Aerial
Maps
I
put together the maps below because of
my
interest in exploring some of the old railroad routes. I find these
very
useful in visualizing the grade and preparing for my explorations. I
try
to use as much reference material as I can when drawing the routes.
Some
have been drawn solely based upon what is visible in the aerials. Take
them
for what they are as some of the lines may not be entirely accurate. My
main
interest is Colorado NG and that is where I have the most reference
material
available.
Note that many of the maps have yellow or red square markers that may
be clicked to bring up a photo or information about the location. Some
of the maps have buttons at the bottom of the map to zoom into
particular loactions along the route.
The free
version of Bing Maps expired on June 30th of 2025 so all of these Bing
Maps now show a banner declaring that the credentials are invalid. It
is unknown when the maps will stop working but it may happen in June of
2028 when the Bing Maps API is deprecated for enterprise users. The
suggestion by MS is to migrate to the Azure Maps API but that is only
free until the initial $200 credit is used up. Then it would require a
pay as you go plan and I'm not really sure that I want to do that as it
may not be easy to limit the payout. I wouldn't want a big surprise
bill one month.
Arizona
Arizona & Swansea - SG
Arizona Southern
- SG
AT&SF Johnson
Canyon - SG
Mohave and
Milltown - NG
Morenci Southern
- NG
Prescott &
Eastern, Bradshaw Mountain Railway - SG
Santa Fe
Prescott and Phoenix
Railway - SG
Shannon
AZ
Southwest Forest Industries
- SG
United
Verde and Pacific - NG
California
Carson & Colorado
- NG
Colorado
Baldwin Branch -
DSP&P - NG
Boston
Coal & Fuel - NG
Chili Line - NG
Chris
Mountain - NG
Crystal
River Railroad - NG
Cumbres &
Toltec - NG
Cripple Creek - SG
and NG
D&RGW Third
Division - NG
Denver South Park and
Pacific - NG
La Veta Pass - SG and NG
Lake City Branch -
NG
Leadville - SG and NG
Narrow
gauge circle - D&RGW and RGS - NG
RGS
Ames
RGS Dolores
- NG
RGS
Gallagher
RGS
Lizard Head
RGS Ophir Loop
RGS Rico
- NG
Silverton
Railroad - NG
Silverton
Railroad,
Red Mountain - NG
Nevada
Eureka &
Palisade - NG
Oregon
Sumpter
- NG
Utah
Promontory Summit
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