Interstate Passenger Rail Routes, Calfornia, 2013

Description:

This line shapefile represents interstate routes in California existing intercity passenger rail system. Intercity passenger rail services provide transportation between metropolitan areas, to rural areas of California, and to points beyond California’s borders. California’s intercity rail services can be divided into two groups: 1) state-supported routes, which are funded by the State and serve California travel markets; and 2) Amtrak long-distance routes, which are funded by Amtrak and serve California and interstate markets. This feature class includes four Amtrak long-distance intercity passenger rail routes in California: California Zephyr (Emeryville – Sacramento – Reno – Denver – Chicago), Coast Starlight (Los Angeles – Oakland – Sacramento – Portland – Seattle), Sunset Limited (Los Angeles-San Antonio-New Orleans), and Southwest Chief (Los Angeles – Albuquerque – Kansas City – Chicago). ). This layer is part of a collection of GIS data created by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). California Department of Transportation. (2013). Interstate Passenger Rail Routes, Calfornia, 2013. California Department of Transportation. Available at http://purl.stanford.edu/hq865dh3558. This is Category I data. Category I data are public domain and available to share with Caltrans partners. Caltrans makes no representation about the suitability, reliability, availability, timeliness, or accuracy of its GIS data for any purpose. The GIS data and information are provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Use of the data should be limited to informational and preliminary study purposes only. Caltrans shall not be held liable by users of the data, or by any other party, for any loss or damages, consequential or otherwise, including but not limited to time, money, or goodwill, arising from the use, operation or modification of the data. For planning purposes only. The Rail Database is intended for high level planning purposes and is a point in time reporting of estimated current conditions and forecast of future conditions. While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy of reported data, the Database is not intended for detailed service or facility planning. Such planning requires in-depth site analysis and field confirmation of actual conditions. This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/hq865dh3558

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/hq865dh3558

Language:

English

Creator:

California. Department of Transportation

Publisher:

California. Department of Transportation

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Datasets

Subject:

Railroads and Transportation

Temporal Coverage:

2013

Date Issued:

2013

Spatial Coverage:

California

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

Shapefile