North American Class I Freight Railroad Network Lines

North America's rail network lines show ownership and trackage rights for the seven major Class I freight railroads, including BNSF, CN, CP, CSX, NS, KCS, and UP. The dataset provides geographic reference at a scale of 1:24,000 or better within the United States. It covers all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Mexico, and Canada.

Use Cases

• Analyze trackage rights and ownership patterns across the BNSF, CN, CP, CSX, NS, KCS, and UP railroad networks.
• Map the geographic extent of the North American rail system at 1:24,000 scale for infrastructure planning.
• Identify passenger and STRACNET designations within the Class I freight rail network for security or service analysis.

Strengths

• Covers the entire network of all seven Class I freight railroads in North America.
• Provides geographic detail at a scale of 1:24,000 or better for the United States.
• Includes spatial coverage for all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Mexico, and Canada.

Limitations

• Specific row count, column details, and sample data are unavailable for assessing dataset size and structure.
• The description does not specify the temporal range of the data, only its last update date.
• Derived from a larger dataset; users may need to consult the parent dataset for full context.

Provenance

Source

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), part of the U.S. Department of Transportation/Bureau of Transportation Statistics National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD).

Collection Method

Derived from the North American Rail Network (NARN) Lines dataset.

Freshness

Last updated on 2025-03-01.

Geography

North America, covering all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Mexico, and Canada.