Data API

Freight Rail Yards

Freight & Aviation
Data Steward
DVRPC GIS
Update Frequency
as needed
Metadata Last Modified
March 27, 2025
Dataset Type
Geospatial
Source
  • Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC)
Organization Type
Use Limitations
Unrestricted: can be shared internally and externally without data sharing agreement
License
No License Provided

The DVRPC Freight Rail Yards data layer was developed to provide information about key interchange, sorting, and storage yards in the region. The yard data was created utilizing a combination of outreach to rail operators and DVRPC mapping.

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objectid
pff_id
name
owner
operator
township
acres
rail_id
source
gis_acres
web_id
lat
long_

Data Dictionary

Column Type Label Description
OBJECTID OID OBJECTID Internal feature number.
shape Geometry Shape Feature geometry.
pff_id String pff_id
web_id String Web_ID
name String Name
Operator_s String operator
owner String Owner
acres String acres
Rail link String rail_id
township String Township
gis_acres Double GIS_Acres
LAT Double lat
LONG Double long_
source String Source
st_area(shape) Double st_area(shape)
st_perimeter(shape) Double st_perimeter(shape)