{"product_id":"us-rail-network-kmz-atak-tak-aware-google-earth","title":"U.S. Rail Network, Stations \u0026 Yards — 239,395 Placemarks | Color-Coded KMZ for ATAK, TAK Aware \u0026 Google Earth","description":"\u003ch2\u003e239,395 labeled rail placemarks. Every mapped segment, station and yard in the country.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA complete conversion of the federal rail network into KMZ: \u003cstrong\u003e235,700 rail segments\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e1,015 Amtrak passenger stations\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e2,680 rail yards\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003cstrong\u003e239,395 placemarks\u003c\/strong\u003e across all 50 states and the District of Columbia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery segment is individually labeled and color-coded by class, so passenger route, Class I mainline, short line and industrial siding are distinguishable at a glance instead of being one undifferentiated web of lines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt ships as \u003cstrong\u003e62 KMZ files\u003c\/strong\u003e: 51 by state or district, 11 by region. Regional files are kept under 5 MB so they actually load on a phone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eReference use only — please read\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is an offline awareness dataset. It is not a timetable, not a navigation authorization, and not a statement that any corridor is safe or legally accessible.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRailroad property is private property.\u003c\/strong\u003e Most active rights-of-way, yards, bridges and tunnels are privately owned. Do not enter or travel on them without authorization.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrains approach fast and quietly.\u003c\/strong\u003e Equipment moves without warning, and field conditions routinely differ from what any map shows.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA yard pin is a centroid.\u003c\/strong\u003e It is calculated at the approximate center of the mapped yard, not at a gate, an entrance, or any public access point.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClassification is attribute-driven.\u003c\/strong\u003e A segment may be labeled differently from local railroad usage where source fields are incomplete or several operators share rights.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSegment counts are not track miles.\u003c\/strong\u003e A single route is split into many segments wherever ownership or attributes change. Parallel tracks multiply the count further.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIt's a snapshot.\u003c\/strong\u003e Rail line data carries a source-update date of 21 July 2026; the build was released September 2026. Ownership, operations, condition and passenger service all change after release.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNo basemap included.\u003c\/strong\u003e Placemarks and icons only. Load your own offline imagery or topo before you lose signal.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is deliberately not in it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eListing what a dataset omits matters as much as listing what it holds. This baseline does \u003cstrong\u003enot\u003c\/strong\u003e include grade crossings, bridges, tunnels, junctions or mileposts. It does not include medical facilities, emergency services, water, fuel or shelters. Former stations, intermodal terminals, maintenance facilities and abandoned corridors are held back for a future verified release rather than guessed at now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe abandoned\/inactive category exists in the symbology and is currently empty. Nothing was assigned to it without verification.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow the color coding works\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLine color is the \u003cstrong\u003erail class\u003c\/strong\u003e, assigned from federal ownership and network attributes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBLUE — passenger routes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e18,232 segments where the passenger-use field is populated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRED — Class I freight mainlines\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e132,833 segments with a Class I owner or trackage-rights operator.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eORANGE — regional and short lines\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e60,425 segments with a documented non-Class I owner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYELLOW — industrial track and sidings\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e21,401 segments flagged industrial or carrying spur, siding or lead terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBLACK — unknown or unverified\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2,809 segments where ownership and classification fields were insufficient. Marked honestly rather than assigned a guess.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGRAY — abandoned or inactive\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReserved. No features assigned in this baseline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBLUE TRAIN ICON\u003c\/strong\u003e marks an Amtrak passenger station. \u003cstrong\u003eORANGE YARD ICON\u003c\/strong\u003e marks a rail yard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIcons are embedded in every KMZ. No icon server, no broken pins, no fetch when you're off-grid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eInside the labels and info panels\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSegments are labeled by subdivision name where the source carries one, falling back to branch name, combined with the railroad owner where known. Where the federal source provides them, info panels carry:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFederal segment identifiers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOwner and operator codes\u003c\/strong\u003e, including trackage-rights operators\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubdivision and branch names\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePassenger-service indicator\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003etrack counts\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSource metadata\u003c\/strong\u003e and confidence notes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStations carry official station names and codes. Yards carry the mapped yard name and owner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAttributes are preserved rather than invented — empty, null and placeholder values were cleaned out instead of being filled in with plausible-looking text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFile structure\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach file opens to state folders, then splits into \u003cstrong\u003eRail Network\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eStops and Facilities\u003c\/strong\u003e, so lines and pins can be toggled independently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e51 state and district KMZ files\u003c\/strong\u003e — all 50 states plus DC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e11 regional KMZ files\u003c\/strong\u003e — Northeast ×2, Southeast ×3, Midwest ×3, Southwest, Mountain West, Pacific\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThis field guide\u003c\/strong\u003e — methodology, symbology, per-state counts and limitations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLarge regions are split into numbered parts to stay under 5 MB. No state is ever divided across regional parts, and every state and district appears exactly once. Regional files duplicate state data for convenience; they do not add to the national count.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDensity varies enormously. California holds 17,480 placemarks, Texas 16,756, Pennsylvania 14,982, Illinois 11,027. Hawaii holds 3. Alaska and South Dakota have no Amtrak stations at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCompatibility\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eATAK \/ CivTAK \/ iTAK \/ WinTAK\u003c\/strong\u003e: import directly or drop into Data Packages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTAK Aware\u003c\/strong\u003e (iPhone)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGoogle Earth Pro\u003c\/strong\u003e (desktop) and \u003cstrong\u003eGoogle Earth Web\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQGIS\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eArcGIS\u003c\/strong\u003e and other KML\/KMZ-capable GIS software\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAny application reading standard \u003cstrong\u003eOGC KML 2.2\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGoogle My Maps note:\u003c\/strong\u003e regional files were held under 5 MB, but My Maps also applies feature and layer limits that vary by import workflow. If a dense regional file is rejected, import the matching state file instead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFully functional offline once loaded.\u003c\/strong\u003e Load only the state or region you need — a nationwide load of 239,395 placemarks will not perform on a handheld.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho it's for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmergency managers and hazmat planners who need to know which corridor is a Class I mainline and which is a disused siding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSearch and rescue teams working corridors, yards and rail-adjacent terrain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmateur radio and ARES\/RACES operators planning around rail infrastructure and rights-of-way\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRailfans and photographers who want labeled subdivisions offline instead of guessing from satellite imagery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLogistics, utility and infrastructure staff who need rail context without a live GIS connection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSources \u0026amp; methodology\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNorth American Rail Network Lines\u003c\/strong\u003e (FRA\/BTS NTAD): rail geometry and operational attributes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNTAD Amtrak Stations\u003c\/strong\u003e: passenger-station locations and attributes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNTAD Rail Yards\u003c\/strong\u003e: rail-yard geometry and ownership.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat was done to it.\u003c\/strong\u003e Federal ArcGIS FeatureServer layers were queried by state and county FIPS with complete attributes in WGS 84, paginated to avoid record limits. Attributes were cleaned of null and placeholder values while preserving federal identifiers, owner and operator codes, subdivision and branch names, passenger indicators, track counts and source metadata. Each segment was classified deterministically from passenger indicators, Class I ownership and trackage-rights codes, industrial and siding terms, network flags, and the presence of a documented owner. Labels were built from subdivision, then branch, then owner. KML was generated with separate network and facilities folders and custom PNG icons embedded inside each archive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eValidation.\u003c\/strong\u003e Every ZIP was integrity-tested, every KML parsed, every placemark confirmed to carry geometry and a label, style references and embedded icons verified, feature counts reconciled, and the sub-5 MB regional target enforced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eData attribution\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSource data is public U.S. Department of Transportation material distributed by the \u003cstrong\u003eFederal Railroad Administration\u003c\/strong\u003e and the \u003cstrong\u003eBureau of Transportation Statistics\u003c\/strong\u003e through the National Transportation Atlas Database. On top of it this product adds the classification scheme and color coding, the label construction, the folder hierarchy, embedded offline icons, the state and regional packaging, and the field guide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDistrict47 is \u003cstrong\u003enot affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by\u003c\/strong\u003e the FRA, BTS, Amtrak, or any railroad. For authoritative rail network data and program context, go to the FRA's maps and GIS resources.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTerms\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSingle-user license for personal reference and planning. Redistribution, resale or repackaging of these files is not permitted. Sold as-is with no warranty of accuracy, completeness, or fitness for any particular purpose. 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