Description | Spatial | Attributes |
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.
The data set provides location and partial attribute information for use in national and regional network analysis applications.
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
publication date
Acknowledgment of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
FRA - Mailstop 15
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
The horizontal accuracy for these data can be stated as being that associated with data compiled at the 1:100,000 scale.
Internal feature number.Definition Source:
ESRI
Feature geometry.Definition Source:
ESRI
Unique IDDefinition Source:
FRA
Length of segment in milesDefinition Source:
FRA
State railroad abbreviation which follows the Postal abbreviationDefinition Source:
USPS
Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) State CodeDefinition Source:
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) County CodeDefinition Source:
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) State and County CodeDefinition Source:
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
FRA Regional BoundariesDefinition Source:
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
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
The reporting mark of the 2nd owning railroad, if any.Definition Source:
FRA
The reporting mark of the 3rd owning railroad, if any.Definition Source:
FRA
Reporting mark of the 1st railroad having trackage-rights.Definition Source:
FRA
Reporting marks of any additional railroads having trackage rights.Definition Source:
FRA
Reporting marks of any additional railroads having trackage rights.Definition Source:
FRA
Reporting marks of any additional railroads having trackage rights.Definition Source:
FRA
Reporting marks of any additional railroads having trackage rights.Definition Source:
FRA
Reporting marks of any additional railroads having trackage rights.Definition Source:
FRA
Reporting marks of any additional railroads having trackage rights.Definition Source:
FRA
Reporting marks of any additional railroads having trackage rights.Definition Source:
FRA
Reporting marks of any additional railroads having trackage rights.Definition Source:
FRA
Type of military interest flag - this code should match the publication 'Civil Rail Lines Important to 'National Defense, September, 2003'Definition Source:
FRA
Type of signaling system.Definition Source:
FRA
Number of tracksDefinition Source:
FRA
The FRA assigned node number at the topological start of the linkDefinition Source:
FRA
The FRA assigned node number at the topological end of the linkDefinition Source:
FRA
Indicates which operations is part of the network, spatiallyDefinition Source:
FRA
Passenger Railroad OperationsDefinition Source:
FRA
Density Category for the latest year available, 2006Definition Source:
FRA
Subdivision, if availableDefinition Source:
FRA
Name of the Yard, if availableDefinition Source:
FRA
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