RailMapOnline is a free website that aims to provide an interactive map of all historic railways for the UK and US. The UK map is mostly finished, although there’s always room for improvement. The US map is a work in progress, and will take many years to complete. ...
RailMapOnline is a free website that aims to provide an interactive map of all historic railways for the UK and US. The UK map is mostly finished, although there’s always room for improvement. The US map is a work in progress, and will take many years to complete. ...
Rail Map Onlinehas been around since 2013 or so, but it only came to my attention recently. It’san interactive map of every rail line and station that has ever existed in Great Britain and Ireland, withU.S. rail linesin the pipeline. Keep in mind that it’s a hobby project: “The ...
Map of the eastern half of the United States and part of Canada showing drainage, relief by hachures, state boundaries, and proposed, projected, and operating railroads.doi:http://www.loc.g...
It took ten years to complete the line between the two cities, which occurred in 1843. The main line ran exactly 187.7 miles according to a later Central of Georgia timetable. Unfortunately, it took another eight years to see the line fully in operation as a bridge was needed to cross th...
A Kentucky railroad map (and Tennessee) from 1920 featuring the state's peak rail mileage. Author's collection.The railroad was able to complete the line by 1834 and by 1851 had connected Louisville along the banks of the Ohio River.
Mapas Topográficos Históricos del USGS (U.S. Geological Survey)USGS Historical Topographic Maps (Online) — pr rr historian1’s photostream(19/1/13) Photo Collection — Ferrocarril del Sistema Hidroeléctrico del Río Blanco, Naguabo / Railway of the Blanco River Hydroelectric System, Naguabo(...
Virginia railroads feature typical Appalachian operations; plenty of coal moving from tipple to tidewater with stiff grades over the Blue Ridge that must be conquered to complete the journey. However, the Commonwealth also includes operations not often found in Appalachian states; coastal plains. ...
In late 1830 six miles were opened and within three years the entire 136-mile corridor was complete. It was the longest railroad in operation at the time. The SCC&RR would go on to join the modern Southern Railway.State MapA South Carolina railroad map from 1909 highlighting the state's ...
The Gilded Age witnessed several railroads complete their trunk lines: The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe reached California in 1883 when its leader, William Barstow Strong, successfully broke Southern Pacific's monopoly within the Golden State The Erie Railroad (then known as the New York, Lake Eri...