Re: [Talk-us] trying to figure out the former path of a trolley line in Derry/Londonderry, NH
On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 10:26 AM, Peter Dobratz wrote: > I'm updating parts of the map in my local area (Derry and Londonderry, NH) > and it looks like there was definitely a railroad of some kind here before. > > There's a dirt path here: > http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/89361695 > This connects to a road called "Trolley Car Lane": > http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/18863837 > > If you look at the Bing image layer, you can see a line of trees that run > behind 109 Hillside Avenue in Londonderry and then intersect Wyman Street > in Derry. Apart from that I can't see any traces of the railway from the > aerial photos. > > There aren't any plaques on the ground or anything to explain what was > once here. Trying some internet searches, I can't seem to find any > additional information about this former railway. Does anyone have any > ideas about where to look to find more information? The USGS topos have a line marked "OLD RAILROAD GRADE" in that vicinity: http://tile.osm.osuosl.org/tiles/usgs_scanned_topos/preview.html#15/42.8951/-71.3664 ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
Re: [Talk-us] trying to figure out the former path of a trolley line in Derry/Londonderry, NH
I'd suggest the USGS Store map locator ( http://store.usgs.gov/b2c_usgs/usgs/maplocator/(xcm=r3standardpitrex_prd&layout=6_1_61_48&uiarea=2&ctype=areaDetails&carea=%24ROOT)/.do ) to get a list/images of current and historic sheets or the area. Sanborn Fire Insurance maps are a go to source as well, but as they're under copyright they cannot be traced for OSM. On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 8:29 AM, Richard Weait wrote: > On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 11:26 AM, Peter Dobratz wrote: > > I'm updating parts of the map in my local area (Derry and Londonderry, > NH) > > and it looks like there was definitely a railroad of some kind here > before. > > > > There's a dirt path here: > > http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/89361695 > > This connects to a road called "Trolley Car Lane": > > http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/18863837 > > > > If you look at the Bing image layer, you can see a line of trees that run > > behind 109 Hillside Avenue in Londonderry and then intersect Wyman > Street in > > Derry. Apart from that I can't see any traces of the railway from the > > aerial photos. > > > > There aren't any plaques on the ground or anything to explain what was > once > > here. Trying some internet searches, I can't seem to find any additional > > information about this former railway. Does anyone have any ideas about > > where to look to find more information? > > Old maps in the local library. > > ___ > Talk-us mailing list > Talk-us@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us > -- John Novak 585-OLD-TOPOS (585-653-8676) ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
Re: [Talk-us] trying to figure out the former path of a trolley line in Derry/Londonderry, NH
On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 11:26 AM, Peter Dobratz wrote: > I'm updating parts of the map in my local area (Derry and Londonderry, NH) > and it looks like there was definitely a railroad of some kind here before. > > There's a dirt path here: > http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/89361695 > This connects to a road called "Trolley Car Lane": > http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/18863837 > > If you look at the Bing image layer, you can see a line of trees that run > behind 109 Hillside Avenue in Londonderry and then intersect Wyman Street in > Derry. Apart from that I can't see any traces of the railway from the > aerial photos. > > There aren't any plaques on the ground or anything to explain what was once > here. Trying some internet searches, I can't seem to find any additional > information about this former railway. Does anyone have any ideas about > where to look to find more information? Old maps in the local library. ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
[Talk-us] trying to figure out the former path of a trolley line in Derry/Londonderry, NH
I'm updating parts of the map in my local area (Derry and Londonderry, NH) and it looks like there was definitely a railroad of some kind here before. There's a dirt path here: http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/89361695 This connects to a road called "Trolley Car Lane": http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/18863837 If you look at the Bing image layer, you can see a line of trees that run behind 109 Hillside Avenue in Londonderry and then intersect Wyman Street in Derry. Apart from that I can't see any traces of the railway from the aerial photos. There aren't any plaques on the ground or anything to explain what was once here. Trying some internet searches, I can't seem to find any additional information about this former railway. Does anyone have any ideas about where to look to find more information? Thanks, Peter ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
