This map is under construction. Features may be missing, or not work properly.
Any suggestions/additions/comments are welcome over on the Trello Board - but please remember that everything you see is incomplete, and it may take a while for you to see your change implemented.
In the meantime, you can see the project's current roadmap, also on Trello. Thanks for checking the project out!
New England Lines (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
Mid Atlantic Lines (NJ, NY, PA)
South Atlantic Lines (DC, DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV)
East North Central Lines (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
East South Central Lines (AL, KY, MS, TN)
West North Central Lines (IA, KS, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD)
West South Central Lines (AR, LA, OK, TX)
Mountain Lines (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, WY)
Pacific Lines (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA)
Interstate Lines (Amtrak)
A beautiful map of all rail systems in the Northeast. It's not interactive and a bit out of date, unfortunately.
Includes literally every rail line that exists, and even some that no longer do. Amazingly detailed. Shows rail lines (i.e. the physical rails), rather than the passenger rail systems that run along them. Extremely extensive and thorough.
A pretty amazing project showing abandoned rail networks and cooridors across the entire world, though with a focus on the U.S. Not only extensive, but also very thorough. Currently an app is being developed to augment the existing web-based map. All the data is also available for non-commercial use.
A pretty cool map put out by the US FRA. Shows all above-ground lines actively used for train transport, with fiters for passenger and class 1 trains. Also shows stations, grade crossings, and a lot of other data. Utilizes the US DoT GIS data (see link below).
Downloadable GIS data for all the transportation systems in the US. This has been very helpful in the making of the RAILMAP project - but is ultimately just the raw data without styling and lacking a lot of the additional information this project intends to show. Still very cool and a good baseline for future projects. You can see a map of the data located
here.
A properly interactive map of many rail systems in the U.S. Includes Intercity (Amtrak) and most commuter rails. Does not include Urban systems (light rail, subways, etc), or any stations. Does have a feature to search and get directions along routes. Probably the closest to what I want this project to eventually be.
Some cool maps of freight systems in the U.S. The site and maps are a bit buggy though.
This Page Last Updated February 2020
