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    • Rail Yards

    Metadata Updated: February 4, 2026

    The North American Rail Network (NARN) Rail Yards dataset was created in 2024 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). This Rail Yards layer represents and is derived from where the North American Rail Network (NARN) Lines layer as aggregated by type of track designated as yards. A rail yard is an area consisting of a network of tracks where trains are stored and/or maintained.The NARN Rail Lines dataset is a database that provides ownership, trackage rights, type, passenger, STRACNET, and geographic reference for 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. A data dictionary, or other source of attribute information, is accessible at https://doi.org/10.21949/1528005

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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 February 3, 2026
    Metadata Created Date August 7, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date February 4, 2026
    Reference Date(s) July 25, 2024 (creation), January 29, 2026 (revision)
    Frequency Of Update quarterly

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD) Metadata

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date February 3, 2026
    Metadata Created Date August 7, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date February 4, 2026
    Reference Date(s) July 25, 2024 (creation), January 29, 2026 (revision)
    Responsible Party Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid Rail Yards
    Access Constraints Access Constraints: unrestricted
    Bbox East Long -67.4049832839641
    Bbox North Lat 64.8519490311383
    Bbox South Lat 25.6930176983914
    Bbox West Long -149.889950000636
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update quarterly
    Harvest Object Id f80f9307-35bf-4f6b-9de2-b9ccb3fbf5dd
    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": [[[-149.889950000636, 25.6930176983914], [-67.4049832839641, 25.6930176983914], [-67.4049832839641, 64.8519490311383], [-149.889950000636, 64.8519490311383], [-149.889950000636, 25.6930176983914]]]}
    Progress onGoing
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System 3857
    Spatial Harvester True

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