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NTAD_Rail_Yards (FeatureServer)

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Service Description: The North American Rail Network (NARN) Rail Yards dataset was created in 2024 and was updated on January 29, 2025 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). This Rail Yards layer represents and is derived from where the North American Rail Network (NARN) Lines layer as aggregated by type of track designated as yards. A rail yard is an area consisting of a network of tracks where trains are stored and/or maintained.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. A data dictionary, or other source of attribute information, is accessible at https://doi.org/10.21949/1528005

Service ItemId: e8579994d57049a6a702c3fa4af01fcf

Has Versioned Data: false

Max Record Count: 1000

Supported query Formats: JSON

Supports applyEdits with GlobalIds: False

Supports Shared Templates: False

Is View: true

Is Updatable View: true

Source Schema Changes Allowed: true

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Description: The North American Rail Network (NARN) Rail Yards dataset was created in 2024 and was updated on January 29, 2025 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). This Rail Yards layer represents and is derived from where the North American Rail Network (NARN) Lines layer as aggregated by type of track designated as yards. A rail yard is an area consisting of a network of tracks where trains are stored and/or maintained.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. A data dictionary, or other source of attribute information, is accessible at https://doi.org/10.21949/1528005

Copyright Text: This NTAD dataset is a work of the United States government as defined in 17 U.S.C. ยง 101 and as such are not protected by any U.S. copyrights. This work is available for unrestricted public use.

Spatial Reference: 4326 (4326)

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Child Resources:   Info

Supported Operations:   Query   ConvertFormat   Get Estimates   Create Replica