NJ TRANSIT Rail, Light Rail, and Subway Currently Operated Right-of-Way lines, with connecting PATH and PATCO Rail, 2016 (NAD83, NJSP feet)

Metadata:

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

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

NJ Office of Information Technology (NJOIT), Office of Geographic Information Systems (OGIS)

Originator: NJ TRANSIT - GIS-Transportation

Publication_Date: 20160309

Title:

NJ TRANSIT Rail, Light Rail, and Subway Currently Operated Right-of-Way lines, with connecting PATH and PATCO Rail, 2016 (NAD83, NJSP feet)

Edition:

Based on NJ TRANSIT data release of 2016-01-09. No change to data definition from previous release; data records have been updated and expanded.

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Trenton, NJ

Publisher:

NJ Office of Information Technology (NJOIT), Office of Geographic Information Systems (OGIS)

Online_Linkage: https://njgin.state.nj.us/oit/gis/download/NJ_Rail_shp.zip

Description:

Abstract:

Line data delineating right-of-way centerlines for rail, light rail, and subway service lines operated by NJ TRANSIT, and connecting commuter lines operated by Port Authority Trans Hudson (PATH) and Port Authority Transit Corporation (PATCO). Data set is in shapefile format (Esri).

Purpose:

Provides location and attribute information for currently operated regional rail service. Data set is intended only for general planning and mapping use. Single lines represent approximate right-of-way centerlines, not track centerlines.

Supplemental_Information:

This shapefile does not include linear referencing m values. Most of the lines were heads-up digitized from New Jersey 2007 High Resolution Orthophotography, which has a 1 foot pixel size and tested accuracy of +/- 4 feet. Some of the lines were derived from other sources. These data are re-published by NJ Office of Information Technology (NJOIT), Office of Geographic Information Systems (OGIS) under agreement with NJ TRANSIT - GIS-Transportation.
The SEPTA Trenton Line is included (it connects with NJ TRANSIT Northeast Corridor line), but SEPTA West Trenton Line is not.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20150301

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Quarterly

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.213953

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -73.979067

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.488692

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.361262

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NJGIN

Theme_Keyword: njfw_transport

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: Port Authority Trans Hudson

Theme_Keyword: RARITAN VALLEY LINE

Theme_Keyword: commuter rail line

Theme_Keyword: NORTHEAST CORRIDOR LINE

Theme_Keyword: transit

Theme_Keyword: BOONTON LINE

Theme_Keyword: Riverline

Theme_Keyword: public transportation

Theme_Keyword: train

Theme_Keyword: BERGEN COUNTY LINE

Theme_Keyword: PATH

Theme_Keyword: railway

Theme_Keyword: Newark City Subway

Theme_Keyword: passenger rail

Theme_Keyword: rail line

Theme_Keyword: railroad

Theme_Keyword: NORTH JERSEY COAST LINE

Theme_Keyword: rail

Theme_Keyword: mass transit

Theme_Keyword: MORRIS & ESSEX LINE

Theme_Keyword: PASCACK VALLEY LINE

Theme_Keyword: ATLANTIC CITY RAIL LINE

Theme_Keyword: PORT JERVIS LINE

Theme_Keyword: commuter rail

Theme_Keyword: MAIN LINE

Theme_Keyword: RiverLINE

Theme_Keyword: River line

Theme_Keyword: PATCO high speed line

Theme_Keyword: Hudson-Bergen Light Rail

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: transportation

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Categories

Theme_Keyword: transportation

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: New Jersey

Place_Keyword: NJ

Place_Keyword: New York

Place_Keyword: NY

Place_Keyword: Pennsylvania

Place_Keyword: PA

Place_Keyword: New York County

Place_Keyword: Essex County

Place_Keyword: Orange County

Place_Keyword: Rockland County

Place_Keyword: Camden County

Place_Keyword: Somerset County

Place_Keyword: Mercer County

Place_Keyword: Morris County

Place_Keyword: Hunterdon County

Place_Keyword: Atlantic County

Place_Keyword: Hudson County

Place_Keyword: Union County

Place_Keyword: Passaic County

Place_Keyword: Warren County

Place_Keyword: Philadelphia

Place_Keyword: Middlesex County

Place_Keyword: Ocean County

Place_Keyword: Bergen County

Place_Keyword: Burlington County

Place_Keyword: Monmouth County

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

See conditions and disclaimers on NJ TRANSIT developer Web site. See Purpose, Data Quality, and Distribution sections in this metadata record for conditions that limit appropriate uses. Acknowledgement of the data set providers, NJ TRANSIT, GIS-Transportation and NJ Office of Information Technology (NJOIT), Office of Geographic Information Systems (OGIS), would be appreciated for maps, data or other products derived from this data set.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: NJ TRANSIT

Contact_Person: Glenn D. Newman

Contact_Position: Director, GIS-Transportation

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: One Penn Plaza East

City: Newark

State_or_Province: New Jersey

Postal_Code: 07105

Country: US

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 973 491 7849

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gnewman@njtransit.com

Data_Set_Credit:

Source data in shapefile format are provided by Glenn D. Newman PLS, PP, Director of GIS-Transportation at NJ TRANSIT. Data are processed by NJ Office of Information Technology (NJOIT), Office of Geographic Information Systems (OGIS).
Service pattern information was retrieved from public Web sites, including maps, for NJ TRANSIT Newark Light Rail and Port Authority Trans Hudson (PATH) service.

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.3.1.4959

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Status of attribute checks not provided.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

The file contains duplicate lines on rights of way where more than one service operates. Topology has been checked for some lines, but error-free topology is not guaranteed. The ultimate source of line work varies by operator.

Completeness_Report:

Includes only portions of track currently used by passenger rail service.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Rail line data for most of the lines were digitized from New Jersey 2007 HIgh Resolution Orthophotography, which has a tested accuracy of +/- 4 feet, NSSDA, and a one foot pixel size. Source of line data for subsurface lines (e.g. PATH, PATCO, Newark City subway) not provided to metadata author.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

PATCO line feature class was modified according to high-resolution ortho photo image, to improve alignments with tracks.

Process_Date: 20150316

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

NJ Office of Information Technology (NJOIT), Office of Geographic Information Systems (OGIS)

Contact_Person: Yelena Pikovskaya

Contact_Position: GIS Specialist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing

Address: PO Box 212

City: Trenton

State_or_Province: NJ

Postal_Code: 08625-0212

Country: US

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 609.633.0420

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: yelena.pikovskaya@oit.nj.gov

Hours_of_Service: 9-4

Contact_Instructions: e-mail is preferred

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Data sources were gathered for a new release of rail line data by OGIS. NJ TRANSIT GIS supplied shapefile of rail lines (included SEPTA Trenton Line, but not RiverLINE nor PATCO, and did not follow service pattern format). Several previous releases of rail data by OGIS (most recent release was missing some lines).

Process_Date: 20160225

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

NJ Office of Information Technology (NJOIT), Office of Geographic Information Systems (OGIS)

Contact_Person: Edith Konopka

Contact_Position: GIS Specialist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing

Address: PO Box 212

City: Trenton

State_or_Province: NJ

Postal_Code: 08625-0212

Country: US

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 609-777-3774

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: edith.konopka@oit.nj.gov

Hours_of_Service: 9-4

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Newark Light Rail and PATH lines were edited to reflect service patterns. Segments were duplicated, split, merged, and edited to correct topology problems.

Process_Date: 20160229

Process_Time: 140000

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

NJ Office of Information Technology (NJOIT), Office of Geographic Information Systems (OGIS)

Contact_Person: Edith Konopka

Contact_Position: GIS Specialist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing

Address: PO Box 212

City: Trenton

State_or_Province: NJ

Postal_Code: 08625-0212

Country: US

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 609-777-3774

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: edith.konopka@oit.nj.gov

Hours_of_Service: 9-4

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Line work for a new publication of the NJ TRANSIT rail lines and connecting rail services was appended to a new shapefile from several sources: -NJ TRANSIT regional rail service lines were used from the release published by OGIS in 2015, after spot-checking locations against NJ TRANSIT February 2016 delivery. Glenn Newman had stated there were no changes to rail lines. -NJ TRANSIT RiverLINE and Hudson-Bergen Light Rail lines were used from the release published by OGIS in 2015. -NJ TRANSIT Newark Light Rail lines from the February delivery by NJT were edited to reflect two main service routes. -PATH lines from the June 2014 publication by OGIS were edited to create a record for each main service pattern. -PATCO line was copied from the OGIS 2015 release. -SEPTA line was copied from NJT February 2016 delivery.
The Princeton "Dinky" line was edited by OGIS to reflect changes apparent in 2015 orthoimagery.

Process_Date: 20160229

Process_Time: 160000

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

NJ Office of Information Technology (NJOIT), Office of Geographic Information Systems (OGIS)

Contact_Person: Edith Konopka

Contact_Position: GIS Specialist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing

Address: PO Box 212

City: Trenton

State_or_Province: NJ

Postal_Code: 08625-0212

Country: US

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 609-777-3774

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: edith.konopka@oit.nj.gov

Hours_of_Service: 9-4

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Complete chain

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 0

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Tran_railroad_passenger

Entity_Type_Definition: Rail line right-of-way centerlines

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: NJ TRANSIT Corporation

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OBJECTID

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: RAIL_LINE

Attribute_Definition:

Rail service line or sub-line (branch) name, as known to public via NJ TRANSIT publications; or connecting service name.

Attribute_Definition_Source: NJ TRANSIT Corporation

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: ATLANTIC CITY RAIL LINE

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Rail service line across S. New Jersey, between Philadelphia and Atlantic City

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NJ TRANSIT Corporation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: BERGEN COUNTY LINE

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Service line between Hoboken, NJ and Suffern, NY, via East branch (Rutherford, Garfield, Plauderville, Fair Lawn, Glen Rock Boro Hall)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NJ TRANSIT Corporation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: HUDSON BERGEN LIGHT RAIL

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Hudson-Bergen Light Rail, all branches

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NJ TRANSIT Corporation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: MEADOWLANDS RAIL LINE

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Hoboken via Secaucus to Meadowlands Sports Complex including MetLife Stadium

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NJ TRANSIT Corporation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: MAIN LINE

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Service line between Hoboken, NJ and Suffern, NY, via West branch (Secaucus Junction, Kingland, Lyndhurst, Delawanna, Passaic, Clifton, Paterson, Hawthorne, Glen Rock-Main)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NJ TRANSIT Corporation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: MONTCLAIR BOONTON LINE

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Hoboken-Montclair-Hackettstown or New York-Montclair-Hackettstown

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NJ TRANSIT Corporation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: MORRIS & ESSEX LINE

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Service line from New York or Hoboken, to Hackettstown via Summit and Morristown, or to Gladstone via Summit

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NJ TRANSIT Corporation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: PASCACK VALLEY LINE

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: North-South line through central Hudson and Bergen counties

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NJ TRANSIT Corporation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: NEWARK LIGHT RAIL

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Light rail and subway line service in the Newark, Belleville, and Bloomfield

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NJ TRANSIT Corporation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: NORTH JERSEY COAST LINE

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Service line from New York or Hoboken to Long Branch and Bay Head. Coincident with Northeast Corridor line until split after Rahway.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NJ TRANSIT Corporation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: NORTHEAST CORRIDOR LINE

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Service line from New York to Trenton. Separate branch service between Princeton Junction and Princeton.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NJ TRANSIT Corporation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: PATCO SPEEDLINE

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Trans-Delaware line between Philadelphia and Lindenwold, NJ, aka Port Authority Transit Corporation, governed by Delaware River Port Authority

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NJ TRANSIT Corporation and NJOIT, OGIS

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: PATH

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Trans-Hudson line between Newark, NJ; Jersey City, NJ; Hoboken, NJ; and New York City. Aka Port Authority Trans Hudson, governed by Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NJ TRANSIT Corporation and NJOIT, OGIS

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: PORT JERVIS LINE

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Service lines from New York City to Port Jervis, NY, via either Clifton (Main Line) or Garfield (Bergen County Line.)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NJ TRANSIT Corporation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RARITAN VALLEY LINE

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Service line New York City to High Bridge, NJ.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NJ TRANSIT Corporation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIVER LINE

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Light rail service from Camden, along Route 130 Corridor, and to Trenton

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NJ TRANSIT Corporation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SEPTA

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Trenton Line connecting rail service

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SERVICE

Attribute_Definition: Specialized service of rail line, provided on particular trains

Attribute_Definition_Source: NJ TRANSIT Corporation

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Identifier for variant service (different service route and/or destination). Separate features are included for NJ Transit regional rail, Newark light rail, and PATH, but not for Hudson-Bergen light rail, RiverLINE, or SEPTA.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DATE_STAMP

Attribute_Definition: Date of last update or edit.

Attribute_Definition_Source: NJ TRANSIT Corporation

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Date field with dates in mM/dD/YYYY format

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape_Length

Attribute_Definition: Length of feature in internal units.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: NJ TRANSIT, GIS-Transportation

Contact_Person: Glenn D. Newman PLS, PP

Contact_Position: Director

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: One Penn Plaza East

City: Newark

State_or_Province: NJ

Postal_Code: 07105

Country: US

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 973 491 7849

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gnewman@njtransit.com

Distribution_Liability:

See conditions and disclaimers on NJ Transit developer Web site.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: GTFS

File_Decompression_Technique: zip

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

https://www.njtransit.com/mt/mt_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=MTDevLoginTo

Fees: None

Ordering_Instructions:

In order to access GTFS data, you must sign up for an account on the NJ TRANSIT site for developers at https://www.njtransit.com/mt/mt_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=MTDevLoginTo
After login the page provides access to downloads of zipped GTFS data for rail and bus, including schedule information; instructions for the DepartureVision Web Service; RSS Feeds of Travel Advisories for Rail, Bus, Light Rail; and RSS Feed of Customer Notices for All Modes.

Available_Time_Period:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20160109

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

NJ Office of Information Technology (NJOIT), Office of Geographic Information Systems (OGIS)

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing

Address: PO Box 212

City: Trenton

State_or_Province: NJ

Postal_Code: 08625-0212

Country: US

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 609.633.9103

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 609.633.0400

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: njgin@oit.nj.gov

Distribution_Liability:

See conditions and disclaimers on NJ Transit developer Web site.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: AVSHP

Format_Version_Number: 10.3.1

File_Decompression_Technique: zip

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: https://njgin.state.nj.us/oit/gis/download/NJ_Rail_shp.zip

Fees: None

Ordering_Instructions:

Download from NJGIN Explorer data downloads page (NAD83 NJ State Plane feet version.)

Available_Time_Period:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20160309

Technical_Prerequisites: A desktop mapping client is required for use, such as ArcMap.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20160302

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

NJ Office of Information Technology (NJOIT), Office of Geographic Information Systems (OGIS)

Contact_Person: Edith Konopka

Contact_Position: GIS Specialist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing

Address: PO Box 212

City: Trenton

State_or_Province: NJ

Postal_Code: 08625-0212

Country: US

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 609-777-3774

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: edith.konopka@oit.nj.gov

Hours_of_Service: 9-4

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time