_1984
Details
Geographic Coordinate System
Latitude Resolution: 0.000001
Longitude Resolution: 0.000001
Geographic Coordinate Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic Model
Horizontal Datum Name: D_WGS_1984
Ellipsoid Name: WGS_1984
Semi-major Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 298.257224
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Bounding coordinates
Horizontal
In decimal degrees
West: -158.152193
East: -66.983911
North: 64.926148
South: 20.880179
In projected or local coordinates
Left: -158.152193
Right: -66.983911
Top: 64.926148
Bottom: 20.880179
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Lineage
FGDC lineage
Process step 1
Process description: Verify and validate the rail network.
Source used: ORG
Source used: DOTs
Source used: RCs
Process date: 2007
Sources
Source 1: The Official Railway Guide (ORG)
Media: paper
Contribution: The Official Railway Guide
Currentness of this source
Date and time: 2006
Source 2: Rail Maps (DOTs)
Media: paper
Contribution: State DOTs
Currentness of this source
Date and time: 2006
Source 3: Rail Maps (RCs)
Media: paper
Contribution: Rail Companies
Currentness of this source
Date and time: 2006
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Spatial data quality
Horizontal positional accuracy

    The horizontal accuracy for these data can be stated as being that associated with data compiled at the 1:100,000 scale.

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Spatial data description
Vector data information
ESRI description
railway
ESRI feature type: Simple
Geometry type: Polyline
Topology: FALSE
Feature count: 167443
Spatial Index: TRUE
Linear referencing: FALSE
SDTS description
Feature class: SDTS feature type, feature count
- railway: String, 167443
Details for railway
Type of object: Feature Class
Number of records: 167443
Description
National Rail Network
Source: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Attributes
FID
Definition:

    Internal feature number.

Definition Source:

    ESRI

Shape
Definition:

    Feature geometry.

Definition Source:

    ESRI

FRAARCID
Data type: Number
Width: 9
Definition:

    Unique ID

Definition Source:

    FRA

MILES
Data type: Float
Width: 19
Number of decimals: 11
Definition:

    Length of segment in miles

Definition Source:

    FRA

STATEAB
Data type: String
Width: 2
Definition:

    State railroad abbreviation which follows the Postal abbreviation

Definition Source:

    USPS

STATEFIPS
Data type: String
Width: 2
Definition:

    Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) State Code

Definition Source:

    National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

CNTYFIPS
Data type: String
Width: 3
Definition:

    Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) County Code

Definition Source:

    National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

STCNTYFIPS
Data type: String
Width: 5
Definition:

    Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) State and County Code

Definition Source:

    National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

FRAREGION
Data type: Number
Width: 4
Definition:

    FRA Regional Boundaries

Definition Source:

    Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

RROWNER1
Data type: String
Width: 4
Definition:

    The reporting mark of the 1st owning railroad. A mark of 'XXXX' indicates an abandoned link. Rule 260 codes are used where available. A mark of 'DUMX' indicates an added connecting link.

Definition Source:

    FRA

RROWNER2
Data type: String
Width: 4
Definition:

    The reporting mark of the 2nd owning railroad, if any.

Definition Source:

    FRA

RROWNER3
Data type: String
Width: 4
Definition:

    The reporting mark of the 3rd owning railroad, if any.

Definition Source:

    FRA

TRKRGHTS1
Data type: String
Width: 4
Definition:

    Reporting mark of the 1st railroad having trackage-rights.

Definition Source:

    FRA

TRKRGHTS2
Data type: String
Width: 4
Definition:

    Reporting marks of any additional railroads having trackage rights.

Definition Source:

    FRA

TRKRGHTS3
Data type: String
Width: 4
Definition:

    Reporting marks of any additional railroads having trackage rights.

Definition Source:

    FRA

TRKRGHTS4
Data type: String
Width: 4
Definition:

    Reporting marks of any additional railroads having trackage rights.

Definition Source:

    FRA

TRKRGHTS5
Data type: String
Width: 4
Definition:

    Reporting marks of any additional railroads having trackage rights.

Definition Source:

    FRA

TRKRGHTS6
Data type: String
Width: 4
Definition:

    Reporting marks of any additional railroads having trackage rights.

Definition Source:

    FRA

TRKRGHTS7
Data type: String
Width: 4
Definition:

    Reporting marks of any additional railroads having trackage rights.

Definition Source:

    FRA

TRKRGHTS8
Data type: String
Width: 4
Definition:

    Reporting marks of any additional railroads having trackage rights.

Definition Source:

    FRA

TRKRGHTS9
Data type: String
Width: 4
Definition:

    Reporting marks of any additional railroads having trackage rights.

Definition Source:

    FRA

STRACNET
Data type: String
Width: 1
Definition:

    Type of military interest flag - this code should match the publication 'Civil Rail Lines Important to 'National Defense, September, 2003'

Definition Source:

    FRA

SIGSYS
Data type: String
Width: 3
Definition:

    Type of signaling system.

Definition Source:

    FRA

TRACKS
Data type: Number
Width: 4
Definition:

    Number of tracks

Definition Source:

    FRA

FRFRANODE
Data type: Number
Width: 9
Definition:

    The FRA assigned node number at the topological start of the link

Definition Source:

    FRA

TOFRANODE
Data type: Number
Width: 9
Definition:

    The FRA assigned node number at the topological end of the link

Definition Source:

    FRA

NET
Data type: String
Width: 1
Definition:

    Indicates which operations is part of the network, spatially

Definition Source:

    FRA

PASSNGR
Data type: String
Width: 4
Definition:

    Passenger Railroad Operations

Definition Source:

    FRA

DEN06CODE
Data type: Number
Width: 4
Definition:

    Density Category for the latest year available, 2006

Definition Source:

    FRA

SUBDIV
Data type: String
Width: 50
Definition:

    Subdivision,  if available

Definition Source:

    FRA

YARDS
Data type: String
Width: 50
Definition:

    Name of the Yard, if available

Definition Source:

    FRA

VERSION
Alias: VERSION
Data type: String
Width: 2
Definition:

    The VERSION is a 2-digit number that will be incremented for all records in the database whenever a new release is distributed.

Definition Source:

    RITA/BTS