Intermodal Freight Facilities eng; USA 8-bit variable size UCS Transfer Format, based on ISO/IEC 10646 information applies to the dataset Dominic Menegus Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Geographer 202-306-1587 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE Washington DC 20590 United States dominic.menegus@dot.gov party who can be contacted for acquiring knowledge about or acquisition of the resource 2025-07-16 ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata ISO/TS 19139:2007 point 2529 Intermodal Freight Facilities 2023-09-08 date identifies when the resource was brought into existence Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) party who created the resource map represented in raster or vector form The Intermodal Freight Facilities dataset was compiled on February 02, 2021 and was updated on September 08, 2023 from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) and is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)/Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD). The Intermodal Freight Facilities dataset is comprised of various layers, showing transfer/transloading locations of various commodities which don't change state. Layers included are for the TOFC/COFC commodity, Air to Truck freight transfer locations, Marine/Port Roll-On/Roll-Off commodity transfer locations, and a layer for commodities transferred via pipelines to other modes. These layers were listed as one dataset until 2019 when the layers each became their own individual dataset. The descriptions are listed below: TOFC/COFC: When available, primary sources for this dataset were the websites of the ports, as well as port operators. Every facility is associated with a port and assumed to be served by both marine and truck, and those facilities which support rail operations, the reporting code for the operating rail company is also identified. The dataset also includes at least one Navigation Unit ID (NAV_UNIT_ID) from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Port Facilities dataset which is associated with the Ro/Ro terminal. This dataset is one of several layers in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Intermodal Freight Facility Database. Air-to-Truck: This dataset includes air to truck intermodal freight facilities for the top 60 airports by total freight moved in 2017. This dataset is one of several layers in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Intermodal Freight Facility Database. Marine Roll-on/Roll-off: When available, primary sources for this dataset were the websites of the ports, as well as port operators. Every facility is associated with a port and assumed to be served by both marine and truck, and those facilities which support rail operations, the reporting code for the operating rail company is also identified. The dataset also includes at least one Navigation Unit ID (NAV_UNIT_ID) from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Port Facilities dataset which is associated with the Ro/Ro terminal. This dataset is one of several layers in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Intermodal Freight Facility Database. Pipelines: Pipeline terminals interface between pipeline mode and other transportation modes. They have the ability to receive or deliver freight commodities via pipeline and truck/rail/water. The data consists of location information, truck/rail/water mode connections, storage capacity, and a list of commodities handled at the terminal. Geographical coverage includes the United States and U.S. territories. This dataset is one of several layers in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Intermodal Freight Facility Database. This dataset can be used to understand the intermodal connections for freight transfer and may be used for analysis, spatial mapping, and transportation modeling. Acknowledgment of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). data is continually being updated Dominic Menegus Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Geographer 202-306-1587 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE Washington DC 20590 United States dominic.menegus@dot.gov party who can be contacted for acquiring knowledge about or acquisition of the resource Updates every 2-3 years NTAD National Transportation Atlas Database Transportation Atlas Database vector point Roads Aviation Marine Maritime Freight Intermodal Facilities Air Truck Air to Truck Cargo IFF Rail Port Ro/Ro Ro-Ro Roll-On/Roll-Off COFC TOFC Containers Pipelines Terminal keyword identifies a particular subject or topic none USA National keyword identifies a location none 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. limitation not listed Access Constraints: unrestricted National Transportation Atlas Database 2023-09-08 publication Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) party who published the resource reference to a master dataset of which this one is a part vector data is used to represent geographic data eng; USA transportation Native Dataset Environment: Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.8.1.14362 -171.5 -67 18.5 71.5 2021-02-02 0 Intermodal Freight Facilities Entity and Attribute Overview: The Intermodal Freight Facilities dataset is comprised of various layers, showing transfer/transloading locations of various commodities which don't change state. Layers included are for the TOFC/COFC commodity, Air to Truck freight transfer locations, Marine/Port Roll-On/Roll-Off commodity transfer locations, and a layer for commodities transferred via pipelines to other modes. These layers were listed as one dataset until 2019 when the layers each became their own individual dataset. The descriptions are listed below: TOFC/COFC: When available, primary sources for this dataset were the websites of the ports, as well as port operators. Every facility is associated with a port and assumed to be served by both marine and truck, and those facilities which support rail operations, the reporting code for the operating rail company is also identified. The dataset also includes at least one Navigation Unit ID (NAV_UNIT_ID) from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Port Facilities dataset which is associated with the Ro/Ro terminal. This dataset is one of several layers in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Intermodal Freight Facility Database. Air-to-Truck: This dataset includes air to truck intermodal freight facilities for the top 60 airports by total freight moved in 2017. This dataset is one of several layers in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Intermodal Freight Facility Database. Marine Roll-on/Roll-off: When available, primary sources for this dataset were the websites of the ports, as well as port operators. Every facility is associated with a port and assumed to be served by both marine and truck, and those facilities which support rail operations, the reporting code for the operating rail company is also identified. The dataset also includes at least one Navigation Unit ID (NAV_UNIT_ID) from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Port Facilities dataset which is associated with the Ro/Ro terminal. This dataset is one of several layers in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Intermodal Freight Facility Database. Pipelines: Pipeline terminals interface between pipeline mode and other transportation modes. They have the ability to receive or deliver freight commodities via pipeline and truck/rail/water. The data consists of location information, truck/rail/water mode connections, storage capacity, and a list of commodities handled at the terminal. Geographical coverage includes the United States and U.S. territories. This dataset is one of several layers in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Intermodal Freight Facility Database. Entity and Attribute Detail Citation: Open Data Catalog 1.1 Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) NTAD Program Manager 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE Washington DC 20590 United States ntad@dot.gov party who distributes the resource None. No fees are applicable for obtaining the dataset. https://doi.org/10.21949/1529041 http Open Data Catalog An ESRI Geodatabase, ESRI shapefile, or spreadsheet. online instructions for transferring data from one storage device or system to another information applies to the dataset Data set is considered complete for the information presented, as described in the abstract. Users are advised to read the rest of the metadata record carefully for additional details. Data set is considered complete for the information presented, as described in the abstract. Users are advised to read the rest of the metadata record carefully for additional details. The Intermodal Freight Facilities dataset is a concatenation of the Intermodal Freight Facilities datasets for Air-to-Truck, Marine Roll-on/Roll-off, Pipeline Facilities, and Rail TOFC/COFC facilities. How those individual datasets are processed are as follows: The Major TOFC/COFC Rail Intermodal Facilities dataset was created through a compilation of Class I and Class II railroads primary and secondary data. Each railroad provided detail on its intermodal facilities, often through their websites and subsequent PDFs. Placement of the points were determined through Google Street View imagery. Each intermodal facility is represented by a single point, which is located within 100-feet inside the facility’s entrance gate. If a facility has more than one entrance gate, then the location of the main gate is used to assign the location of the point in the dataset. The Air-Truck Intermodal Freight Facilities dataset was created by using both the airport's own website as well as satellite imagery from ESRI with Google Maps for verification as needed. The facilities can often be found under the master plan or map on the airport's site. If clear information is not available, Google Maps' location data (stored as "pinpoint" on map) was referenced to help identify the estimated center point of the building. Estimated area is calculated to the nearest square foot. The pinned point is checked, and the airline name referenced from the Official Airline Guide is listed. The Major Ro/Ro Intermodal Facilities data was created through source collection, AIS data, and formatted as a point-shape file. The source of the data preferably were the rail companies and ports or the shipping carrier management companies. If unavailable, aerial imagery confirms the port. Points were georeferenced on ArcMap with the remaining fields populated from excel. The Pipeline Facilities dataset was created via the process of both public and government data being collected, consolidated, and validated to identify pipeline intermodal terminals in the United States and U.S. territories. The terminals sources include but were not limited to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), the Homeland Infrastructure Foundation-Level (HIFLD), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) ExSTARS, and individual corporate public websites. Information from the various sources was validated by satellite images from Google map, Bing map and Zoom Earth map to verify and identify the physical location of each terminal. The public freight network data includes National Pipeline Mapping System (NPMS) Public Viewer, the North American Rail Network (NARN), along with satellite images and information from individual company public website were combined to verify the pipeline, water, rail and truck mode for each terminal. data is updated as deemed necessary Dominic Menegus Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Geographer 202-306-1587 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE Washington DC 20590 United States dominic.menegus@dot.gov party that accepts accountability and responsability for the data and ensures appropriate care and maintenance of the resource