US Railroad Map

The US Railroad Map plots the main-line freight and passenger rail network across all 50 states, drawn straight from the Federal Railroad Administration North American Rail Network. Every line is colored by the railroad that owns the track, so you can see at a glance whether the rails near you belong to BNSF, Union Pacific, CSX, Norfolk Southern, CPKC, Canadian National, Amtrak, or one of the hundreds of regional and short line railroads.

Use it as a reference for the whole country, or zoom straight to your own street. The near me button and address search answer a question that is oddly hard to look up: how close is the nearest railroad track, and who runs it. Tap any spot on the map to get the distance to the nearest active line, its owner, the subdivision name, and how many tracks it carries.

Toggle the Amtrak layer to trace all 49 named passenger routes, from the Northeast Corridor to the Empire Builder and the Coast Starlight, or switch to passenger lines only to strip the map back to the tracks that carry scheduled passenger trains.

US Railroad Map

How to use it

1. Explore the national map. Each color is a different track owner: the six Class I railroads and Amtrak each have their own color, while regional and short line railroads share the grey band.
2. Tap Near me to use your location, or type a city or address into the search box to jump anywhere in the country.
3. Read the card that appears. It shows the distance to the nearest railroad track, the owning railroad, the line or subdivision name, the number of tracks, and whether passenger trains run there.
4. Tap any point on the map to check the tracks at that exact spot, not only your own location.
5. Use the legend to isolate a single railroad, turn the Amtrak overlay on or off, or switch to passenger lines only. Copy the Share link to send the current view to someone else.

About the data

The rail lines and ownership come from the North American Rail Network (NARN), published by the Federal Railroad Administration through the U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics National Transportation Atlas Database. The passenger routes come from the companion Amtrak Routes dataset. Both are public domain government data with no usage restrictions.

The network shown here is current as of 21 July 2026, and the Amtrak routes as of 14 May 2026. The FRA republishes the network roughly every quarter, and this map is rebuilt from the source each release, so the date stamp in the footer always reflects the data you are looking at. The dataset covers about 180,000 miles of active track across all 50 states.

For clarity, the map view shows the main-line network only. Yard tracks, passing sidings, industrial spurs, and abandoned or out of service lines are left off the map, which is why it reads cleaner than a full track diagram. The tracks near me search still checks active spurs and industrial leads, so it will not report empty when a working lead runs behind your house.

One nuance worth knowing: the ownership shown is the recorded owner of the track, which is not always the railroad running a given train. Trackage rights are common, so an Amtrak or Union Pacific train may run for miles over track that CSX or BNSF owns.

This is a reference map, not a navigation or safety tool. Do not use it to make right of way, property, or legal decisions. Railroad tracks and rail property are private; never walk on or near active tracks, and only cross at designated public crossings.

Frequently asked questions

Who owns the railroad tracks in the United States?

Most main-line track is owned by one of six large Class I freight railroads: BNSF Railway and Union Pacific in the west, CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern in the east, CPKC (Canadian Pacific Kansas City) running north to south through the middle of the country, and Canadian National. Amtrak owns most of the Northeast Corridor. The rest, roughly 40,000 route miles on this map, belongs to hundreds of regional and short line railroads shown in grey.

How do I find the train tracks near me?

Tap the Near me button to use your device location, or type your address into the search box. The map drops a pin and shows the distance to the nearest active railroad track, along with the railroad that owns it, the line name, and how many tracks it has. You can also tap any point on the map to check that exact spot.

Does the map show freight or passenger railroads?

Both. The base map is the freight and shared main-line network colored by owner. Turn on the Amtrak routes overlay to see the 49 named intercity passenger routes, or use passenger lines only to highlight just the tracks that carry scheduled passenger and commuter service.

How accurate and how current is this data?

The geometry comes straight from the FRA North American Rail Network at 1:24,000 scale or better and is current as of 21 July 2026. The map is rebuilt from the official source each release. Line positions follow the source data; the map view is simplified slightly for fast loading, so at street level a line can sit a few meters off the exact rail.

Why are some tracks missing from the map?

The map view deliberately shows the main-line network only. Yard tracks, passing sidings, minor industrial spurs, and abandoned or out of service lines are excluded so the national picture stays readable. The tracks near me search still checks those active spurs, so a lead line near you will still appear in the distance result.

Does the track owner run the trains on it?

Not always. The color shows the recorded track owner. Because of trackage rights agreements, one railroad often runs trains over track that another railroad owns. Amtrak, for example, owns very little of the track its long distance trains use.

Where does the railroad data come from?

From the North American Rail Network and Amtrak Routes datasets published by the Federal Railroad Administration through the U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics National Transportation Atlas Database. Both are free, public domain government data.