train maps

[Anonymous]

does anyone know where I could get a detailed, perhaps even laminated, modern and active rail road map? For all of Canada and the U.S.
I would absolutely love it if the map had the company names on the lines too. such as; UP &CSX for the mid line, CN & CP for Canada ect. I kept trying to find something like this on the search engine but kept comming up with maps of the reail road lines from the 1800's.
thanks

[mudchicken]

http://www.transalert.com/cgi-bin/details.cgi?inv=MPWML04&cat=16

[Anonymous]

Thanks Mud chicken, That was perfect. $40 but hopefully well worth it. I was trying to figure out ways to section it off to States like a regular book atlas and make it portiable. But just being able to look at the whole of canada and the states on a detailed railroad map is awsome.

[tree68]

If you want portable, there is an excellent railroad atlas series out. It's sectioned off by groups of states, but is excellent - even shows many lines that have been gone for years, plus shows previous ownership and the like. Check your issue of Trains - they are advertised every issue.

While a map of the scale that this wall map is nice, if you are trying to figure out local information, the atlas is much better.

For that matter, I understand the DeLorme atlases are excellent, although they aren't really railroad oriented, they do include rail lines.

[dmoore74]

QUOTE: Originally posted by tree68

If you want portable, there is an excellent railroad atlas series out. It's sectioned off by groups of states, but is excellent - even shows many lines that have been gone for years, plus shows previous ownership and the like. Check your issue of Trains - they are advertised every issue.

While a map of the scale that this wall map is nice, if you are trying to figure out local information, the atlas is much better.

For that matter, I understand the DeLorme atlases are excellent, although they aren't really railroad oriented, they do include rail lines.

My experience with DeLorme atlases is that they quite often show rail lines that have been abandoned for 20 or more years and if they show railroad ownership it may be the owner 3 or 4 mergers ago. As you said they aren't rail oriented so they probably just rely on previous files.

[nanaimo73]

Why don't you get the Deskmap Atlas-
http://www.deskmap.com/

[blhanel]

Niiiiice. Wish I could justify the cost...[:(]

[waltersrails]

most of the railroads websites have them like www.nscorp.com

[Anonymous]

I've got the deskmap atlas for work (they paid for it - thankfully) and its good stuff.

Schraeders sells a modern wall map - That covers even branch lines pretty well.
http://www.railroadcatalog.com/ind.html
http://store.schraders.com/lamwalmap.html

[Anonymous]

I know it's not as fancy, but if you don't mind having such a map on your computer (instead of a physical map), there is a cheap software program called North American Railroad Map that does just that:

http://www.RRMap.com/