TIGER/Line Shapefile, Current, 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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tl_2025_us_rails.zip
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tl_2025_rails.shp.ea.iso.xml
XML
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| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | non-public |
| contactPoint |
{
"fn": "U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division",
"@type": "vcard:Contact",
"hasEmail": "mailto:geo.geography@census.gov"
}
|
| describedByType | application/octet-steam |
| 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 |
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"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.",
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"description": "Entity and attribute file",
"downloadURL": "https://meta.geo.census.gov/data/existing/decennial/GEO/GPMB/TIGERline/Current_19110/tl_2025_rails.shp.ea.iso.xml",
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|
| identifier | https://meta.geo.census.gov/data/existing/decennial/GEO/GPMB/TIGERline/Current_19115/tl_2025_us_rails.shp.iso.xml |
| issued | 2025-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
| keyword |
[
"Nation",
"Linear",
"Feature",
"Rail Feature",
"United States",
"U.S."
]
|
| language |
[]
|
| license | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
| modified | 2025-10-01T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
| publisher |
{
"name": "U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division",
"@type": "org:Organization"
}
|
| rights | otherRestrictions |
| spatial | 146.154418,-14.601813,-178.443593,71.439786 |
| temporal | 2025-06-01T00:00:00+00:00/2026-10-01T00:00:00+00:00 |
| title | TIGER/Line Shapefile, Current, Nation, U.S., Rails |
