Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
      Publication_Date: March 2009
      Title: Amtrak Stations
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Washington, DC
      Online_Linkage: http://www.amtrak.com
      Online_Linkage: http://www.fra.dot.gov
  Description:
    Abstract: Updated database of the Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) Amtrak Station database. This database is a geographic data set containing Amtrak intercity railroad passenger terminals in the United States and Canada. Attribute data include services and passenger amenities provided at the station.
    Purpose: The data set provides an updated version of the location and attribute information for all Amtrak stations in the United States and Canada. This data is used for national and network analysis applications.
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: March 2009
    Currentness_Reference: publication date
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -124.211990
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -68.670621
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.720486
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.849848
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Bus
      Theme_Keyword: Station
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword: Amtrak
      Theme_Keyword: Station
      Theme_Keyword: Rail
      Theme_Keyword: Train
    Place:
      Place_Keyword: USA
      Place_Keyword: Canada
      Place_Keyword: United States
    Temporal:
      Temporal_Keyword: 2009
  Access_Constraints: None
  Use_Constraints: None. Acknowledgment of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) should be cited in products derived from these data.
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
      Contact_Position: GIS - Office of Policy & Communication
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: 1200 New Jersey Avenue S.E.
        City: Washington
        State_or_Province: DC
        Postal_Code: 20590
        Country: USA
  Security_Information:
    Security_Classification: Unclassified
  Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.6.1500
  Cross_Reference:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
      Publication_Date: 2009
      Title: Updated Amtrak Stations
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Washington, DC
        Publisher: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
      Online_Linkage: http://www.fra.dot.gov/
Data_Quality_Information:
  Logical_Consistency_Report: All points records are represented by a single coordinate pair and a unique feature identifier; the Amtrak Station Code (stored in the STNCODE field). Attribute data can be matched to specific point records using this identifier.
  Completeness_Report: The database contains all the Amtrak thruway bus and rail stations from the Amtrak website and Timetables in the US and Canada as of March 2009. As new stations are formed or if they move, this database should be updated accordingly.
  Lineage:
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: FRA's Amtrak Database was copied and the attributes for each station was compared with the Amtrak webiste. If there were any dissimilarities, the attribute table was changed. If an address of a station changed, the location of the station was observed to determine if the point had to be moved. If a station location had to be moved, it was done manually. Newly added stations were first but into a seperate shapefile (a shapefile for each geographic ragion) and were added manually by cross-referencing their location with road atlases. Then the shapefiles were added to the database.
      Process_Date: March 2009
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Organization_Primary:
            Contact_Organization: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
          Contact_Position: GIS-Office of Policy & Communication
          Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: mailing and physical address
            Address: 1200 New Jersey Avenue S.E.
            City: Washington
            State_or_Province: DC
            Postal_Code: 20590
            Country: USA
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: Dataset moved.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: I:\GIS\Data\NTAD\2009\ntad2009_raw\parks\amtk_stations
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: Dataset copied.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
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: 861
Spatial_Reference_Information:
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Geographic:
      Latitude_Resolution: 0.000000
      Longitude_Resolution: 0.000000
      Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
    Geodetic_Model:
      Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984
      Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
  Detailed_Description:
    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label: Amtrak Stations
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: FID
      Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Shape
      Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: STNCODE
      Attribute_Definition: Unique Station Code
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Antrak
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character Value
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: STNNAME
      Attribute_Definition: City and State of the station
      Attribute_Definition_Source: FRA
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character Value
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: ADDRESS1
      Attribute_Definition: Street address of the station
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Amtrak
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character Value
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: ADDRESS2
      Attribute_Definition: Street address of the station, if applicable
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Amtrak
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character Value
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character Value
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: CITY
      Attribute_Definition: Name of the city the station is located in
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Amtrak
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character Value
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: STATE
      Attribute_Definition: State abbreviation which follows the postal abbreviation
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Amtrak
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character Value
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: ZIP
      Attribute_Definition: Postal ZIP code for location of station
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Amtrak
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character Value
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: STNTYPE
      Attribute_Definition: Type of station
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Amtrak
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: BUS
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Station is a thruway bus stop
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: RAIL
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Station is a rail station
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: OTHER
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Station serves other modes
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: STFIPS
      Attribute_Definition: State FIPS
      Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS), Publication 6-4.
          Codeset_Source: National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST).
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: VERSION
      Attribute_Definition: The VERSION is a 2-digit number that will be incremented for all records in the database whenever a new release is distributed.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: RITA/BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 00
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 99
  Overview_Description:
Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Person_Primary:
        Contact_Person: Geospatial Information Program
        Contact_Organization: Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-366-DATA
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: answers@bts.gov
  Resource_Description: Downloadable Data - National Transportation Database (NTAD) 2009
  Distribution_Liability: None
  Standard_Order_Process:
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Name: ESRI Software
        Format_Version_Number: 2009
        File_Decompression_Technique: no compression applied
        Transfer_Size: 0.023
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Access_Instructions: NTAD is available for download at www.bts.gov/programs/geographic_information_services.  The NTAD DVD can also be ordered from the online bookstore at www.bts.gov.
    Ordering_Instructions: Call 202-366-DATA, or E-mail (answers@bts.gov) RITA/BTS to request the National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2009 DVD.  This and other RITA/BTS products may be ordered from the RITA/BTS Internet website http://www.bts.gov/programs/geographic_information_services/.
  Technical_Prerequisites: Software that can process GIS files.
  Available_Time_Period:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 2009
Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 20090403
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: 1200 New Jersey Avenue S.E.
        City: Washington
        State_or_Province: DC
        Postal_Code: 20590
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: REQUIRED: The telephone number by which individuals can speak to the organization or individual.
  Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
  Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
  Metadata_Extensions:
    Online_Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
    Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile
