TIGER/Line Shapefile, 2024, Nation, U.S., Rails
The TIGER/Line shapefiles and related database files (.dbf) are an extract of selected geographic and cartographic information from the U.S. Census Bureau's Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) System (MTS). The MTS represents a seamless national file with no overlaps or gaps between parts, however, each TIGER/Line shapefile is designed to stand alone as an independent data set, or they can be combined to cover the entire nation.
The Rails shapefile includes all features within the MTS Super Class "Rail Features" distinguished where the MAF/TIGER Feature Classification Code (MTFCC) for the feature in the MTS that begins with "R". This includes main lines such as spur lines, rail yards, mass transit rail lines such as carlines, streetcar track, monorail or other mass transit rail and special purpose rail lines such as cog rail lines, incline rail lines and trams.
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| @type | Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessRestriction |
[ { "@type": "AccessRestriction", "restrictionNote": "Publicly available without restrictions.", "restrictionStatus": "Unrestricted" } ] |
| accessRights | public |
| accrualPeriodicity | notPlanned |
| contactPoint |
{ "fn": "U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division", "@type": "vcard:Kind", "hasEmail": "mailto:geo.geography@census.gov" } |
| cuiRestriction |
null
|
| describedBy |
{ "@type": "Distribution", "title": "tl_2024_rails.shp.ea.iso.xml", "mediaType": "XML", "description": "Entity and attribute file", "downloadURL": "https://meta.geo.census.gov/data/existing/decennial/GEO/GPMB/TIGERline/Archived_19110/tl_2024_rails.shp.ea.iso.xml" } |
| description | The TIGER/Line shapefiles and related database files (.dbf) are an extract of selected geographic and cartographic information from the U.S. Census Bureau's Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) System (MTS). The MTS represents a seamless national file with no overlaps or gaps between parts, however, each TIGER/Line shapefile is designed to stand alone as an independent data set, or they can be combined to cover the entire nation. The Rails shapefile includes all features within the MTS Super Class "Rail Features" distinguished where the MAF/TIGER Feature Classification Code (MTFCC) for the feature in the MTS that begins with "R". This includes main lines such as spur lines, rail yards, mass transit rail lines such as carlines, streetcar track, monorail or other mass transit rail and special purpose rail lines such as cog rail lines, incline rail lines and trams. |
| distribution |
[ { "@type": "Distribution", "title": "tl_2024_us_rails.zip", "mediaType": "Shapefile Zip File", "description": "The TIGER/Line Shapefiles are the fully supported, core geographic product from the U.S. Census Bureau. They are extracts of selected geographic and cartographic information from the U.S. Census Bureau's Master Address File/Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) System.", "downloadURL": "https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2024/RAILS/tl_2024_us_rails.zip" } ] |
| identifier | tl_2024_us_rails.shp.iso.xml |
| inventoried | 2026-10-20 |
| issued | 2024-10 |
| keyword |
[ "Feature", "Linear", "Nation", "Rail Feature", "U.S.", "United States" ] |
| language |
[ "en" ] |
| license | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
| metadataDistribution |
[ { "@type": "Distribution", "title": "ISO 19115-2/19139 Formatted Metadata", "mediaType": "XML", "downloadURL": "https://meta.geo.census.gov/data/existing/decennial/GEO/GPMB/TIGERline/Archived_19115/tl_2024_us_rails.shp.iso.xml" } ] |
| modified | 2024-10 |
| publisher |
{ "name": "U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division", "@type": "org:Organization" } |
| rights |
[ "This data asset does not have any CUI restrictions.", "This data asset does not have any access constraints.", "This data asset is an open Government data asset.", "This data asset is eligible for disclosure in the Federal Data Catalog.", "This data asset is not exempt from disclosure under FOIA." ] |
| spatial |
{ "bbox": "-178.443593,-14.601813,146.154418,71.439786", "@type": "Location", "geometry": { "type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [ [ [ -178.443593, -14.601813 ], [ 146.154418, -14.601813 ], [ 146.154418, 71.439786 ], [ -178.443593, 71.439786 ], [ -178.443593, -14.601813 ] ] ] } } |
| temporal |
[ { "@type": "PeriodOfTime", "endDate": "2025-10", "startDate": "2024-06" } ] |
| title | TIGER/Line Shapefile, 2024, Nation, U.S., Rails |
| useRestriction |
[ { "@type": "UseRestriction", "restrictionNote": "Use Constraints: The TIGER/Line Shapefile products are not copyrighted however TIGER/Line and Census TIGER are registered trademarks of the U.S. Census Bureau. These products are free to use in a product or publication, however acknowledgement must be given to the U.S. Census Bureau as the source. The horizontal spatial accuracy information present in these files is provided for the purposes of statistical analysis and census operations only. No warranty, expressed or implied is made with regard to the accuracy of the spatial accuracy, and no liability is assumed by the U.S. Government in general or the U.S. Census Bureau, specifically as to the spatial or attribute accuracy of the data. The TIGER/Line Shapefiles may not be suitable for high-precision measurement applications such as engineering problems, property transfers, or other uses that might require highly accurate measurements of the earth's surface.Coordinates in the TIGER/Line shapefiles have six implied decimal places, but the positional accuracy of these coordinates is not as great as the six decimal places suggest.", "restrictionStatus": "Unrestricted" } ] |
