On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:59:53 -0400, Greg Troxel wrote: > For tagging the status of rail infrastructure there are in use: > > I usually think it's good to look at existing practice by others. > > On USGS maps, and in US legal usage: > > "out of service": rails still exist, but no trains. shown as regular > rail on USGS maps. OSM has no aparent term for this.
This would also be "disused." > "abandoned": this is a legal distinction, where ICC has approved > abandonment. shown as dashed rails. tracks may or may not be > present, but typically some track remnants. OSM says "disused" Tracks are always present for "disused." > "old railroad grade". Definitely legally abandoned, definitely no > rails. often just traces of embankment. shown as dashed line, no > hashes, but there are definite signs on the ground that there used to > be a railway (obvious to any train fan). OSM says "abandoned" Yes. _______________________________________________ Talk-transit mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-transit
