The railroad dataset is a subset of the statewide railroad dataset held by the Kentucky Division of Geographic Information. The data speficially for Lexington-Fayette County is extracted and corrected if necessary through comparison to aerial phtoography or other attribute data held by the LFUCG.

As part of the basemap data layers, the railroad centerline map layer is an integral part of the Lexington Fayette-Urban County Government Geographic Information System. Basemap data layers are accessed by personnel in most LFUCG divisions for basic applications such as viewing, querying, and map output production. More advanced user applications may focus on thematic mapping, summarization of data by geography, or planning purposes (including defining boundaries, managing assets and facilities, integrating attribute databases with geographic features, spatial analysis, and presentation output).