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BETA - Hazard Exposure: Select North American Rail Network Lines

Metadata Updated: October 23, 2025

The BETA - Hazard Exposure: Select North American Rail Network Lines dataset was updated on October 16, 2025 from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) and is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)/Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD). The BETA - Hazard Exposure: Select North American Rail Network Lines dataset shows the exposure of North America's railway system to select natural hazards. The dataset combines hazard data from FEMA, USGS, NOAA, and USDA with information for all mainline or operational rail lines that are represented in the North American Rail Network (NARN) Rail Lines dataset from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)/Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD). Hazard data include estimates of annualized frequency of Coastal Flooding, Cold Wave, Drought, Hail, Hurricane, Heat Wave, Ice Storm, Lightning, Strong Wind, Tornado, and Winter Weather from the FEMA National Risk Index. Landslide Index and Sinkhole Susceptibility derive from USGS models. USDA Burn Probability data underlie estimates of wildfire exposure. NOAA SLOSH models estimate storm surge inundation from hurricanes. Presence in the floodplain is calculated using data from the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer. The data set covers the 50 states of the United States and the District of Columbia. A data dictionary, or other source of attribute information, is accessible at https://doi.org/10.21949/mrpb-7x82

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Dates

Metadata Date October 21, 2025
Metadata Created Date October 23, 2025
Metadata Updated Date October 23, 2025
Reference Date(s) October 22, 2025 (creation), October 16, 2025 (revision)
Frequency Of Update asNeeded

Metadata Source

Harvested from National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD) Metadata

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Date October 21, 2025
Metadata Created Date October 23, 2025
Metadata Updated Date October 23, 2025
Reference Date(s) October 22, 2025 (creation), October 16, 2025 (revision)
Responsible Party Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) (Point of Contact)
Contact Email
Guid BETA - Hazard Exposure: Select North American Rail Network Lines
Access Constraints Access Constraints: unrestricted
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Coupled Resource
Frequency Of Update asNeeded
Harvest Object Id cf451be6-2ed2-4674-a38f-c571b4b74b7c
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.
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Metadata Language eng; USA
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Spatial Data Service Type
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Spatial Harvester True

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