Employees of BNSF or its consultant, Shannon and Wilson, Inc. estimated the locations by railroad mile post. The data should not be used as a substitute for detailed investigation to determine site-specific slope stability or the existence of landslides at specific sites. The data should not be used as a substitute for detailed investigation to determine site-specific slope stability or the existence of landslides at specific sites. John A. Michael interpolated between the mile-post locations using dynamic segmentation methods in ArcInfo. Inc. Mile posts for the railway were taken from the Burlington Northern Santa Fe track chart.
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The data are complete. Inc. Mile posts for the railway were taken from the Burlington Northern Santa Fe track chart. ArcInfo Dynamic Segmentation methods were used to obtain the latitude and longitude of the landslide mileage locations along the railway. Although these data have been used by the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty, expressed or implied is made by the USGS as to the accuracy of the data and related material nor shall the fact of distribution constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the USGS in connection therewith.