June 29, 2000 

 

MEMORANDUM FOR: Doug Bellomo, P.E., Project Officer 

 Eastern Studies Team 

 

 Bill Blanton, Project Officer 

 Central Studies Team 

 

Mike Grimm, Project Officer 

 Western Studies Team 

 [Original Signed] 

FROM: Matthew B. Miller, P.E., Chief 

 Hazards Study Branch 

 

SUBJECT: Procedure Memorandum 11 - Railroad Naming Conventions 

 

Background: Prior guidance on labeling railroads on Flood Insurance Rate Maps 
(FIRMs) calls for the current railroad names to be labeled on the maps. 

 

Issue: The rapid turnover in ownership of rail transportation companies has created a need 
to research railroad names to determine the current name when a FIRM is being revised. 
This need is magnified during the creation of a countywide FIRM, due to the different 
railroad names shown on contiguous community-based FIRMs that are compiled together 
to make the countywide FIRM. This issue is further complicated by the need to update 
Flood Profiles to reflect the current name of each railroad that crosses the subject 
stream(s). 

 

Final Procedure: When a FIRM is being revised or a countywide FIRM is being created, 
the MCC is provided with the option to use a generic “Railroad” label when there is 
confusion regarding current railroad names. 

 

In addition, although consistency between FIS components (panels, profiles etc) is desired, 
this type of consistency is not critical for base map information. Accordingly, only a 
limited effort shall be expended to ensure that railroad names are in complete agreement 
between FIS components. 

 

cc: see distribution list 


Distribution List 

 

 

FEMA Technical Services Division (electronic distribution only) 

 

• Mike Buckley 
• Matthew B. Miller 
• Frederick H. Sharrocks Jr. 
• Doug Bellomo 
• Mike Grimm 
• Phil Myers 
• Bill Blanton 
• John Magnotti 
• Mark Crowell 
• Sally Magee 
• Max Yuan 
• John Gambel 
• Helen Cohn 
• Cynthia Croxdale 
• Agnes De Coca 
• Anne Flowers 
• Cecilia Lynch 
• Kathy Miller 
• Jay Scruggs 


 

 




Mapping Assistance and Coordination Contractors 

 

• Zekrollah Momeni (Dewberry & Davis) 
• Albert Romano (Baker Engineers) 
• Vince DiCamillo (PBS&J)