by frankgaron2
If you're anything like me, tracking down abandoned lines fascinates you to no end.
Every good abandoned railroad nut needs a good source of old topo maps in order to figure out where everything used to be.
Two of the best I've found are:
https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/ite ... 08ddfcc936" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Do a search for your location, then in the middle of the page look for where it says "Links".
You will have a choice of Web Link, Thumbnail JPG image of map, or GeoPDF.
Choose "GeoPDF", download and you are in business!
Another good resource:
http://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=262:1 ... e%5C%2CAll" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
That's just one example of the maps they have available. Just use the search option on the left hand side and enjoy,
Hope this helps,
Frank
Every good abandoned railroad nut needs a good source of old topo maps in order to figure out where everything used to be.
Two of the best I've found are:
https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/ite ... 08ddfcc936" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Do a search for your location, then in the middle of the page look for where it says "Links".
You will have a choice of Web Link, Thumbnail JPG image of map, or GeoPDF.
Choose "GeoPDF", download and you are in business!
Another good resource:
http://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=262:1 ... e%5C%2CAll" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
That's just one example of the maps they have available. Just use the search option on the left hand side and enjoy,
Hope this helps,
Frank
