RAIL LINES 100K

Data format: Personal GeoDatabase Feature Class

File or table name: RAIL_LINES_100K

Coordinate system: Universal Transverse Mercator

Theme keywords: transportation, economy
Abstract: Features in this dataset represent railroad lines. Features are represented by polyline (linear) geographic shapes.

FGDC and ESRI Metadata:
Metadata elements shown with blue text are defined in the Federal Geographic Data Committee's (FGDC) Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM). Elements shown with green text are defined in the ESRI Profile of the CSDGM. Elements shown with a green asterisk (*) will be automatically updated by ArcCatalog. ArcCatalog adds hints indicating which FGDC elements are mandatory; these are shown with gray text.
Identification Information:


Citation:
Citation information:
Originators: Colorado Department of Transportation


Title:
RAIL LINES 100K
*File or table name: RAIL_LINES_100K


Publication date: 20081231
*Geospatial data presentation form: vector digital data


Publication information:
Publisher: CDOT

Online linkage: http://alphainternal/App_DTD_DataAccess/Downloads/StateGeoData/railroads.zip


Description:
Abstract:
Features in this dataset represent railroad lines. Features are represented by polyline (linear) geographic shapes.

Purpose:
Used for general reference, geoprocessing, and cartography

*Language of dataset: en


Time period of content:
Time period information:
Single date/time:
Calendar date: 20061231

Currentness reference:
publication date

Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance and update frequency: Unknown

Spatial domain:
Bounding coordinates:
*West bounding coordinate: -109.161529
*East bounding coordinate: -101.889370
*North bounding coordinate: 41.035596
*South bounding coordinate: 36.929806

Local bounding coordinates:
*Left bounding coordinate: 149756.015000
*Right bounding coordinate: 761652.153000
*Top bounding coordinate: 4542708.601000
*Bottom bounding coordinate: 4094312.731000

Keywords:
Theme:
Theme keywords: transportation, economy
Theme keyword thesaurus: REQUIRED: Reference to a formally registered thesaurus or a similar authoritative source of theme keywords.

Access constraints: None
Use constraints:
There are no restrictions and legal prerequisites for using the data set.  The State of Colorado assumes no liability relating to the completeness, correctness, or fitness for use of this data.

Point of contact:
Contact information:
Contact person primary:
Contact person: Jason Wallis
Contact organization: CDOT
Contact position: Mobility Analysis


Contact address:
Address type: mailing address
Address:
4201 E. Arkansas Ave., Shumate  Building
City: Denver
State or province: CO
Postal code: 80222-3604
Country: U.S.A.

Contact voice telephone: (303)757-9425


Contact electronic mail address: john.valerio@dot.state.co.us


*Native dataset format: Personal GeoDatabase Feature Class
*Native data set environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.4.1420


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Data Quality Information:


Lineage:
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Spatial Data Organization Information:


*Direct spatial reference method: Vector


Point and vector object information:
SDTS terms description:
*Name: RAIL_LINES_100K
*SDTS point and vector object type: String
*Point and vector object count: 2981

ESRI terms description:
*Name: RAIL_LINES_100K
*ESRI feature type: Simple
*ESRI feature geometry: Polyline
*ESRI topology: FALSE
*ESRI feature count: 2981
*Spatial index: TRUE
*Linear referencing: FALSE


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Spatial Reference Information:


Horizontal coordinate system definition:
Coordinate system name:
*Projected coordinate system name: NAD_1983_UTM_Zone_13N
*Geographic coordinate system name: GCS_North_American_1983

Planar:
Grid coordinate system:
*Grid coordinate system name: Universal Transverse Mercator
Universal Transverse Mercator:
*UTM zone number: 13
Transverse mercator:
*Scale factor at central meridian: 0.999600
*Longitude of central meridian: -105.000000
*Latitude of projection origin: 0.000000
*False easting: 500000.000000
*False northing: 0.000000

Planar coordinate information:
*Planar coordinate encoding method: coordinate pair
Coordinate representation:
*Abscissa resolution: 0.001000
*Ordinate resolution: 0.001000
*Planar distance units: meters

Geodetic model:
*Horizontal datum name: North American Datum of 1983
*Ellipsoid name: Geodetic Reference System 80
*Semi-major axis: 6378137.000000
*Denominator of flattening ratio: 298.257222

Vertical coordinate system definition:
Altitude system definition:
*Altitude resolution: 0.000010
*Altitude encoding method: Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

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Entity and Attribute Information:


Detailed description:
*Name: RAIL_LINES_100K


Entity type:
Entity type label: RAIL LINES 100K
*Entity type type: Feature Class
*Entity type count: 2981
Entity type definition:
ESRI feature class
Entity type definition source:
Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI)

Attribute:
*Attribute label: OBJECTID
*Attribute alias: OBJECTID
*Attribute definition:
Internal feature number.
*Attribute definition source:
ESRI

*Attribute type: OID
*Attribute width: 4
*Attribute precision: 0
*Attribute scale: 0


Attribute domain values:
*Unrepresentable domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.


Attribute:
*Attribute label: Shape
*Attribute alias: Shape
*Attribute definition:
Feature geometry.
*Attribute definition source:
ESRI

*Attribute type: Geometry
*Attribute width: 0
*Attribute precision: 0
*Attribute scale: 0


Attribute domain values:
*Unrepresentable domain:
Coordinates defining the features.


Attribute:
*Attribute label: ID
*Attribute alias: ID


*Attribute type: Double
*Attribute width: 8
*Attribute precision: 0
*Attribute scale: 0


Attribute:
*Attribute label: LENGTH
*Attribute alias: LENGTH
Attribute definition:
The length of the line segment in Miles.
Attribute definition source:
FRA

*Attribute type: Double
*Attribute width: 8
*Attribute precision: 0
*Attribute scale: 0


Attribute:
*Attribute label: FRAID
*Attribute alias: FRAID


*Attribute type: Double
*Attribute width: 8
*Attribute precision: 0
*Attribute scale: 0


Attribute:
*Attribute label: NET
*Attribute alias: NET


*Attribute type: String
*Attribute width: 1
*Attribute precision: 0
*Attribute scale: 0


Attribute:
*Attribute label: RROWNER1
*Attribute alias: RROWNER1
Attribute definition:
Reporting marks for the railroad owner - an abandoned link is designated by the value 'XXXX' Rule 260 Codes used where available. 'DUMX' indicates an added connecting link.
Attribute definition source:
BTS

*Attribute type: String
*Attribute width: 4
*Attribute precision: 0
*Attribute scale: 0


Attribute:
*Attribute label: RROWNER2
*Attribute alias: RROWNER2
Attribute definition:
Reporting marks for a second or joint railroad owner.  This owner may also be a previous owner when the ownership changes in the middle of a year. Rule 260 Codes used where available.
Attribute definition source:
BTS

*Attribute type: String
*Attribute width: 4
*Attribute precision: 0
*Attribute scale: 0


Attribute:
*Attribute label: RROWNER3
*Attribute alias: RROWNER3
Attribute definition:
Reporting marks for a third railroad owner. Rule 260 Codes used where available.
Attribute definition source:
BTS

*Attribute type: String
*Attribute width: 4
*Attribute precision: 0
*Attribute scale: 0


Attribute domain values:
Enumerated domain:
Enumerated domain value: Special_note_on_ownership
Enumerated domain value definition:
There are only rare occurrences of a third railroad owner.  But, for the Conrail Shared Asset Areas the owner is still     Conrail (CR) but as a shared asset Area Norfolk Southern (NS) and CSX (CSXT) share the ownership.
Enumerated domain value definition source:
BTS

Attribute:
*Attribute label: TR1
*Attribute alias: TR1
Attribute definition:
Abbreviation for the first railroad having trackage rights.
Attribute definition source:
FRA

*Attribute type: String
*Attribute width: 4
*Attribute precision: 0
*Attribute scale: 0


Attribute:
*Attribute label: TR2
*Attribute alias: TR2
Attribute definition:
Abbreviation for the second railroad having trackage rights.
Attribute definition source:
FRA

*Attribute type: String
*Attribute width: 4
*Attribute precision: 0
*Attribute scale: 0


Attribute:
*Attribute label: TR3
*Attribute alias: TR3
Attribute definition:
Abbreviation for the third railroad having trackage rights.
Attribute definition source:
FRA

*Attribute type: String
*Attribute width: 4
*Attribute precision: 0
*Attribute scale: 0


Attribute:
*Attribute label: TR4
*Attribute alias: TR4
Attribute definition:
Abbreviation for the fourth railroad having trackage rights.
Attribute definition source:
FRA

*Attribute type: String
*Attribute width: 4
*Attribute precision: 0
*Attribute scale: 0


Attribute:
*Attribute label: TR5
*Attribute alias: TR5
Attribute definition:
Abbreviation for the fifth railroad having trackage rights.
Attribute definition source:
FRA

*Attribute type: String
*Attribute width: 4
*Attribute precision: 0
*Attribute scale: 0


Attribute:
*Attribute label: TR6
*Attribute alias: TR6
Attribute definition:
Abbreviation for the sixth railroad having trackage rights.
Attribute definition source:
FRA

*Attribute type: String
*Attribute width: 4
*Attribute precision: 0
*Attribute scale: 0


Attribute:
*Attribute label: TR7
*Attribute alias: TR7
Attribute definition:
Abbreviation for the seventh railroad having trackage rights.
Attribute definition source:
FRA

*Attribute type: String
*Attribute width: 4
*Attribute precision: 0
*Attribute scale: 0


Attribute:
*Attribute label: TR8
*Attribute alias: TR8
Attribute definition:
Abbreviation for the eighth railroad having trackage rights.
Attribute definition source:
FRA

*Attribute type: String
*Attribute width: 4
*Attribute precision: 0
*Attribute scale: 0


Attribute:
*Attribute label: TR9
*Attribute alias: TR9
Attribute definition:
Abbreviation for the ninth railroad having trackage rights.
Attribute definition source:
FRA

*Attribute type: String
*Attribute width: 4
*Attribute precision: 0
*Attribute scale: 0


Attribute:
*Attribute label: SUBSIDRR
*Attribute alias: SUBSIDRR
Attribute definition:
Reporting mark of the subsidiary railroad Of the owning railroad, rule 260 code.  At this time, only the NS shows a subsidiary - SOU
Attribute definition source:
FRA

*Attribute type: String
*Attribute width: 4
*Attribute precision: 0
*Attribute scale: 0


Attribute:
*Attribute label: PREVRR1
*Attribute alias: PREVRR1


*Attribute type: String
*Attribute width: 4
*Attribute precision: 0
*Attribute scale: 0


Attribute:
*Attribute label: PREVRR2
*Attribute alias: PREVRR2


*Attribute type: String
*Attribute width: 4
*Attribute precision: 0
*Attribute scale: 0


Attribute:
*Attribute label: ABANDONED
*Attribute alias: ABANDONED
Attribute definition:
Abandoned Flag
Attribute definition source:
FRA

*Attribute type: String
*Attribute width: 1
*Attribute precision: 0
*Attribute scale: 0


Attribute domain values:
Enumerated domain:
Enumerated domain value: blank
Enumerated domain value definition:
In use

Enumerated domain:
Enumerated domain value: A
Enumerated domain value definition:
Abandoned, once in use

Enumerated domain:
Enumerated domain value: X
Enumerated domain value definition:
abandoned line, probably never used or constructed

Attribute:
*Attribute label: PASS
*Attribute alias: PASS
Attribute definition:
Passenger Flag designating type of passenger service.
Attribute definition source:
FRA

*Attribute type: String
*Attribute width: 4
*Attribute precision: 0
*Attribute scale: 0


Attribute domain values:
Enumerated domain:
Enumerated domain value: blank
Enumerated domain value definition:
not passenger service

Enumerated domain:
Enumerated domain value: V
Enumerated domain value definition:
VIA Line

Enumerated domain:
Enumerated domain value: A
Enumerated domain value definition:
Amtrak line

Enumerated domain:
Enumerated domain value: C
Enumerated domain value definition:
Commuter line

Enumerated domain:
Enumerated domain value: T
Enumerated domain value definition:
Tourist line

Enumerated domain:
Enumerated domain value: R
Enumerated domain value definition:
Rail line now used for rapid transit

Enumerated domain:
Enumerated domain value: X
Enumerated domain value definition:
previous passenger route/line

Enumerated domain:
Enumerated domain value: Y
Enumerated domain value definition:
undesignated service

Enumerated domain:
Enumerated domain value: Note:
Enumerated domain value definition:
More than one value and additional values not represented in the character set may appear.

Attribute value accuracy information:

Attribute:
*Attribute label: MILITARY
*Attribute alias: MILITARY
Attribute definition:
Flag designating importance of this line to the military - in this version, not complete.
Attribute definition source:
FRA

*Attribute type: String
*Attribute width: 1
*Attribute precision: 0
*Attribute scale: 0


Attribute domain values:
Enumerated domain:
Enumerated domain value: blank
Enumerated domain value definition:
not important

Enumerated domain:
Enumerated domain value: S
Enumerated domain value definition:
on the STRACNET system

Enumerated domain:
Enumerated domain value: C
Enumerated domain value definition:
connector to the STRACNET

Enumerated domain:
Enumerated domain value: Note:
Enumerated domain value definition:
More than one value and additional values not represented in the character set may appear.

Attribute:
*Attribute label: STATE
*Attribute alias: STATE
Attribute definition:
State postal code.
Attribute definition source:
FRA

*Attribute type: String
*Attribute width: 2
*Attribute precision: 0
*Attribute scale: 0


Attribute:
*Attribute label: FIPS5
*Attribute alias: FIPS5
Attribute definition:
State/County FIPS Code
Attribute definition source:
FRA

*Attribute type: String
*Attribute width: 5
*Attribute precision: 0
*Attribute scale: 0


Attribute:
*Attribute label: FRA_REG
*Attribute alias: FRA_REG
Attribute definition:
FRA Region Code
Attribute definition source:
FRA

*Attribute type: String
*Attribute width: 2
*Attribute precision: 0
*Attribute scale: 0


Attribute:
*Attribute label: RR_CLASS
*Attribute alias: RR_CLASS
Attribute definition:
Railroad classification code
Attribute definition source:
FRA

*Attribute type: String
*Attribute width: 1
*Attribute precision: 0
*Attribute scale: 0


Attribute domain values:
Enumerated domain:
Enumerated domain value: ""
Enumerated domain value definition:
not applicable, abandoned

Enumerated domain:
Enumerated domain value: 0
Enumerated domain value definition:
not applicable, active

Enumerated domain:
Enumerated domain value: 1
Enumerated domain value definition:
Class I

Enumerated domain:
Enumerated domain value: 2
Enumerated domain value definition:
Class II

Enumerated domain:
Enumerated domain value: 3
Enumerated domain value definition:
Class III

Attribute:
*Attribute label: RAILROAD
*Attribute alias: RAILROAD
Attribute definition:
Identification of the railroad owner as provided in the original 1:100,000 scale data.  The field may also contain the value "FRA ADDED" where the link was not contained in the original data.
Attribute definition source:
FRA

*Attribute type: String
*Attribute width: 31
*Attribute precision: 0
*Attribute scale: 0


Attribute:
*Attribute label: VERSION
*Attribute alias: VERSION
Attribute definition:
The VERSION is a 2-digit number that will be incremented for all records in the database whenever a new release is distributed in this release the value is "02".
Attribute definition source:
BTS

*Attribute type: String
*Attribute width: 2
*Attribute precision: 0
*Attribute scale: 0


Attribute domain values:
Range domain:
Range domain minimum: 1
Range domain maximum: 99

Attribute:
*Attribute label: REVISION
*Attribute alias: REVISION
Attribute definition:
The REVISION is a 2-digit number that will be incremented individually for each record whenever a change is made to one of the fields, in this release the value will be no greater than "00".  (Revision numbers will not be reset with each new release.)
Attribute definition source:
BTS

*Attribute type: String
*Attribute width: 2
*Attribute precision: 0
*Attribute scale: 0


Attribute domain values:
Range domain:
Range domain minimum: 0
Range domain maximum: 99

Attribute:
*Attribute label: BRANCH
*Attribute alias: BRANCH
Attribute definition:
This is the railroad branch name.
Attribute definition source:
CDOT

*Attribute type: String
*Attribute width: 15
*Attribute precision: 0
*Attribute scale: 0


Attribute:
*Attribute label: UPDATEBY
*Attribute alias: UPDATEBY


*Attribute type: String
*Attribute width: 25
*Attribute precision: 0
*Attribute scale: 0


Attribute:
*Attribute label: UPDATEDATE
*Attribute alias: UPDATEDATE


*Attribute type: Date
*Attribute width: 8
*Attribute precision: 0
*Attribute scale: 0


Attribute:
*Attribute label: FIPS
*Attribute alias: FIPS


*Attribute type: String
*Attribute width: 2
*Attribute precision: 0
*Attribute scale: 0


Attribute:
*Attribute label: STATUS
*Attribute alias: STATUS


*Attribute type: String
*Attribute width: 20
*Attribute precision: 0
*Attribute scale: 0


Attribute:
*Attribute label: SHAPE_Leng
*Attribute alias: SHAPE_Leng


*Attribute type: Double
*Attribute width: 8
*Attribute precision: 0
*Attribute scale: 0


Attribute:
*Attribute label: SHAPE_LENG
*Attribute alias: SHAPE_LENG


*Attribute type: Double
*Attribute width: 8
*Attribute precision: 16
*Attribute scale: 5


Attribute:
*Attribute label: DIVISION
*Attribute alias: DIVISION
Attribute definition:
This is the railroad division name.
Attribute definition source:
CDOT

*Attribute type: String
*Attribute width: 14
*Attribute precision: 0
*Attribute scale: 0


Attribute:
*Attribute label: SHAPE
*Attribute alias: Shape
*Attribute definition:
Feature geometry.
*Attribute definition source:
ESRI

*Attribute type: Geometry
*Attribute width: 4
*Attribute precision: 0
*Attribute scale: 0


Attribute domain values:
*Unrepresentable domain:
Coordinates defining the features.


Attribute:
*Attribute label: UpdateBy
*Attribute alias: UpdateBy
Attribute definition:
The UpdateBy indicates by who each record in the database was last changed.  As changes are made to record, the UpdateBy user name is entered in the format that they use to log in as at CDOT.
Attribute definition source:
CDOT

*Attribute type: String
*Attribute width: 25
*Attribute precision: 0
*Attribute scale: 0


Attribute:
*Attribute label: SUBDIVISIO
*Attribute alias: SUBDIVISIO


*Attribute type: String
*Attribute width: 14
*Attribute precision: 0
*Attribute scale: 0


Attribute:
*Attribute label: UpdateDate
*Attribute alias: UpdateDate
Attribute definition:
The UpdateDate indicates when each record in the database was last changed.  As changes are made to record, the Update Date is entered in the format 'yyyymmdd'.
Attribute definition source:
CDOT

*Attribute type: Date
*Attribute width: 8
*Attribute precision: 0
*Attribute scale: 0


Attribute:
*Attribute label: Status
*Attribute alias: Status
Attribute definition:
The Status field is used to store the current rail line use.
Attribute definition source:
CDOT

*Attribute type: String
*Attribute width: 20
*Attribute precision: 0
*Attribute scale: 0


Attribute domain values:
Enumerated domain:
Enumerated domain value: IN SERVICE
Enumerated domain value definition:
Rail line is currently in operation or In Service.
Enumerated domain value definition source:
CDOT

Enumerated domain:
Enumerated domain value: OUT OF SERVICE
Enumerated domain value definition:
The rail line is no longer in use but with a bit of work in could be brought back to In Service.

Enumerated domain:
Enumerated domain value: ABANDONED
Enumerated domain value definition:
The rail line has been abandoned and the tracks may have been removed.  It would take consideral effort to bring this rail line back to IN SERVICE
Enumerated domain value definition source:
CDOT

Attribute value accuracy information:
Attribute value accuracy: This attribute was added by CDOT.

Attribute measurement frequency:
As needed


Attribute:
*Attribute label: SHAPE_Length
*Attribute alias: SHAPE_Length
*Attribute definition:
Length of feature in internal units.
*Attribute definition source:
ESRI

*Attribute type: Double
*Attribute width: 8
*Attribute precision: 0
*Attribute scale: 0


Attribute domain values:
*Unrepresentable domain:
Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.


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Distribution Information:


Resource description: Downloadable Data


Standard order process:
Digital form:
Digital transfer information:
Transfer size: 0.994

Digital transfer option:
Online option:
Computer contact information:
Network address:
Network resource name: http://alphainternal/App_DTD_DataAccess/Downloads/StateGeoData/railroads.zip

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Metadata Reference Information:


*Metadata date: 20090707


*Language of metadata: en


Metadata contact:
Contact information:
Contact person primary:
Contact person: Lou Henefeld
Contact organization: CDOT
Contact position: GIS Support Unit Manager


Contact address:
Address type: mailing address
Address:
4201 E. Arkansas Ave, Shumate Building
City: Denver
State or province: CO
Postal code: 80222-3406
Country: U.S.A.

Contact voice telephone: 303-757-9809


Contact electronic mail address: louis.henefeld@dot.state.co.us


*Metadata standard name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
*Metadata standard version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
*Metadata time convention: local time


Metadata extensions:
*Online linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
*Profile name: ESRI Metadata Profile

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Geoprocessing History:


Process:
*Process name: Copy Features (2)
*Date: 20060517
*Time: 084439
*Tool location: C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\CopyFeatures
*Command issued: CopyFeatures N:\GISExternalData\DTD_EDIT_NONROADWAY.mdb\RAILROAD\RAIL_LINES_100K "Database Connections\HQDEVARCSDE01.RAILROAD.sde\RAILROAD.RAIL_LINES_100K" # 0 0 0


Process:
*Process name: Change Privileges (2)
*Date: 20060517
*Time: 084447
*Tool location: C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\ChangePrivileges
*Command issued: ChangePrivileges "Database Connections\HQDEVARCSDE01.RAILROAD.sde\RAILROAD.RAIL_LINES_100K" PUBREAD GRANT # "Database Connections\HQDEVARCSDE01.RAILROAD.sde\RAILROAD.RAIL_LINES_100K"


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