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    • North American Rail Network Nodes

    Metadata Updated: February 9, 2026

    The North American Rail Network (NARN) Rail Nodes dataset was created in 2016 and was updated on January 29, 2026 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 February 9, 2026

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NGDA data.json

    Other Data Resources

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date June 30, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date February 9, 2026
    Publisher Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
    Maintainer
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    Data First Published 2024-07-23T17:54:43.000Z
    Data Last Modified 2026-02-03T22:06:26.806Z
    Category geospatial
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 010:25
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
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    Harvest Source Id ec664cdf-15b6-4bb8-a524-640908ce4b82
    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
    Source Hash 8046ccde22071023d82ee5cdce16a1bcd42cd5cc09346cbe5739eb1fe2430b2a
    Source Schema Version 1.1
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