Collab:Federal States/Railways/Resources

This page provides resources for mapping railways in the Federal States and documents other ideas and conversations that have occurred as the AR120 project has grown and evolved. For information regarding railway companies in the Federal States, visit Collab:Federal States/Railways/Companies.

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This page details discussions on how the railway network of the Federal States came to be and provides valuable information and references in regards to mapping and tagging railways in the Federal States.

Important technical notes to users

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Preferred tagging of railways

Railways in the Federal States are members of the International Railway Union and have to be mapped by using the tags

• "railway"="rail"
  • "gauge"="1435"
  • "operator"=name of the track owner
  • "name"=name of the line (only if there is a name)
  • "usage"={ main / branch / industrial / military / test / tourism }
    or
    "service"={ yard / siding / spur / crossover }
  • "railway:traffic_mode"={ mixed / passenger / freight}

• "railway"="station"
  • "name"=name of the station

related osm-wiki articles: Tagging in North America

General agreement/consensus

See also: 2020 Advisory Survey Results

Freight

Like North America, a network of privately-owned freight railroad companies comprises the vast majority of the national railway system. More information regarding freight railway companies, including a listing of current companies and information regarding how to start new railway companies, can be found here.

Passenger

A national passenger rail provider does exist; however, similar to Amtrak, the company generally operates relatively low-speed (< 80mph / 125 km/h) passenger trains on the freight network. While the national company operates long-distance service, it is also available to operate shorter-distance regional service, but regions may choose to create separate regional passenger networks as well. A forum discussion regarding the overall network is ongoing. Keep in mind that most intercity transportation in the Federal States is done via the motorway network or through the domestic aviation network.

High-Speed

There is no national high-speed rail network; however, there are two high-speed corridors in operation:

• ArchRail operates high-speed service through the Southeast, with a main corridor spanning from Burton to Huntington via Stanton.
• LakeLynx operates high-speed service in the West Lakes focusing on a Wallawaukee-to-Lake City corridor, with branches west of Lake City to Ondassagam (and potentially Fayette, Deodeca) and to Nishaukee Falls along the Deodecan border south of Barre Harbor. Deodeca also operates a high-speed rail corridor between Kingstown and Lake City via LakeLynx in the Federal States.

A third corridor may be included in the future as plans for Cosperica develop.

Commuter

Large cities may have commuter trains. These are organized by individual or neighboring states, rather than at the national level.

North American Railroad Resources

Class 1 railway lines in the US

• Rail transportation in the United States
• Rail freight transport
• Burlington Northern Santa Fe
• Union Pacific
• CSX Transportation
• Norfolk Southern
• Canadian National
• Canadian Pacific*
• Kansas City Southern*
• Amtrak

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  BNSF Railway
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  Union Pacific
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  CSX Transportation
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  Norfolk Southern
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  Canadian National
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  Canadian Pacific*
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  Kansas City Southern*
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  Amtrak network map
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  Top 15 Intermodal Train Terminal Markets

(*) Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern are currently undergoing a merger.