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[quote user="cnjman721"] So, aside from where a siding track is located on say, a coal trestle of a depicted coal & lumber yard, the Sanborn maps actually don't help a lot in placing trackwork on the "grid" of the map. But between the schematic and the aerial photos, I can more or less firgure out track placement...I think.[/quote] Around 1915 all US railroads were directed by the federal government to make valuation maps of their properties.  These were to scale drawings of all railroad properties (including structures and property lines) in existance when the USRA takeover happened.  Check with local university libraries or the National Archives (they are in paper form, so you will have to go there). You might also look at the historical USGS maps of your area.  These used in combination with the RR Valuation maps are very useful.  Here is an example of what you will see on a valuation map: <a href="http://magic.lib.uconn.edu/mash_up/nynhhrr_index.html">http://magic.lib.uconn.edu/mash_up/nynhhrr_index.html</a> Click on one of the red boxes.
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