FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION
VERSION 2006
TITLE: RAILWAY LINES, SIDINGS, AND YARDS
Geodataset Name: RAILRD Geodataset Type: Shape Geodataset Feature: Line
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
A geographic and topological network database of the U.S. railroad system, showing the location of all main line tracks, most sidings, spurs and interlockings, and the boundaries of major rail yards. Track segments are labeled with the alphanumeric identifier of the owning railroad, and the major and minor attribute codes inherited from the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) digital line graphs (DLG).
DATA SOURCE(S): FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS: 1:100,000
DATE OF AUTOMATION OR SOURCE: Source varies, Automated 1993 - 4
GEODATASET EXTENT: State of Florida
FEATURES ATTRIBUTE TABLES
Data file Name: RAILRD.DBF
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE PRECISION FNODE_ 11 Decimal 0 TNODE_ 11 Decimal 0 LPOLY_ 11 Decimal 0 RPOLY_ 11 Decimal 0 LENGTH 12 Decimal 3 RAILRD_ 11 Decimal 0 RAILRD_ID 11 Decimal 0 STUFF 5 Decimal 0 DIR 2 Decimal 0 ANODE 6 Decimal 0 BNODE 6 Decimal 0 LINK 6 Decimal 0 DIST 6 Decimal 2 MAJOR 3 Character - MINOR 3 Character - OWNER 4 Character - DESCRIPT 50 Character -
FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES
Item Item description
STUFF Unknown item
DIR Direction - always 0
ANODE Internal DLG (Digital Line Graph Item
BNODE Internal DLG (Digital Line Graph Item
LINK Unique Identification Number
DIST Distance (of line segment)
MAJOR Major attribute from USGS digital line graphs:
VALUES DESCRIPTION OF VALUES
180 Transportation systems - railroads
181 Railroads: minor indicates number of tracks
188 Best estimate of position or classification
189 Coincident feature
MINOR Minor attribute from USGS digital line graphs:
VALUES DESCRIPTION OF VALUES
0001 Bridge Abutment
0002 Tunnel portal
0007 Drawbridge
0100 Void area
0201 Railroad
0202 Railroad in street or road
0204 Car line
0205 Cog railroad, incline railway, logging tram
0207 Ferry crossing
0208 Railroad siding
0209 Perimeter or limit of yard
0210 Arbitrary line extension
0211 Closure line
0400 Railroad station, perimeter of station
0401 Turntable
0402 Roundhouse
0600 Historical
0601 In tunnel
0602 Overpassing, on bridge
0603 Abandoned
0604 Dismantled
0605 Underpassing
0606 Narrow gauge
0607 In snow shed or under structure
0608 Under construction
0609 Elevated
0610 Rapid transit
0611 On drawbridge
0612 Private
0613 U.S. Government
0614 Juxtaposition
0000 Photo revised feature
*Note: If major attribute is 181 then minor attribute
is number of tracks.
OWNER Alphanumeric Identifier of the owning railroad
ASAB
BN
CSXT
FCEN
FEC
FMID
FNOR
FWCR
NS
SGLR
USG
XXXX
DESCRIPT Description of the railroad features
USER NOTES:
Missing descriptive information and values for OWNER is requested and is forthcoming. This data was digitized from USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle maps and many rail lines may be currently inactive.
FGDL QUALITY ASSURANCE STATUS:
-Reprojected data to FGDL Albers
-Set Precision to DOUBLE
-Set Tolerances to FGDL Standards
REFERENCES:
DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
Originally the data was 1:100,000-scale USGS Digital Line Graphs. This data, originating from the U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), was modified by the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center and then processed by the Center for Urban Transportation Research(CUTR) at the University of South Florida. GeoPlan obtained the data from CUTR.
MAP PROJECTION PARAMETERS:
Projection ALBERS Units METERS Datum HPGN Spheroid GRS1980 1st standard parallel 24 0 0.000 2nd standard parallel 31 30 0.000 central meridian -84 0 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: FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Abbr. Name: FDOT
Address: Florida Department of Transportation
605 Suwannee Street, MS-27
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0450
Phone: (850) 488-4111
Fax: (850) 488-4752
Web site: www.dot.state.fl.us
Contact Person:
Phone: (850) 488-4111
FGDL CONTACT:
Name: FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY
Abbr. Name: FGDL
Address: Florida Geographic Data Library
431 Architecture Building
PO Box 115706
Gainesville, FL 32611-5706
Web site: http://www.fgdl.org
Contact FGDL:
Technical Support: http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfeed.html
FGDL Frequently Asked Questions: http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfaq.html
FGDL Mailing Lists: http://www.fgdl.org/fgdl-l.html
For FGDL Software: http://www.fgdl.org/software.html