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Layout help from outer space
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jacon12
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November 2002
From: US
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Layout help from outer space
Posted by
jacon12
on Sunday, July 3, 2005 9:37 PM
If you have broadband you can use Google Earth to find your favorite tracks and follow them where ever they go [:D]
It really is amazing. Tip: use your mouse scroll wheel to zoom in and out.
http://earth.google.com/
Jarrell
HO Scale DCC Modeler of 1950, give or take 30 years.
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cacole
Member since
July 2003
From: Sierra Vista, Arizona
13,757 posts
Posted by
cacole
on Tuesday, July 5, 2005 9:13 AM
Been there, tried that, and got a message that Google Earth is no longer available for download because it is only in early Beta testing and is offline. Try again in a week or so.
If you would prefer a printed copy, you can purchase maps from the U.S. Geological Survey that are derived from satellite imagery. I found one of Arizona that is around 5 feet square. At that scale, it is easy to follow rail lines across the state.
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