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Railroad Centerlines

Published by Lake County Illinois GIS | Lake County, Illinois | Metadata Last Checked: February 26, 2026 | Last Modified: 2026-02-22T12:14:29.739Z
Download In State Plane Projection Here.  ** In addition to the Railroad Centerlines feature class, the hyperlink download above also contains a generalized layer, as well as all tracks including spurs **  This dataset was created as a cartographic backdrop as well as for any analysis that requires railroads locations. The railroads were originally traced off aerial photography taken in April of 2000 using heads up digitizing in ESRI ArcGIS and later revised using photography taken in 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012 and 2013. This dataset should satisfy National Map Accuracy Standards for a 1:1200 product. Update Frequency: This dataset is updated on a weekly basis.

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}
description <p style='margin-bottom:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; background:white;'><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt; font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif; color:#4C4C4C;'><a href='https://maps.lakecountyil.gov/gisdata/rail.zip' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'><span style='color:blue;'>Download In State Plane Projection Here</span></a>. </span></b></p> <p style='margin-bottom:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; background:white;'><span style='font-size:11.5pt; font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif; color:#4C4C4C;'><br /></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; background:white;'><span style='font-size:11.5pt; font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif; color:#4C4C4C;'>** In addition to the Railroad Centerlines feature class, the hyperlink download above also contains a generalized layer, as well as all tracks including spurs **</span><span style='font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:11.5pt;'> </span></p> <p style='margin-bottom:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt;'><span style='font-size:11.5pt; font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif; color:#4C4C4C; background:white;'><br /></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt;'><span style='font-size:11.5pt; font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif; color:#4C4C4C; background:white;'>This dataset was created as a cartographic backdrop as well as for any analysis that requires railroads locations. The railroads were originally traced off aerial photography taken in April of 2000 using heads up digitizing in ESRI ArcGIS and later revised using photography taken in 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012 and 2013. This dataset should satisfy National Map Accuracy Standards for a 1:1200 product.</span><span style='font-size:11.5pt; font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif; color:#4C4C4C;'><br /></span></p><p style='margin-top:12.0pt; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:12.0pt; margin-left:0in; background:white;'><span style='font-size:11.5pt; font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif; color:#4C4C4C;'> <b>Update Frequency:</b><br /> This dataset is updated on a <b>weekly</b> basis.</span></p>
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issued 2016-11-23T20:01:51.000Z
keyword 
                                            [
  "Lake County Illinois",
  "Railroads",
  "Transportation",
  "Transportation spatial data"
]
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modified 2026-02-22T12:14:29.739Z
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                                            {
  "name": "Lake County Illinois GIS"
}
spatial -88.2025,42.1424,-87.7640,42.5003
theme 
                                            [
  "geospatial"
]
title Railroad Centerlines

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