FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION

TITLE: RAIL NETWORK IN FLORIDA - 2014

Geodataset Name:       RAILS_2014
Geodataset Type:       SDE Feature Class
Geodataset Feature:    Polyline
Feature Count:         3306
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This dataset contains the Florida subset of the National Rail Network. The Rail Network is a comprehensive database of the nation's railway system at the 1:100,000 scale or better. The data set covers all 50 States plus the District of Columbia. This is an update to the rails_2013 layer.
DATA SOURCE(S):                    U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Federal Railroad Administration
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     Varies
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida
PUBLICATION DATE: 201406 TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT: 2014 DOWNLOAD LINK: http://www.fgdl.org/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: RAILS_2014.DBF
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE
OBJECTID
4 OID
Shape
4 Geometry
FRAARCID
4 Integer
MILES
8 Double
STATEAB
2 String
STATEFIPS
2 String
CNTYFIPS
3 String
STCNTYFIPS
5 String
FRAREGIONS
2 SmallInteger
RROWNER1
4 String
RROWNER2
4 String
TRKRGHTS1
4 String
TRKRGHTS2
4 String
TRKRGHTS3
4 String
STRACNET
1 String
SIGSYS
3 String
TRACKS
2 SmallInteger
SUBDIV
50 String
FRFRANODE
4 Integer
TOFRANODE
4 Integer
NET
1 String
PASSNGR
4 String
YARDS
20 String
INT_TYPE
10 String
DEN11CODE
2 SmallInteger
DESCRIPT
30 String
FGDLAQDATE
36 Date
AUTOID
4 Integer
SHAPE.LEN
0 Double

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item
Item Description
OBJECTID Internal feature number.

Shape Feature geometry.

FRAARCID Unique Identifier

MILES Length of segment in miles

STATEAB State railroad abbreviation which follows the Postal abbreviation

STATEFIPS Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) State Code

CNTYFIPS Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) County Code

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

FRAREGIONS 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.

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.

STRACNET Type of military interest flag - this code should match the publication 'Civil Rail Lines Important to 'National Defense, 2013'
Null = N\A

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 territory

TTO = Table/Train Order

OCS = Occupancy Control Systems

Null = Unknown


TRACKS Number of tracks

SUBDIV Subdivision, if available

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

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

F = Ferry

M = Main sub network

O = Non-Mainline Active track

X = Out of Service


PASSNGR Passenger Railroad Operations
NULL = N/A

A = Amtrak

C = Commuter

R = Rapid Transit

T = Tourist

V = Via Rail Canada

AC = Amtrak & Commuter

AT = Amtrak & Tourist

RC = Rapid Transit & Commuter


YARDS Name of the Yard, if available

INT_TYPE Identifies if the rail can be used for Intermodal Shipments
NULL = N/A

INT = Intermodal

DS = Double Stack


DEN11CODE Density Category for the latest available, 2011
0 = Unknown or dummy

1 = < 5 MGT

2 = 5 - 10 MGT

3 = 10 - 50 MGT

4 = 50 - 100 MGT

5 = > 100 MGT


DESCRIPT GeoPlan added field based on FRAARCID

FGDLAQDATE The date GeoPlan acquired the data from the source.

AUTOID Unique ID added by GeoPlan

SHAPE.LEN Length in meters

National Rail Network
USER NOTES:
This data is provided 'as is'. GeoPlan relied on the integrity
of the original data layer's topology
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 DVD significant updates to the layer were underway.

The National Transportation Atlas Database is a set of nationwide geographic 
databases of transportation facilities, transportation networks, and associated 
infrastructure. These datasets include spatial information for transportation 
modal networks and intermodal terminals, as well as the related attribute 
information for these features. Metadata documentation, as prescribed by the 
Federal Geographic Data Committee, is also provided for each database. The 
data support research, analysis, and decision-making across all modes of 
transportation. They are most useful at the national level, but have major 
applications at regional, state, and local scales throughout the transportation 
community.

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

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

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

None

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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
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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:
http://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_atlas_database/

Bureau of Transportation Statistics:
http://www.bts.gov/

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
In September 2014 GeoPlan obtained the data from the Bureau of 
Transportation Statistics (BTS) in CDROM format. The data 
was in the following geographical coordinate system:
WGS 1984 Datum, Units: Degrees.  During the QA/QC process
GeoPlan performed the following tasks.

- Extracted features where "STATEFIPS" = '12' to select features in Florida.
- Reprojected the data to FGDL Albers HPGN.
- Deleted empty fields (RROWNER3, TRKRGHTS4, TRKRGHTS5, TRKRGHTS6, TRKRGHTS7, TRKRGHTS8, and TRKRGHTS9).
- Uppercased all fields.
- Added DESCRIPT field based on FRAARCID.
- Added a FGDLAQDATE field  based on date GeoPlan acquired the data
  from the source.
- Renamed the dataset from rail_lines to rails_2014.
Process Date: 20140918

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:
U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Federal Railroad Administration
RITA/BTS/FRA
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C.
20590
202.493.6415

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

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