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North American Rail Network Nodes

Metadata Updated: July 17, 2025

The North American Rail Network (NARN) Rail Nodes dataset was created in 2016 and was updated on July 15, 2025 from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)/Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD). The NARN Rail Nodes dataset is a database of North America's railway system at 1:24,000 or better within the United States. The data set covers all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Mexico, and Canada. The dataset holds topology of the network and provides geographic ___location information. A data dictionary, or other source of attribute information, is accessible at https://doi.org/10.21949/1529070

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License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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Dates

Metadata Date July 17, 2025
Metadata Created Date September 24, 2024
Metadata Updated Date July 17, 2025
Reference Date(s) July 1, 1995 (creation)
Frequency Of Update quarterly

Metadata Source

Harvested from National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD) Metadata

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Date July 17, 2025
Metadata Created Date September 24, 2024
Metadata Updated Date July 17, 2025
Reference Date(s) July 1, 1995 (creation)
Responsible Party Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) (Point of Contact)
Contact Email
Guid North American Rail Network Nodes
Category Tag 16E15F51 D96E 4051 9124 75665Abdc6Ff ["Transportation","Transportation Network"]
Access Constraints Access Constraints: unrestricted
Bbox East Long -59.940570000000001
Bbox North Lat 64.923976999999994
Bbox South Lat 14.679916
Bbox West Long -156.68971199999999
Coupled Resource
Frequency Of Update quarterly
Harvest Object Id 9a5541f2-6c42-4355-a075-72dd7558bb05
Harvest Source Id ee45e034-47c1-4a61-a3ec-de75031e6865
Harvest Source Title National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD) Metadata
Licence This NTAD dataset is a work of the United States government as defined in 17 U.S.C. § 101 and as such are not protected by any U.S. copyrights. This work is available for unrestricted public use.
Lineage
Metadata Language eng; USA
Metadata Type geospatial
Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-156.689712, 14.679916], [-59.94057, 14.679916], [-59.94057, 64.923977], [-156.689712, 64.923977], [-156.689712, 14.679916]]]}
Progress onGoing
Spatial Data Service Type
Spatial Reference System
Spatial Harvester True

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