FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION
VERSION 2007

TITLE: RAIL NETWORK

Geodataset Name:       RAILS_2007
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Polyline
Feature Count:         3099
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This dataset contains The Rail Network, a comprehensive database of the Florida's railway system, including mainlines, railroad yards, and major sidings.
DATA SOURCE(S):                    U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Federal Railroad Administration
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     100000
DATE OF AUTOMATION OF SOURCE:      2007
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: RAILS_2007.DBF
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE N. DECIMAL DEGREES
OBJECTID
4 OID ---
FRAARCID
19 Number 11
MILES
19 Number 11
STATEAB
2 String ---
STCNTYFIPS
5 String ---
FRAREGION
11 Number ---
RROWNER1
4 String ---
RROWNER2
4 String ---
RROWNER3
4 String ---
TRKRGHTS1
4 String ---
TRKRGHTS2
4 String ---
TRKRGHTS3
4 String ---
TRKRGHTS4
4 String ---
TRKRGHTS5
4 String ---
TRKRGHTS6
4 String ---
TRKRGHTS7
4 String ---
TRKRGHTS8
4 String ---
TRKRGHTS9
4 String ---
STRACNET
1 String ---
SIGSYS
3 String ---
FRFRANODE
19 Number 11
TOFRANODE
19 Number 11
DEN05CODE
11 Number ---
NET
1 String ---
PASSNGR
4 String ---
VERSION
2 String ---
STFIPS
2 String ---
DESCRIPT
25 String ---
FGDLAQDATE
8 Date ---
AUTOID
4 Integer ---
SHAPE
4 Geometry ---
SHAPE.LEN
0 Double ---

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item
Item Description
OBJECTID Internal feature number.

FRAARCID Unique ID

MILES Length of segment in miles

STATEAB State railroad abbreviation which follows the Postal abbreviation

STCNTYFIPS Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) State and County Code

FRAREGION FRA Regional Boundaries
1 = CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, RI, VT

2 = DC, DE, MD, OH, PA, VA, WV

3 = AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN

4 = IL, IN, MI, MN, WI

5 = AR, LA, NM, OK, TX

6 = CO, IA, KS, MO, NE

7 = AZ, CA, HI, NV, UT

8 = AK, ID, MT, ND, OR, SD, WA, WY


RROWNER1 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.

RROWNER2 The reporting mark of the 2nd owning railroad, if any.

RROWNER3 The reporting mark of the 3rd owning railroad, if any.

TRKRGHTS1 Reporting mark of the 1st railroad having trackage-rights.

TRKRGHTS2 Reporting marks of any additional railroads having trackage rights.

TRKRGHTS3 Reporting marks of any additional railroads having trackage rights.

TRKRGHTS4 Reporting marks of any additional railroads having trackage rights.

TRKRGHTS5 Reporting marks of any additional railroads having trackage rights.

TRKRGHTS6 Reporting marks of any additional railroads having trackage rights.

TRKRGHTS7 Reporting marks of any additional railroads having trackage rights.

TRKRGHTS8 Reporting marks of any additional railroads having trackage rights.

TRKRGHTS9 Reporting marks of any additional railroads having trackage rights.

STRACNET Type of military interest flag - this code should match the publication 'Civil Rail Lines Important to 'National Defense, September, 2003'
(blank) = Not important

S = On the STRACNET system

C = A connector to the STRACNET system


SIGSYS Type of signaling system.
CTC = Centralized Traffic Control

ABS = Automatic Block Signals

ACS = Automatic Cab Signals

ATS = Automatic Train Stop

ATC = Automatic Train Control

MAN = Manual Block, including dark

TTO = Time Table/Train Order


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

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

DEN05CODE Density Category for the latest year available, 2005.
0 = Unknown or dummy.

1 = 0.1 to 4.9 MGTM

2 = 5.0 to 9.9 MGTM

3 = 10.0 to 19.9 MGTM

4 = 20.0 to 39.9 MGTM

5 = 40.0 to 59.9 MGMT

6 = 60.0 to 99.9 MGMT

7 = 100.0 and greater MGMT


NET Indicates which operations is part of the network, spatially
A = Abandoned

F = Ferry

M = Main sub network

O = Non-Mainline Active track


PASSNGR Passenger Railroad Operations
"blank" = Not applicable

A = Amtrak

C = Commuter

R = Rapid Transit

T = Tourist

V = Via Rail Canada

AC = Amtrak & Commuter

AT = Amtrak & Tourist


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

STFIPS State FIPS

DESCRIPT GeoPlan added field based on FRAARCID

FGDLAQDATE Date GeoPlan acquired data from source

AUTOID Unique ID added by GeoPlan

SHAPE Feature geometry.

SHAPE.LEN Length in meters


USER NOTES:
The network is topologically connected and the data set is geographically 
accurate at the 1:100,000 scale.
This data is provided 'as is' by GeoPlan and is complete to our
knowledge.
GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within
the original data.
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

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

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

This data is provided 'as is' and its vertical positional accuracy
has not been verified by GeoPlan

THE DATA INCLUDED IN FGDL ARE 'AS IS' AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED
AS LEGALLY BINDING. THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER SHALL
NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES SUFFERED AS A RESULT OF USING,
MODIFYING, CONTRIBUTING OR DISTRIBUTING THE MATERIALS.

A note about data scale: 

Scale is an important factor in data usage.  Certain scale datasets
are not suitable for some project, analysis, or modeling purposes.
Please be sure you are using the best available data. 

1:24000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that are at the
county level.
1:24000 data should NOT be used for high accuracy base mapping such
as property parcel boundaries.
1:100000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that are at the
multi-county or regional level.
1:125000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that are at the
regional or state level or larger.

Vector datasets with no defined scale or accuracy should be
considered suspect. Make sure you are familiar with your data
before using it for projects or analysis. Every effort has been
made to supply the user with data documentation. For additional
information, see the References section and the Data Source Contact
section of this documentation. For more information regarding
scale and accuracy, see our webpage at:
http://geoplan.ufl.edu/education.html

REFERENCES:
National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD):
http://www.bts.gov/
http://www.bts.gov/help/national_transportation_atlas_database.html

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
Verify and validate the rail network.
Process Date: 200701

In July 2007 Geoplan obtained the data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics in CDROM format -GeoPlan extracted this data in shapefile format and removed facilities not located in Florida. -The shapefile was reprojected from WGS_1984 Decimal Degrees to the FGDL Albers HPGN map projection. (See "Map Projection Parameters" below). - All records were upcased. - Changed original layer name from railway to rails_2007. - A DESCRIPT field was added based on FRAARCID - A FGDLAQDATE field was added based on date of data processing Process Date: 20070712
Data imported to ArcSDE and exported as a shapefile. Process Date: 20071218
MAP PROJECTION PARAMETERS:

Projection                          ALBERS
Datum                               HPGN
Units                               METERS
Spheroid                            GRS1980
1st Standard Parallel               24  0  0.000
2nd Standard Parallel               31 30  0.000
Central Meridian                   -84 00  0.000
Latitude of Projection's Origin     24  0  0.000
False Easting (meters)              400000.00000
False Northing (meters)             0.00000

DATA SOURCE CONTACT (S):

Name:
Abbr. Name:
Address:


Phone:

Web site:
E-mail:
Contact Person:
         Phone:
        E-mail:
Federal Railroad Administration
ORG
1120 Vermont Avenue
Washington, DC
20590
202.493.6415

http://www.bts.gov/programs/geographic_information_services/ answers@bts.gov Raquel Wright

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