Those (dead) links take me to the same place. They take me to the railyard in New York City that I posted. I'm not sure whats up with that. BTW, you can make your links "live" by simply hitting the spacebar after you paste the link in. You get the proper link (to your new destination) by clicking on the "Share" button and then click "Copy To Clipboard".
It's a fun program though, isn't it?
You can find all kinds of cool stuff. I've found tons of things, including a working rotory dumper at IPL in Indianapolis, Indiana, a working transfer table in Beach Grove, Indiana at the Amtrack repair facility, and all sorts of things.
Here's one in upstate NY, near Syracuse...
http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=qsj07q8tnxb3&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=7969552&encType=1
here is a "bird's eye view" of GE Appliance Park in Louisville KY
I found what are called "Station Maps "at the county courthouse here.They look like blueprints and show every track at the particular town.The one for the Spooner(WI) yard on the C&NW was detailed right down to track numbers and car lengths.The guy at the counter made reduced copies for $.50 each.The ones I copied were dated 1967, perfect for my era.
Terry
Terry in NW Wisconsin
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If you want to print what is on your screen, hit the "Print Screen" button, and then open Microsoft Paint and choose the Paste button. Then crop out the unncesscary junk.
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What I also found amazing was that as I rotated the camera around the SLR engine terminal in Auburn Maine the image didnt just turn, the perspective changed so I was able to see the area from all sides.
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Thats really cool! I just wished it allowed me to print. I will have to find a way to get around that.
Chris
WoW! What a difference.. I had no idea this resource existed!
I checked out Portsmouth, NH, and the detail was fantastic, even the burned rafters in the old roundhouse. I look forward to seeing what other areas I have been studying are so well displayed. Thanks for the link!
I've found that Windows Local Live (especially with the "Birds Eye" view) is far superior to Google. The Birds Eye view is active only in more populated areas, but even without it, the pics are much higher quality then Google.
Here's a link to a rail yard in New York City with the Birds Eye view: http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=qsj07q8tnxb3&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=7969552&encType=1 You can zoom in pretty close as you can see. You can even do 3D images too!
As for older maps, topographical survey maps will sometimes be helpful, or sometimes RR's have a website that has old maps. Also, one that comes to mind for the North Eastern U.S. area is this site: http://historical.maptech.com/ Other then that, I'm not sure.
Using these two sites together (playing off of each other) would probably work well also.
Hope this helps!
I just wanted to start off by saying how appreciative I am of everyone that has helped me. And how helpful everyone elses posts and replies have been......
So now my new question is: Where can I find online prototype track arrangements . Be that its at industries, or yards or just out on the main line. I'm not interested in buying books.. I can go to the library for that. I just want to type in a location and see what the tracks look like there... I've tried to use google earth, but the pics seem too fuzzy. I don't need real likfe photos, diagrams would be fine. Is there a place to find such things???? Please help.
Mike