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39. Coast Line + Seaboard 1957 consolidation study
February 2005, pages 60 and 61 

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40. Mainline tonnage
March 2005, pages 76 and 77
http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20Reference/Railroad%20Maps/2010/03/Mainline%20tonnage%20of%20the%20early%201970s.aspx

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37. Brand name trains
December 2004, pages 70 and 71
http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20Reference/Railroad%20Maps/2010/01/Branded%20passenger%20trains.aspx

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38. NYC facilities, 1960
January 2005, pages 60 and 61

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35. UP predecessors
October 2004, pages 66 and 67
http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20Reference/Railroad%20Maps/2010/01/Union%20Pacific%20predecessors.aspx

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36. Burlington growth
November 2004, pages 64 and 65
http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20Reference/Railroad%20Maps/2010/01/Growth%20of%20the%20Burlington%20Route.aspx

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33. The big intermodal lanes
August 2004, pages 62 and 63

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34. Iowa abandonments
September 2004, pages 68 and 69
http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20Reference/Railroad%20Maps/2010/03/Evolution%20of%20Iowas%20rail%20network.aspx

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31. High-speed passenger corridors
June 2004, pages 58 and 59

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32. Union Pacific traffic
July 2004, pages 64 and 65
http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20Reference/Railroad%20Maps/2010/03/Union%20Pacific%20trains%20per%20day.aspx

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29. Great Lakes ports
March 2004, pages 64 and 65

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30. BNSF crew districts
May 2004, pages 50 and 51

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27. BNSF's hub and spoke
January 2004,  pages 56 and 57

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28. NS predecessors
February 2004, pages 56 and 57

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25. Amtrak night and day
November 2003, pages 62 and 63

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26. Auto plants of North America
December 2003, pages 48 and 49

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23. BNSF predecessors
September 2003, pages 52 and 53
http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20Reference/Railroad%20Maps/2010/03/BNSF%20Railways%20predecessors.aspx

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24. Western power plants
October 2003, pages 62 and 63
http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20Reference/Railroad%20Maps/2010/03/Western%20power%20plants.aspx

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21. Western winners
June 2003, pages 28 and 29

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22. NS transformed
August 2003, pages 50 and 51

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19. Classification yards
April 2003, pages 42 and 43

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20. VIA Rail Canada atlas
May 2003, pages 40, 41, 42 and 43

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17. CSX predecessors
February 2003, pages 52 and 53

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18. PC vs. Conrail
March 2003, pages 60 and 61

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15. Pocahontas profiles
December 2002, pages 56 and 57

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16. Southeastern power plants
January 2003, pages 64 and 65
http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20Reference/Railroad%20Maps/2010/01/Southeastern%20Power%20Plants.aspx

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13. Locomotive production, 1972-2001
October 2002, pages 64 and 65

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14. Steel mills of the U.S. and Canada
November 2002, pages 70 and 71

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11. Chicago & North Western system, 1930
August 2002, pages 72 and 73

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12. Main lines of North America
September 2002, pages 56 and 57

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9. Coal plants of the Northeast
June 2002, pages 68 and 69

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10. Passenger-train decline, 1960-1971
July 2002, pages 62 and 63

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7. Traffic over the Divide
April 2002, pages 62 and 63
http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20Reference/Railroad%20Maps/2010/03/Railroad%20traffic%20over%20the%20Continental%20Divide.aspx

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8. Southern Pacific's Lucin cut-off
May 2002, pages 66 and 67

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5. Trunk line profiles
February 2002, pages 48 and 49
http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20Reference/Railroad%20Maps/2010/03/Eastern%20mainline%20profiles.aspx

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6. New Haven traffic snapshot
March 2002, pages 62 and 63
http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20Reference/Railroad%20Maps/2010/03/New%20Haven%20Railroad%20passenger-freight%20density%201955.aspx

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3. C&O in the West Virginia coalfields
December 2001, pages 72 and 73
http://trn.trains.com/en/Railroad%20Reference/Railroad%20Maps/2010/04/Chesapeake%20and%20Ohio%20in%20the%20West%20Virginia%20coal%20fields.aspx

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4. Conrail's predecessors
January 2002, pages 65, 66 and 67
http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20Reference/Railroad%20Maps/2010/03/Conrails%20predecessors.aspx

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Posted by nanaimo73 on Friday, November 3, 2006 3:15 PM

1. Tonnage changes at the rail Capital 1971 - 2000
October 2001 issue, pages 72 and 73

http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20Reference/Railroad%20Maps/2010/04/Chicago%20tonnage%20by%20railroad%201971%20and%202000.aspx

The first Map of the Month consists of two maps on facing pages. Page 72 features a map showing the lines radiating from Chicago, and detailing tonnage figures for 1971-1972. The second map is nearly identical, but the tonnage figures are for 1999-2000. Along the bottom of the pages is a chart comparing the 18 separate rail lines shown on the maps.

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2. Union Pacific Railroad, trains per day
November 2001 issue, pages 86 and 87

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Trains magazine began their Map of the Month series in the October 2001 issue, and to date have published over 100 maps in the series. These maps cover a wide array of subjects, including freight and passenger railroads, both in the past and the present. The staff at Kalmbach is now in the process of making these maps available to registered subscribers online, downloadable in PDF format. Currently over 30 of the Maps are now in the reference section of this website.

I am putting this list of the maps together so people can find maps they are looking for, or subjects of interest, in their collections at home. As well I am supplying links to the maps in the reference section. This leadoff post has a chronological list of the complete series, while successive posts will cover two maps each, with a paragraph or two describing each map.

1. Tonnage changes at the rail Capital 1971 - 2000
October 2001 issue, pages 72 and 73
http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20Reference/Railroad%20Maps/2010/04/Chicago%20tonnage%20by%20railroad%201971%20and%202000.aspx 

2. Union Pacific Railroad, trains per day
November 2001 issue, pages 86 and 87

3. C&O in the West Virginia coalfields
December 2001, pages 72 and 73
http://trn.trains.com/en/Railroad%20Reference/Railroad%20Maps/2010/04/Chesapeake%20and%20Ohio%20in%20the%20West%20Virginia%20coal%20fields.aspx

4. Conrail's predecessors
January 2002, pages 65, 66 and 67
http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20Reference/Railroad%20Maps/2010/03/Conrails%20predecessors.aspx

5. Trunk line profiles
February 2002, pages 48 and 49
http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20Reference/Railroad%20Maps/2010/03/Eastern%20mainline%20profiles.aspx

6. New Haven traffic snapshot
March 2002, pages 62 and 63
http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20Reference/Railroad%20Maps/2010/03/New%20Haven%20Railroad%20passenger-freight%20density%201955.aspx

7. Traffic over the Divide
April 2002, pages 62 and 63
http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20Reference/Railroad%20Maps/2010/03/Railroad%20traffic%20over%20the%20Continental%20Divide.aspx

8. Southern Pacific's Lucin cut-off
May 2002, pages 66 and 67

9. Coal plants of the Northeast
June 2002, pages 68 and 69

10. Passenger-train decline, 1960-1971
July 2002, pages 62 and 63

11. Chicago & North Western system, 1930
August 2002, pages 72 and 73

12. Main lines of North America
September 2002, pages 56 and 57

13. Locomotive production, 1972-2001
October 2002, pages 64 and 65

14. Steel mills of the U.S. and Canada
November 2002, pages 70 and 71

15. Pocahontas profiles
December 2002, pages 56 and 57

16. Southeastern power plants
January 2003, pages 64 and 65
http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20Reference/Railroad%20Maps/2010/01/Southeastern%20Power%20Plants.aspx

17. CSX predecessors
February 2003, pages 52 and 53

18. PC vs. Conrail
March 2003, pages 60 and 61

19. Classification yards
April 2003, pages 42 and 43

20. VIA Rail Canada atlas
May 2003, pages 40, 41, 42 and 43

21. Western winners
June 2003, pages 28 and 29

22. NS transformed
August 2003, pages 50 and 51

23. BNSF predecessors
September 2003, pages 52 and 53
http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20Reference/Railroad%20Maps/2010/03/BNSF%20Railways%20predecessors.aspx

24. Western power plants
October 2003, pages 62 and 63
http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20Reference/Railroad%20Maps/2010/03/Western%20power%20plants.aspx

25. Amtrak night and day
November 2003, pages 62 and 63

26. Auto plants of North America
December 2003, pages 48 and 49

27. BNSF's hub and spoke
January 2004,  pages 56 and 57

28. NS predecessors
February 2004, pages 56 and 57

29. Great Lakes ports
March 2004, pages 64 and 65

30. BNSF crew districts
May 2004, pages 50 and 51

31. High-speed passenger corridors
June 2004, pages 58 and 59

32. Union Pacific traffic
July 2004, pages 64 and 65
http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20Reference/Railroad%20Maps/2010/03/Union%20Pacific%20trains%20per%20day.aspx

33. The big intermodal lanes
August 2004, pages 62 and 63

34. Iowa abandonments
September 2004, pages 68 and 69
http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20Reference/Railroad%20Maps/2010/03/Evolution%20of%20Iowas%20rail%20network.aspx

35. UP predecessors
October 2004, pages 66 and 67
http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20Reference/Railroad%20Maps/2010/01/Union%20Pacific%20predecessors.aspx

36. Burlington growth
November 2004, pages 64 and 65
http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20Reference/Railroad%20Maps/2010/01/Growth%20of%20the%20Burlington%20Route.aspx

37. Brand name trains
December 2004, pages 70 and 71
http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20Reference/Railroad%20Maps/2010/01/Branded%20passenger%20trains.aspx

38. NYC facilities, 1960
January 2005, pages 60 and 61

39. Coast Line + Seaboard 1957 consolidation study
February 2005, pages 60 and 61 

40. Mainline tonnage
March 2005, pages 76 and 77
http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20Reference/Railroad%20Maps/2010/03/Mainline%20tonnage%20of%20the%20early%201970s.aspx

41. Kansas City tonnage, 1971 / 2003
April 2005, pages 54 and 55

42. Makeup of the MoPac
May 2005, pages 54 and 55
http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20Reference/Railroad%20Maps/2010/04/What%20happened%20to%20the%20Missouri%20Pacific%20Texas%20and%20Pacific%20and%20Chicago%20and%20Eastern%20Illinois.aspx

43. Boston and Maine facilities, 1937
June 2005, pages 36 and 37

44. Northeast commuter trains
July 2005, pages 62 and 63
http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20Reference/Railroad%20Maps/2010/04/Northeast%20commuter%20trains%20per%20day%202005.aspx

45. L&N, coal mines in 1966
August 2005, pages 60 and 61

46. Intermodal trains per day, 1984
September 2005, pages 40 and 41
http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20Reference/Railroad%20Maps/2010/04/Intermodal%20trains%20per%20day%20in%201984.aspx

47. Rock Island Lines, 1964
October 2005, pages 46 and 47
http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20Reference/Railroad%20Maps/2010/01/Rock%20Island%20Lines%201964.aspx

48. Wisconsin's railroads, 1940 / 2005
November 2005, pages 58 and 59
http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20Reference/Railroad%20Maps/2010/03/Wisconsins%20railroads%20in%201940%20and%202005.aspx

49. GN snowsheds on Stevens Pass
December 2005, pages 66 and 67

50. Multiple-track main lines
January 2006, pages 54 and 55
http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20Reference/Railroad%20Maps/2010/01/Free%20preview%20Multiple-track%20main%20lines.aspx

51. Whatever happened to the Pennsylvania?
February 2006, pages 40, 41 and 42
http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20Reference/Railroad%20Maps/2010/01/The%20Pennsylvania%20Railroad%20today.aspx

52. Tonnage originated / terminated, 2004
March 2006, pages 58 and 59
http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20Reference/Railroad%20Maps/2010/03/Railroad%20tonnage%20by%20state%20in%202004.aspx

53. Dinner hour on the Pennsylvania
April 2006, pages 76 and 77
http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20Reference/Railroad%20Maps/2010/03/Dinner%20hour%20on%20the%20Pennsylvania%20Railroad.aspx

54. Amtrak crew districts
May 2006, pages 64 and 65

55. Multiple-track lines, 1950
June 2006, pages 42 and 43

56. Evolution of Canada's grain network
July 2006, pages 62 and 63
http://trn.trains.com/en/Railroad%20Reference/Railroad%20Maps/2010/03/Evolution%20of%20Canadas%20grain%20network.aspx

57. Ohio, 1946 / 2006
August 2006, pages 44, 45 and 46

58. Intermodal yards, 2005 volumes
September 2006, pages 54 and 55

59. Railroad employees, 1950 / 2004
October 2006, pages 50 and 51

60. C&NW, 1968 / 2006
November 2006, pages 46 and 47

61. SP's Donner Pass snowsheds
December 2006, pages 66 and 67

62. Mainline tonnage, 1980 / 2005
February 2007, pages 52 and 53
http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20Reference/Railroad%20Maps/2010/01/Mainline%20tonnage%201980-2005.aspx

63. The road of the Century in 2007
March 2007, pages 42, 43 and 44

64. West Coast passenger trains
April 2007, pages 58 and 59

65. Looping through the Front Range
May 2007, pages 56 and 57
http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20Reference/Railroad%20Maps/2010/03/Colorados%20Georgetown%20Loop.aspx

66. Canadian Pacific in 1974
June 2007, pages 42 and 43

67. Follow that car!
July 2007, pages 50, 51 and 52

68. Milwaukee Road, 1969 and 2007
August 2007, pages 52 and 53

69. Tennessee's railroads, 1949 / 2007
September 2007, pages 42, 43 and 44

70. Illinois Central's roots
October 2007, pages 54 and 55

71. Burlington freight, 1947
November 2007, pages 42 and 43
http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20Reference/Railroad%20Maps/2010/03/Burlington%20Route%20freight%20trains%201947.aspx

72. BNSF snowsheds on Marias Pass
December 2007, pages 56 and 57

73. Transcontinental tonnage
January 2008, pages 44 and 45

74. Natural resources in KCS country
February 2008, pages 58 and 59
http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20Reference/Railroad%20Maps/2010/03/Natural%20resources%20in%20Kansas%20City%20Southerns%20territory.aspx

75. Amtrak ridership by station
March 2008, pages 32, 33 and 34
http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20Reference/Railroad%20Maps/2010/03/Amtrak%20station%20volumes%20in%202007.aspx

76. Scranton's tangled steel web
April 2008, pages 32 and 33
http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20Reference/Railroad%20Maps/2010/01/Scrantons%20tangled%20steel%20web.aspx

77. Mainline railroads in 2035
May 2008, pages 48 and 49
http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20Reference/Railroad%20Maps/2010/03/Railroad%20bottlenecks%20in%202035.aspx

78. Railroads in metal competition
June 2008, pages 50 and 51

79. 24 hours on the Wheeling & Lake Erie
July 2008, pages 33, 34 and 35

80. Buffalo N.Y., 1942
August 2008, pages 52 and 53

81. Passenger rail service in 2050
September 2008, pages 56 and 57

82. Campaign trail by rail in 1948
October 2008, pages 50 and 51

83. Wyoming coal line expansion
November 2008, pages 42, 43 and 44

84. Colorado snowsheds
December 2008, pages 60 and 61
http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20Reference/Railroad%20Maps/2010/01/Colorado%20snowsheds.aspx

85. New York railroads on water
January 2009, pages 52 and 53

86. Illinois Central Gulf, 1973
February 2009, pages 40 and 41

87. What ever happened to the Rock Island?
March 2009, pages 50 and 51

88. Where the shuttle trains go
April 2009, pages 52, 53 and 54

89. Moving workers in the Windy City
May 2009, pages 52 and 53

90. What ever happened to the anthracite roads?
June 2009, pages 32 and 33

91. Chessie System in 1973
July 2009, pages 50 and 51

92. CN predecessors
August 2009, pages 42 and 43

93. Iron ore country, 1913
September 2009, pages 30, 31 and 32

94. Built as narrow gauge, converted to standard
October 2009, pages 34, 35 and 36

95. Directional running
November 2009, pages 46 and 47

96. By train to Florida, January 1953
December 2009, pages 52 and 53

97. US ton-miles, 1978 - 2008
January 2010, pages 50 and 51
http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20Reference/Railroad%20Maps/2010/04/Class%20I%20railroad%20work%20volume%201978-2008.aspx

98. Penn Central in 1969
February 2010, pages 35, 36 and 37

99. Whatever happened to the New Haven?
March 2010, pages 42 and 43

100. Coal: From mine to plant
April 2010, pages 38, 39 and 40

101. Amtrak: Now, then, and before
May 2010, pages 32 and 33

102. Canadian Pacific predecessors
June 2010, pages 36 and 37

103. Cleveland Rails
July 2010, pages 32 and 33

104. Pennsylvania's mountain soul
August 2010, pages 51, 52 and 53

105. Milwaukee Road growth
September 2010, pages 50 and 51

106. America's regional railroads
October 2010, pages 38 and 39

107. Railroad Family Trees
November 2010, pages

108. Railroad safety
December 2010, pages

109. Family Lines in 1977
January 2011, pages 54 and 55

110. Routes of the domeliners
February 2011, pages 48 and 49

111. On the Eve of Civil War
March 2011, pages 34 and 35

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