Transport Timetables 45% open
United States
What data is expected?
Timetables of major government operated (or commissioned) national-level public transport services (specifically bus and train). The focus here is on national level services (not those which operate only at a municipal or city level and which are not controlled or regulated by the national government). A 'yes' in any question will refer to both types of transport. However, if there is no national level service operated or regulated by the government for a given type of transport (for instance busses), then this type is ignored in this data category.
What data is available
- Does the data exist? Yes
- Is data in digital form? Yes
- Publicly available? Yes published by National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK))
- Is the data available for free? Yes
- Is the data available online? Yes (Here)
- Is the data machine readable? Unsure (n/a)
- Available in bulk? Unsure
- Openly licensed? No (No URL given)
- Is the data provided on a timely and up to date basis? Yes
Details
National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak, is a publicly funded railroad service operated and managed as a for-profit corporation. Amtrak provides the most meaningful national-scale transportation timetables, as the United States has no national bus service that is publicly funded. For information on local transportation data, see: http://www.citygoround.org/agencies/us/?public=all
Additional transportation data is available from the US Department of Transportation at http://catalog.data.gov/dataset?organization=dot-gov and more at the Data.gov Safety community at http://safety.data.gov. This includes transportation venues, locations, safety records, on-time arrivals, etc. http://data.gov However this question is about national bus and train timetables which are harder to find. There is also a question as to whether in the US national bus and train are in fact government or privately run.
Contributors
Reviewers
- Laura James
- Katelyn Rogers
Submitters
- Rebecca Williams - XFB
- Jeanne Holm