Railroads in Washington State, at 1:500,000
Identification_Information
Data_Quality_Information
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
Spatial_Reference_Information
Entity_and_Attribute_Information
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Information
Identification Information
Section Index
Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Washington State Department of Transportation, GIS and Roadway Data Office
Publication Date: 20120113
Title: Railroads in Washington State, at 1:500,000
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector digital data
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Olympia, Washington
Publisher: Washington State Department of Transportation
Description:
Abstract:
This data set is a linear depiction of railway mainline rights of way. Included are the active rail lines as well as the abandoned lines. Each separately owned mainline route is depicted as a single line--multiple tracks, sidings, yards, and industrial spurs are not shown.
Purpose:
This data set is used to present a small-scale cartographic rendition of railroads in Washington State, and as a reference layer for geographic information systems at WSDOT. Includes only Surface Transportation Board (STB) decisions after 1996. May not reflect all rail banked lines.
Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 12/15/2011
Time of Day: Unknown
Currentness Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: As needed
Spatial Domain:
Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinate: -124.57955
East Bounding Coordinate: -116.707625
North Bounding Coordinate: 49.033874
South Bounding Coordinate: 45.505197
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: None
Theme Keyword: railroad
Theme Keyword: railway
Place:
Place Keyword Thesaurus: None
Place Keyword: Washington
Place Keyword: WA
Place Keyword: United States
Place Keyword: USA
Access Constraints: none
Use Constraints: none
Point of Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Person Primary:
Contact Person: Teresa Graham
Contact Organization: WSDOT State Rail and Marine Office
Contact Position: Research and Data Specialist
Contact Address:
Address Type: physical address
Address: 310 Maple Park Avenue SE
City: Olympia
State or Province: WA
Postal Code: 98504
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: 360-705-7901
Contact Electronic Mail Address: grahamt@wsdot.wa.gov
Data Set Credit: Washington State Department of Transportation/GIS and Roadway Data Office
Native Data Set Environment: Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3000
Cross Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator: Washington State Department of Transportation, GIS and Roadway Data Office
Publication Date: 20120113
Title: Railroads in Washington State, at 1:24,000
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector digital data
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Olympia, Washington
Publisher: Washington State Department of Transportation
Cross Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator: Washington State Department of Transportation, Goegraphic Services
Publication Date: 20080724
Title: Washington State County Series, Railroads
Data Quality Information
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Logical Consistency Report: Data is topologically correct so that there are no overlaps and no gaps where there shouldn't be.
Positional Accuracy:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report: Data is generalized from the 1:24,000 data set. To be used for general cartographic purposes.
Lineage:
Process Step:
Process Description:
The Microstation design file was converted to an Arc/Info coverage with Arc command "IGDSARC." The resulting coverage was transformed to geographic coordinates with Arc commands "PROJECTDEFINE" and "PROJECT." Ownership attributes were assigned using "ARCEDIT."
Process Date: 19960201
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Person Primary:
Contact Person: Gordon Kennedy
Contact Organization: Washington State Department of Transportation
Contact Position: Coordinator, Information Resources Management
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing address
Address: PO Box 47430
City: Olympia
State or Province: WA
Postal Code: 98504-7430
Country: USA
Contact Address:
Address Type: physical address
Address: 809 Legion Way SE
City: Olympia
State or Province: WA
Postal Code: 98501
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: 360-705-7641
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 360-705-6817
Contact Electronic Mail Address: gkennedy@wsdot.wa.gov
Hours of Service: 0700 to 1530, Pacific Time, M-F
Process Step:
Process Description: Rail lines were updated in ArcGIS 9x using data provided by the Washtington State Rail Office and from a comparison with the detailed rail data (Railroads in Washington State, at 1:24,000).
Process Date: 20091001
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Geographic Services, Washington State Department of Transportation
Contact Person: Derek Drake
Contact Position: ITS 2
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing address
Address: PO Box 47384
City: Olympia
State or Province: WA
Postal Code: 98504-7384
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: 360-709-5526
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 360-709-5599
Contact Electronic Mail Address: draked@wsdot.wa.gov
Hours of Service: 8 AM - 5 PM
Contact Instructions: call or email and leave a message
Process Step:
Process Description: Updates to Owners, Names and abandonments. A date field for Abandonment date was added with some dates for abandonment known.
Process Date: 20110315
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Person Primary:
Contact Person: Derek Drake
Contact Organization: GIS and Roadway Data Office
Contact Position: GIS Analyst
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing address
Address: PO Box 47384
City: Olympia
State or Province: Washington
Postal Code: 98504-7384
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: 360-596-8923
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 360-570-2400
Contact Electronic Mail Address: draked@wsdot.wa.gov
Process Step:
Process Description: Data updated.
Process Date: 20111215
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Person Primary:
Contact Person: Taryn Lund
Contact Organization: GIS and Roadway Data Office
Contact Position: Cartographer
Contact Voice Telephone: 360-596-8929
Contact Electronic Mail Address: lundt@wsdot.wa.gov
Cloud Cover: 0
Spatial Data Organization Information
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Direct Spatial Reference Method: Vector
Point and Vector Object Information:
SDTS Terms Description:
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: String
Point and Vector Object Count: 369
Spatial Reference Information
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Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:
Planar:
Map Projection:
Map Projection Name: Lambert Conformal Conic
Lambert Conformal Conic:
Standard Parallel: 45.833333
Standard Parallel: 47.333333
Longitude of Central Meridian: -120.5
Latitude of Projection Origin: 45.333333
False Easting: 1640416.666667
False Northing: 0
Planar Coordinate Information:
Planar Coordinate Encoding Method: Coordinate Pair
Coordinate Representation:
Abscissa Resolution: 0.000328
Ordinate Resolution: 0.000328
Planar Distance Units: survey feet
Geodetic Model:
Horizontal Datum Name: D_North_American_1983_HARN
Ellipsoid Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major Axis: 6378137
Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 298.257222
Vertical Coordinate System Definition:
Altitude System Definition:
Altitude Resolution: 1.000000
Altitude Encoding Method: Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
Entity and Attribute Information
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Detailed Description:
Entity Type:
Entity Type Label: TransFeatures.BASE.Rail500K
Entity Type Definition: Mainline railways operating within Washington State.
Entity Type Definition Source: Cartography Section, and Public Transportation and Rail office, Washington State Department of Transportation
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Abandonment
Attribute:
Attribute Label: BMP
Attribute Definition: Beginning milepost for the rail line.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: EMP
Attribute Definition: Ending milepost for the rail line.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Name
Attribute Definition: Official name of railroad
Attribute Definition Source: Individual railroad websites
Attribute:
Attribute Label: OBJECTID
Attribute Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute Definition Source: ESRI
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Owner
Attribute Definition: Private company or public agency that owns but not necessarily operates a particular railroad.
Attribute Definition Source: American Association of Railroads (AAR)
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Rept_Mark
Attribute Definition: Official abbreviation for individual railroad as assigned by Association of American Railroads (AAR)
Attribute Definition Source: www.aar.org
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Shape
Attribute Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute Definition Source: ESRI
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Shape.len
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Status
Attribute Definition: Whether the rail line is active or abandoned
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Active
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Rail is currently in use in the State of Washington.
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Abandoned
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Rail is no longer used and will not be used again.
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Rail Bank
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: An alternative to Abandonment where the Right of Way is preserved for potential future use as a railroad.
Overview Description:
Entity and Attribute Overview: Each line representing a railroad is assigned an attribute value for its ownerhsip, and a line and branch number where applicable.
Distribution Information
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Distributor:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Washington State Department of Transportation, Office of Information Technology
Contact Person: Jordyn Mitchell
Contact Position: GIS Database Administrator
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing address
Address: PO Box 47430
City: Olympia
State or Province: WA
Postal Code: 98504-7430
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: 360-705-7645
Contact Electronic Mail Address: mitchejo@wsdot.wa.gov
Distribution Liability:
The Washington State Department of Transportation shall not be liable for any activity involving this data with regard to lost profits or savings or any other consequential damages; or the fitness for use of the data for a particular purpose; or the installation of the data, its use, or the results obtained.
Standard Order Process:
Fees: none
Ordering Instructions: Download individual data sets from http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/mapsdata/geodatacatalog/default.htm
Available Time Period:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: Unknown
Time of Day: Unknown
Metadata Reference Information
Section Index
Metadata Date: 12/15/2011
Metadata Review Date:
Metadata Future Review Date:
Metadata Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Person Primary:
Contact Person: Taryn Lund
Contact Organization: GIS and Roadway Data Office, Washington State Department of Transportation
Contact Position: Cartographer
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing address
Address: PO Box 47384
City: Olympia
State or Province: Washington
Postal Code: 68504-7384
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: 360-596-8929
Contact Electronic Mail Address: lundt@wsdot.wa.gov
Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Time Convention: local time
Metadata Access Constraints: none
Metadata Use Constraints: none
