Mapping Climate Extremes and Infrastructure Vulnerability: A New Database for U.S. Railroads

This archive contains the initial public release of the Railroad Hazard-to-Infrastructure Database (2000–2024), developed to support the study “Mapping Climate Extremes and Infrastructure Vulnerability: A New Database for U.S. Railroads.”

🔹 scripts.zip
Includes Python scripts used for processing, assigning, and verifying natural hazard events (floods, heat, landslides) with respect to U.S. railroad segments. Script directories include:

• Flood assignment (Flash/Riverine via HUCs)
• Heat assignment (via NWS Forecast Zones)
• Landslide assignment (point/polygon + buffer)
• Event verification with FRA accident data

🔹 data.zip
Contains geospatial outputs and intermediate results:

• Assigned railroad segments (shapefiles, GeoJSON, CSVs)
• Matching outputs between hazards and train accidents
• Aggregated exposure scores and event counts

📍 Methodology, variable definitions, and metadata are documented in the /metadata/ folder inside the scripts package.

🔁 See the GitHub repository for ongoing updates:
github.com/Benyaminghoreishi/Railroad_Climate_Hazard_DB