FRA Grade Crossings is a spatial file that originates from the National Highway-Rail Crossing, Inventory Program. The program is to provide information to Federal, State, and local governments, as well as the railroad industry for the improvements of safety at highway-rail crossing.
Purpose
Rail Crossings is a spatial file maintained by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for use by
States and railroads.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
publication date
Time Instant
2013
Bounding Box
West
-158.090675
East
-67.097641
North
64.919140
South
20.887775
Theme Keyword
Rail
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
None
Theme Keyword
Grade Crossing
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
None
Theme Keyword
Rail Crossings
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
None
Theme Keyword
transportation
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Place Keyword
United States
Place Keyword Thesaurus
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Temporal Keyword
2013
Temporal Keyword Thesaurus
None
Access Restrictions
None
Use Restrictions
None
Maintenance and Update Frequency
Annually
Point of Contact
Contact Organization
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Spatial Data Organization Information
Direct Spatial Reference Method
Vector
Point and Vector Object Information
SDTS Terms Description
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type
Entity point
Point and Vector Object Count
243112
Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Geographic
Latitude Resolution
8.983152841195215e-009
Longitude Resolution
8.983152841195215e-009
Geographic Coordinate Units
Decimal Degrees
Geodetic Model
Horizontal Datum Name
D WGS 1984
Ellipsoid Name
WGS 1984
Semi-major Axis
6378137.0
Denominator of Flattening Ratio
298.257223563
Entity and Attribute Information
Entity Type
Entity Type Label
rr_crossings
Attributes
FID
Internal feature number. (Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.)
Definition Source
ESRI
Shape
Feature geometry. (Coordinates defining the features.)
Definition Source
ESRI
CROSSING
US DOT Valid Crossing ID Number
Definition Source
FRA
RAILROAD
The reporting mark of the 1st owning railroad. A mark of 'XXXX' indicates an
abandoned link. Rule 260 codes are used where available. A mark of 'DUMX' indicates
an added connecting link. (FRA Rule 260 and Owner CodesFRA)
RRDIV
Railroad Division Name or Blank
Definition Source
FRA
RRSUBDIV
Railroad Subdivision or Blank
Definition Source
FRA
HIGHWAY
Highway Type and Number
Definition Source
FRA
STREET
Street or Road Name
Definition Source
FRA
TYPEXING
Type of Crossing
11
Pedestrain at grade
12
Pedestrain RR under
13
Pedestrain RR over
21
Private at grade
22
Private RR under
23
Private RR over
31
Public at grade
32
Public RR under
33
Public RR over
Definition Source
FRA
POSXING
Position of Crossing
1
At grade under
2
RR Under
3
RR over
Definition Source
FRA
STFIPS
Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) State Code (Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS)National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST))
Definition Source
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
CTFIPS
Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) County Code (Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS)National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST))
Definition Source
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
COUNTY
Name of County
Definition Source
FRA
State_ABBR
State Abbreviation
Definition Source
U.S. State Boundaries
TYPE
Public or Private Crossing
PU
Public
PR
Private
Definition Source
FRA
Entity Type
Entity Type Label
Highway-rail grade crossing means a location where a public highway, road, street, or private roadway, including associated sidewalks and pathways, crosses one or more railroad tracks at grade.
Distribution Information
Distributor
Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20140925
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization
Research Data Services (RDS), Columbia University Libraries
Contact Person
GIS/Metadata Librarian
Contact Address
Address
420 W. 118th St., 215 IAB, MC 3301
City
New York
State or Province
NY
Postal Code
10027
Country
USA
Contact Voice Telephone
(212)854-6012
Contact Electronic Mail Address
data@library.columbia.edu
Metadata Standard Name
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
