USDOT_BTS_NTAD_NARN_Rail_Lines eng; USA utf8 dataset Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) GIS Office Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) GIS Program Manager 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE Washington DC 20590 US FRAGIS@dot.gov pointOfContact 2026-07-22 ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata ISO/TS 19139:2007 curve 302771 3857 EPSG North American Rail Network Lines 1995-07-01 creation 2026-07-22 publication 2026-07-21 revision Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) originator vector The North American Rail Network (NARN) Rail Lines dataset was created in 2016 and was updated on July 21, 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 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. The RROWNER1–3 fields identify the parties responsible for operation, maintenance, and/or ownership to the railroad. It includes the railroad dispatcher (operational control) identifying the specific railroad entity managing the movement of trains over that segment, the maintenance responsibility identifying who is legally obligated to maintain the rail line, and/or the property owner (land and right-of-way) identifying the entity that owns the underlying land. While many railroads own their right-of-way (ROW) in "fee simple", others operate on land owned by a third party. The same entity may fulfill one or more of these roles on the same line. A data dictionary, or other source of attribute information, is accessible at https://doi.org/10.21949/1528950 North American Rail Network (NARN) can be used within the public, the federal government, rail industry, state DOTs, and academia for routing, mapping and analysis. Acknowledgment of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) [distributor]. onGoing Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) GIS Office Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) GIS Program Manager 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE Washington DC 20590 US FRAGIS@dot.gov pointOfContact quarterly NTAD National Transportation Atlas Database National Transportation Atlas Database vector line linear Rail NARN Network Lines theme none NGDA National Geospatial Data Asset Transportation Theme NGDAID145 keyword identifies a particular subject or topic NGDA Portfolio Themes 2002-08-19 publication USA National North America place 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. otherRestrictions Access Constraints: unrestricted National Transportation Atlas Database 2026-07-22 publication Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) publisher largerWorkCitation vector 24000 eng; USA transportation Native Dataset Environment: Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.8.1.14362 -156.68975728199996 -59.92723405299995 14.672256264000055 64.92614285600007 0 North American Rail Network (NARN) Rail Lines A data dictionary resource of attribute information is accessible at https://doi.org/10.21949/1528950 Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) NTAD Program Manager 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE Washington DC 20590 United States ntad@dot.gov distributor None. No fees are applicable for obtaining the dataset. https://doi.org/10.21949/1519415 http Open Data Catalog Web page to view and download dataset. The file download formats available include: ESRI File Geodatabase or Shapefile, GeoPackage, Comma-Seperated Values (CSV), Microsoft Excel, GeoJSON, KML, Feature Collection, and SQLite Geodatabase. download https://doi.org/10.21949/1519417 http ArcGIS REST Services Directory Feature Server (WFS) complies with OGC WFS Map Service for visualizing geospatial information download https://doi.org/10.21949/1522251 http ArcGIS Online Hosted Vector Tile Service ArcGIS Online Hosted Esri ArcGIS Vector Tile Service for visualizing geospatial information download https://doi.org/10.21949/1519373 http Repository and Open Science Access Portal (ROSA P) NTAD Archive Collection ZIP download 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 North American Rail Network was created using the preexisting FRA network 1:100k, the FRA Automated Track Inspection Program (ATIP) data, and the data provided to NGA by ORNL. The source data of the spatial features was based on FRA’s ATIP foot by foot coordinates, where it existed, and the NGA/ORNL spatial content. asNeeded Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) GIS Office Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) GIS Program Manager 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE Washington DC 20590 United States FRAGIS@dot.gov custodian