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North American Rail Network Nodes

Metadata Updated: July 31, 2025

The North American Rail Network (NARN) Rail Nodes dataset was created in 2016 and was updated on July 18, 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

Access & Use Information

Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: us-pd

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Dates

Metadata Created Date June 30, 2025
Metadata Updated Date July 31, 2025

Metadata Source

Harvested from NGDA data.json

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date June 30, 2025
Metadata Updated Date July 31, 2025
Publisher Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Maintainer
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Data First Published 2024-07-23T17:54:43.000Z
Data Last Modified 2025-07-18T18:48:36.474Z
Category geospatial
Public Access Level public
Bureau Code 010:25
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Harvest Source Title NGDA data.json
Homepage URL https://ngda-transportation-geoplatform.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/usdot::north-american-rail-network-nodes
License http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/
Metadata Type geospatial
Old Spatial -156.6897,14.6799,-59.9406,64.9240
Program Code 015:001
Source Datajson Identifier True
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