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Well, I've known about Terra Server for eight years and it has set a pretty good standard. I zoomed in on the AT&SF yards in Alburqurque, N.M. with the Google version and got some pretty comperable satalite images. Same with the Kansas City Union Station. Both of which were newer shots. But, the terra server topo maps have much more detail when it comes to rr tracks and the number there of. Plus, for all of us railroaders, the topo maps are 20 to 25 years old, so we can see some of the older lines and yards. Now this probably won't last long before they get around to updating it, but for now it really rocks. <br /> <br />Personally, I have gone and downloaded those little terra server image squares and put them together in photoshop to make maps of the areas that I would like to model some day or have as inspiration to draw from. Once I have all the map squares that I want, I flatten the image and convert to a jpeg. Now I have 10 or 12 maps of different AT&SF yards or wyes or interesting stretches of track like the Raton Pass. Currently my largest map goes from Belen N.M. to Rosario N.M. It is not at the most detailied level of the topo settings, but anyone who knows that area knows that that is a huge stretch of land. <br /> <br />Anyway, its more than my two cents, but there you have it. <br /> <br />Jellen3
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