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From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Date: February 11, 2012 8:44:45 AM PST
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} To the Traveling Man
jim kindraka mention the delorme gazeteers, they are undoubedly the
best source for 12:1 in a
large scale ratio, as they are rarely updated, hoeever for close in
ratios, "compass maps" are
your best source, unfortunately the manufacturer is in the process
of updating their plates, and
a lot of "obsolete" information is being removed, you might want to
contact the map maker and
see what their last revision was for a state or "local" map. i have
a set from the 70's for the west
coast states that still shows branches that had been removed 20
years earlier, and in one case
of a county map, still showed an entire subdivision that had been
removed 50 years ago, you
can also ascertain whether they have a distributor in your state
who might have older versions
still in stock, their contact information is <compass-maps.com> or
1-800-441-6277
mel perry
On Feb 11, 2012, at 7:26 AM, raisinone wrote:
--- In [email protected], Thomas Baker <bakert@...> wrote:
>
> <snip> Steve, I do not know exactly where the mixed diverged
from the GN main. Would it have passed through Wayzata.
>
> Tom
> ________________________________________
In an off-center segue, does anyone know of a good source for
older large-scale detailed railroad maps, preferably in hard copy
or easily printable if on-line? After asking the question about
the Litchfield line, I remembered I had a very well used, worn and
generally falling apart 1947 Rand McNally RR Atlas that clearly
showed the line as "GN" (well duh...!), but it has the whole state
on a single 8.5 x 11 page so is pretty useless for the lines
around big cities like the branch being discussed. When Sam McCoy
and I chase real trains I use the Delorme Gazetteers and would
highly recommend them. They are invaluable for finding that "Bob's
Road" (a movie line) to get to trackside in the middle of nowhere.
But (to my knowledge) no one makes or publishes something
comparable in scale and detail for say railroad's in the 50's,
60's or 70's. Just wondering if others have any ideas or
resources? On-line is O.K. but not the most useful when you are
bouncing around on "Bob's Road" and so far I have not found an in-
car GPS device that responds to: "find the abandoned Milwaukee
Road E-L right-of-way in Wells County, Indiana"!
Just wondering if others had solutions or if anyone on the group
chases the "12 inch to the foot gauge" stuff...
Jim Kindraka
Plymouth, WI
