TOFC/COFC Facilities

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Publication_Date: 1998

Title: TOFC/COFC Facilities

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Washington, DC

Publisher: Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Larger_Work_Citation:

Originator: Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Publication_Date: 1998

Title: North American Transportation Atlas Data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Washington, DC

Publisher: Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Online_Linkage: <http://www.princeton.edu/~geolib/gis/nausa.html>

Description:

Abstract:

The TOFC/COFC Facilities database is a geographic database of trailer-on-flatcar (TOFC) and container-on-flatcar (COFC) highway-rail and/or rail- water transfer facilities in the United States. Attribute data specify the intermodal connections at each facility; i.e., the modes involved in the intermodal transfer, the AAR reporting marks of the railroad serving the facility, the type of cargo (always containers/trailers), and the direction of the transfer.

Purpose:

The database provides location and attribute information for use in national and regional cartographic and network analysis applications.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1996

Currentness_Reference: ground conditions

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Annually

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -149.892776

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -69.330833

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 64.848335

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.771667

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: point

Theme_Keyword: transportation

Theme_Keyword: freight

Theme_Keyword: intermodal terminal

Theme_Keyword: highway

Theme_Keyword: railway

Theme_Keyword: waterway

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: United States

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

None. Acknowledgment of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics North American Transportation Atlas Data would be appreciated in products derived from these data.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Princeton University Library

Contact_Person: Tsering Wangyal Shawa

Contact_Position: GIS Librarian

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: Digital Map and Geosptial Information Center

City: Princeton

State_or_Province: New Jersey

Postal_Code: 08544

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (609) 258-6804

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (609) 258-1274

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: shawatw@princeton.edu

Hours_of_Service: 8:45am--5:00pm

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Attribute data were extracted from the IANA 1997 Rail Intermodal Terminal Directory, the Official Railway Guide; the TTX Company Intermodal Directory; World Wide Web home pages of Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Conrail, CSX Transportation, Kansas City Southern, and Norfolk Southern; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Port Series Reports; Containerization International Yearbook; 1996 AAPA Directory; and various transportation news sources both in print and on the Internet. Attribute data reflect conditions at TOFC/COFC facilities during 1995-96 and are subject to frequent change. Some facilities may be dormant or permanently closed.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

All point records are represented by a single coordinate pair and a unique feature identifier of the form SSCCC-NNNN, where SS is the 2-digit State FIPS code, CCC is the 3-digit county FIPS code, and NNNN is a sequence number within the state/county. Attribute data are matched to specific point records using this identifier.

Completeness_Report:

The database includes TOFC/COFC facilities and marine container terminals with rail connections which were listed or cited in one or more of the following sources: the IANA 1997 Rail Intermodal Terminal Directory, the January/February 1997 edition of the Official Railway Guide; the TTX Company Intermodal Directory; the World Wide Web home pages of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, Conrail, CSX Transportation, Kansas City Southern, and Norfolk Southern; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Port Series Reports; Containerization International Yearbook; 1996 AAPA Directory; and various transportation news sources both in print and on the Internet. The database does not include TOFC/COFC and marine container facilities known to have been closed before or during 1996. However, because of the frequent turnover of this type of facility, some of the terminals included in the database may now be dormant or permanently closed.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

The locations of TOFC/COFC facilities were determined using available facility address information and MapExpert, a commercial nationwide digital map database and software package, and recording the longitude/latitude of the approximate center of the facility. Facility locations are not bound to any current or previous highway, railway, or waterway network models.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Rail Industry

Publication_Date: 1997

Title: 1997 Rail Intermodal Terminal Directory

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Greenbelt, MD

Publisher: Intermodal Association of North America

Type_of_Source_Media: hardcopy

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1996

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: IANA

Source_Contribution:

Facility address and serving rail carriers

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Rail Industry

Publication_Date: 1997

Title:

The Official Railway Guide (January/February 1997)

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: New York, NY

Publisher: K-111 Directory Corp.

Type_of_Source_Media: hardcopy

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1996

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: ORG

Source_Contribution:

Facility address and serving rail carriers

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Rail Industry

Publication_Date: 1996

Title: TTX Company Intermodal Directory

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Chicago, IL

Publisher: TTX Company

Type_of_Source_Media: hardcopy

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1996

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: TTX

Source_Contribution:

City/State locations of TOFC/COFC facilities by serving rail carrier

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway

Publication_Date: 1996

Title: BNSF Intermodal Facilities

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: <http://www.bnr.com/ibu/>

Publisher: Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway

Type_of_Source_Media: hypertext documents

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1996

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: BNSF

Source_Contribution:

Addresses of BNSF TOFC/COFC facilities

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Conrail

Publication_Date: 1996

Title: Conrail Regional Facts and Maps

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: <http://www.conrail.com/>

Publisher: CONRAIL

Type_of_Source_Media: hypertext documents

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1996

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Conrail

Source_Contribution:

City/state locations of Conrail TOFC/COFC facilities

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: CSX Transportation

Publication_Date: 1996

Title: CSX Transportation State Profiles

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: <http://www.csxt.com/docs/>

Publisher: CSX Transportation

Type_of_Source_Media: hypertext documents

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1996

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: CSXT

Source_Contribution:

City/state locations of CSX Intermodal facilities

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Norfolk Southern

Publication_Date: 1996

Title:

Norfolk Southern Intermodal Terminals and Sales Offices

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: <http://www.nscorp.com/nscorp/html/intmodal/>

Publisher: Norfolk Southern

Type_of_Source_Media: hypertext documents

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1996

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NS

Source_Contribution:

Addresses of Norfolk Southern TOFC/COFC facilities

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Port and Waterway Industry

Publication_Date: 1984-1996

Title:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Port Series Reports

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Alexandria, VA

Publisher:

Navigation Data Center, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Type_of_Source_Media: hardcopy

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Source_Currentness_Reference:

publication date of each report

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NDCPSR

Source_Contribution:

Identification and location of marine terminals with rail connections that handle containerized freight

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Port and Waterway Industry

Publication_Date: 1996

Title: Seaports of the Americas

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Alexandria, VA

Publisher: American Association of Port Authorities

Type_of_Source_Media: hardcopy

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1996

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: AAPA

Source_Contribution:

Identification and location of marine terminals with rail connections that handle containerized freight

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Port and Waterway Industry

Publication_Date: 1995

Title: Containerization International Yearbook

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: London, UK

Publisher: Emap Business Communications Ltd.

Type_of_Source_Media: hardcopy

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1995

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: EMAP

Source_Contribution:

Identification and location of marine terminals with rail connections that handle containerized freight

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

TOFC/COFC facilities identified from various sources were located using MapExpert, a commercial nationwide digital map database and software package, supplemented with other available spatial reference aids, including paper maps, aerial photographs, and published railroad atlases. The computer pointing device cursor was placed over the approximate location of the terminal and the displayed longitude/latitude was recorded. Attribute data were appended to each point.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:

IANA, ORG, TTX, BNSF, CONRAIL, CSXT, NS, NCDPSR, AAPA, EMAP

Process_Date: 1996

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: David Middendorf

Contact_Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: Building 4500N, Mail Stop 6207

City: Oak Ridge

State_or_Province: TN

Postal_Code: 37831

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1 423 574 7427

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:

1 423 574 3895

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method:

Vector

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: unknown

Longitude_Resolution: unknown

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927

Ellipsoid_Name:

Clarke 1866

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label:

TOFCCOFC.PNT

Field  Field    Field  Beg End Field Field
Number Name     Length Pos Pos  Type Description
1     RECTYPE    1     1   1    C   Record Type: always 'P'
2     VERSION    2     2   3    C   File version number
3     REVISION   2     4   5    C   Record revision number
4     MODDATE    8     6  13    I   Record modification
date
5     POINTID   10    14  23    I   Unique sequential point
identification
6     FEATURID  10    24  33    C   Unique point identifier
7     LONGITUD  10    34  43    I   Longitude (6 implied
decimal places)
8     LATITUDE  10    44  53    I   Latitude (6 implied
decimal places)
9     DESCRIPT  35    54  88    C   Name of facility and
city location
10     STFIPS     2    89  90    C   State FIPS Code

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RECTYPE

Attribute_Definition:

One character which defines the type of file from a data set.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: P

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: VERSION

Attribute_Definition: File version number

Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: REVISION

Attribute_Definition: Record revision number

Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MODDATE

Attribute_Definition: Record Modification Date

Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: POINTID

Attribute_Definition:

Sequential Unique Identification for each point

Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FEATURID

Attribute_Definition:

Unique point identifier - formatted as SSCCC-NNNN where SS is 2-digit state FIPS code, CCC is 3-digit county FIPS code, and NNNN is sequential number within SSCCC

Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LONGITUD

Attribute_Definition:

Longitude coordinate value of the point - formatted with six implied decimal places

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LATITUDE

Attribute_Definition:

Latitude coordinate value of the point - formatted with six implied decimal places

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DESCRIPT

Attribute_Definition: Facility name and city location

Attribute_Definition_Source:

IANA, ORG, TTX, BNSF, CONRAIL, CSXT, NS, NCDPSR, AAPA, EMAP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STFIPS

Attribute_Definition:

Two digit State FIPS Code of the facility location

Attribute_Definition_Source: FIPS Pub 6-4

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name:

Federal Information Processing Standard

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label:

TOFCCOFC.T01 TOFCCOFC.DBF

Entity_Type_Definition: Intermodal Connections Table

Entity_Type_Definition_Source:

Field  Field   Field Field Beg End Field
Number Name    Type  Width Pos Pos Description
1     RECTYPE   C    1    1    1  Record Type: Always 'T'
2     VERSION   C    2    2    3  File Version Number
3     REVISION  C    2    4    5  Record revision number
4     MODDATE   I    8    6   13  Record modification date
5     FEATURID  C   10   14   23  Unique identifier for
the entity point
6     POINTID   I   10   24   33  Unique sequential
identifier
7     MODE1     C    1   34   34  First connecting mode
8     MODE2     C    1   35   35  Second connecting mode
9     RRID      C    4   36   39  Railroad name
abbreviation
10     CARGO     I    3   40   42  Type of cargo transferred
11     DIRECTN   I    1   43   43  Direction of transfer:
1-way or 2-way

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RECTYPE

Attribute_Definition:

One character which defines the type of file from a data set.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: T

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: VERSION

Attribute_Definition: File version number

Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: REVISION

Attribute_Definition: Record revision number

Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MODDATE

Attribute_Definition: Record Modification Date

Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FEATURID

Attribute_Definition:

Unique point identifier - formatted as SSCCC-NNNN where SS is 2-digit state FIPS code, CCC is 3-digit county FIPS code, and NNNN is sequential number within SSCCC

Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: POINTID

Attribute_Definition: Unique sequential point identifier

Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MODE1

Attribute_Definition: First mode in an intermodal connection

Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value:

s: H (highway) R (rail) W (water)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MODE2

Attribute_Definition: Second mode in an intermodal connection

Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value:

s: H (highway) R (rail) W (water)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RRID

Attribute_Definition:

Association of American Railroads (AAR) reporting mark of the rail carrier involved in the intermodal connection

Attribute_Definition_Source:

IANA, ORG, TTX, BNSF, CONRAIL,CSXT, NS, NDCPSR

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CARGO

Attribute_Definition:

Type of cargo involved in the intermodal transfer

Attribute_Definition_Source: Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value:

100 (assigned code for general cargo shipped in containers or trailers)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DIRECTN

Attribute_Definition:

Direction in which cargo is transferred

Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value:

s: 1 (MODE1 to MODE2 only) 2 (both directions)

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Princeton University Library

Contact_Person: Tsering Wangyal Shawa

Contact_Position: GIS Librarian

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: Digital Map and Geospatial Information Center, Guyot Hall

City: Princeton

State_or_Province: NJ

Postal_Code: 08544

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 609) 258-3247

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (609) 258-1274

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: shawatw@princeton.edu

Hours_of_Service: 8:45am-5:00pm

Resource_Description:

North American Transportation Atlas Data 1998

Distribution_Liability: None

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: shapefile

Fees:

none

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20000630

Metadata_Review_Date:

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Princeton University Library

Contact_Person: Tsering Wangyal Shawa

Contact_Position: GIS Librarian

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: Digital Map and Geospatial Information Center, Guyot Hall

City: Princeton

State_or_Province: NJ

Postal_Code: 08544

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (609) 258-3247

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (609) 258-1274

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: shawatw@princeton.edu

Hours_of_Service: 8:45am-5:00pm

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC CSDGM

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998