Railroad Signals of the U.S.

RAILFAN GUIDES of the U.S.

This site compliments my signal site, www.railroadsignals.us.

It provides the railfan with a source of maps and guides for places in the U.S. I have been to,

Or places anyone feels so inclined to send me info on...

Boyce and Berryville VA
A depot and N&W CPL signals in a nice rural setting

Map 6 and 7 of the Baltimore Railfan Guide have been updated
For Thomas Viaduct's 175th birthday coming up July 5th, click here and here.

Charlotte NC Light Rail and Station Guide
Updated with pictures of SHOP TOUR June 2010

The Start of Something New, Check out the guide to Marietta GA
Whaduya mean you've never heard of the Big Chicken???

Map 3 of the Baltimore section (Whitemarsh/Rosedale) has been updated, click here

Updated the Minneapolis Hiawatha Light Rail page with additional photos n stuff

Harrisburg PA Railfan Guide

Central Maryland
Brunswick, Mt Airy, Point of Rocks, Harpers Ferry

York PA Railfan Guide

Roanoke VA Railfan Guides
Includes Salem and Christiansburg

Southern MI Railfan Guide
27 maps and guides for southern MI

Charlotte NC Light Rail and Station Guide

Baltimore MD MTA Metro Subway Guide

San Juan Pr Metro System Guide

Binghamton NY Railfan Guide

Harrisburg PA Railfan Guide

Altoona PA Railfan Guide

Note: Guides have other railfan info in addition to just a map and signal stuff.

GEORGIA

Atlanta: MARTA Metro System guide

Southern Railway - Georgia division (Map not one of mine - copied from elsewhere)

                                                                           INDIANA

* Elkhart: Railfan Guide - home of the National NYC RR Museum     PDF Version
Michigan City: Railfan Guide - home to the Chicago, South Shore & South Bend RR & the NICTD Commuter line      PDF Version
South Bend: Railfan Guide     PDF Version
Terre Haute: Haley Tower

                                                                             IOWA

Mason City IA:
     Diamond and Interchange Between the Iowa Traction and the UP
     Diamond and Interchange Between the IC&E and the UP

                                                                       MARYLAND

Annapolis Junction area: MAP 11 -- ~35 min south of downtown Baltimore (off I95)

Baltimore:
     Baltimore and Maryland Railfan Maps Homepage
     General Baltimore Guide Maps
          MAP A .......... Highway guide to Baltimore
          MAP B .......... Hotel guide to Baltimore
          MAP C .......... Towns around Baltimore with railroad related "things" to see
          MAP D .......... Map showing major rail lines in and around Baltimore - also shows major yards and stations
          MAP M ......... Light Rail and Metro map
          MAP 22 ......... The Little Italy and Greektown areas of Baltimore City... dining and things to see
     Baltimore Area Specific Railfan Maps
          MAP 1 ........... North of Baltimore -- Towson / Lutherville / and Cockeysville areas
          MAP 2 ........... NW of Baltimore -- Glyndon / Reisterstown / Owings Mills / Pikesville / the Metro / and the old WM
          MAP 3 ........... NE of Baltimore -- Rt 40 / Golden Ring / and Whitemarsh
          MAP 4 ........... North Central Baltimore City
          MAP 5 ........... Central Baltimore City -- around Penn Station
          MAP 6 ........... West of Baltimore -- Catonsville / Ellicott City / Elkridge / and Thomas Viaduct
          MAP 7 ........... Southwest of Baltimore -- Glen Burnie and BWI area
          MAP 8 ........... South of Baltimore -- mostly the CSX yards
          MAP 9 ........... Southeast of Baltimore -- the Sparrows Point area
          MAP 10 ........ East of Baltimore -- the Bayview and Canton yards areas
          MAP 13 ......... CSX Mt Winans Yard and Zepp's Bridge
          MAP 14 ......... CSX Bayview Yard area - on east side of Baltimore
          MAP 15 ......... CSX's Bailey Wye - in downtown Baltimore
     Diamond Crossings
          Pennsy and B&O (CSX/NS) crossing at Penn Mary Yard - Canton area
          B&O crossing the Pennsy - Canton area
   Old B&W GIF Maps of Baltimore
          MAP 1
          MAP 2
          MAP 4
          MAP 5
     B&O Map of the central to southern Baltimore City tracks (Map not one of mine - copied from elsewhere)

Chesapeake Beach: MAP 17 -- Home of the Chesapeake Beach Rwy Museum -- Way south of Baltimore
Hampstead: MAP 16 -- Way north of Baltimore, ex WM depot
Hyattsville: MAP JD -- CSX's JD "Tower" Wye - NE suburban Washington DC
Perryville MD: MAP PY -- NE of Baltimore on the Susquehanna River (well over 200 pix!)
Sykesville: MAP 12 -- Way west of Baltimore

The Baltimore maps are available in this PDF (~1.2mb)
The suburban area maps and DC are in this PDF (~550kb)

                                                                        MICHIGAN

Southern MI Railfan Guide Homepage, which includes:
Albion (and Jackson): Map      PDF Version
Alma to Owosso Chase Maps: Northern Half     PDF Version   / Southern Half     PDF Version
Ann Arbor: Railfan Guide      PDF Version
Battle Creek: Map      PDF Version
Bay City: Railfan Guide     PDF Version
Bridgeport: Railfan Guide -- Includes the Junction Valley Railroad guide      PDF Version
Detroit:
     Delrey Tower and Rougemere Yard guide      PDF Version
     GTW/CN Yard guide      PDF Version
Jackson: Map      PDF Version
Plymouth Diamond: Railfan Guide      PDF Version
Durand:   Railfan Guide      PDF Version
Durand to Owosso: area map      PDF Version
Flatrock/Woodhaven: CN Yard Area map      PDF Version
Flint:  Flint MI map      PDF Version
Grand Rapids: Railfan Guide      PDF Version
Kalamazoo: Map      PDF Version
Lansing: Railfan Guide      PDF Version
Owosso: Railfan Guide      PDF Version
Saginaw: Railfan Guide      PDF Version
White Creek RR: Live Steam Railfan Guide      PDF Version

Rail Line map of Southern Michigan (1.5meg JPEG)      PDF Version

All of the Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio maps in one PDF: click here

                                                                        MINNESOTA

Albert Lea: Diamond Between the Union Pacific and the Iowa, Chicago, and Eastern
Minneapolis: Hiawatha Light Rail Guide

                                                                        NEW JERSEY

Camden/Trenton: NJT's River Line Light Rail Guide

                                                                         NEW YORK

Binghamton: Railfan Guide
Buffalo: Light Rail guide
New York City: A scan of part of a map of New York City (~mid 40's) - showing the railroads and associated piers - great stuff!

The NY, PA, and VA maps are in this here one PDF.... http://www.railroadsignals.us/AllMaps1.pdf

NORTH CAROLINA

Charlotte: Light Rail guide

                                                                             OHIO

Berea: Railfan Guide - Premier railfan spot with both CSX and NS running by
Fostoria: Railfan Guide - Triple Double Track Diamonds     PDF Version
Toledo: Railfan Guide      PDF Version
Walbridge: CSX Yards map      PDF Version

                                                                          OREGON

Portland:
   Portland OR maps
     MAP 1 ..... the whole system
    MAP 2 ..... the Portland Streetcar
    MAP 3 ..... WES - the Westside Express Service Commuter Train
    MAP 4 ..... the Downtown Area
    MAP 5 ..... the Westside Light Rail Guide
    MAP 6 ..... the Eastside Light Rail Guide

                                                                     PENNSYLVANIA

Altoona: Railfan Guide
Harrisburg: Railfan Guide
Orbisonia: the East Broad Top RR guide

Philadelphia:
     Railfan Guide Homepage    Please Note: This section, the Philly guide, is in development and as such, hasn't been "born" yet!
     Philadelphia and SEPTA Area Maps Homepage
     SEPTA - Overall Rail System Map
     SEPTA - the Route 100 - Norristown LRV Line
     SEPTA - the Route 101 and 102 Trolley Lines
     SEPTA - the Subway Surface lines
     SEPTA - the Broad Street Subway Line
     SEPTA - the Market-Frankford Subway Line
     SEPTA - the 69th Street Terminal!
     30th Street Station
     ZOO Interlocking!!
     All 9 SEPTA Maps Available in One PDF Document: http://www.railroadsignals.us/septa/septamaps.pdf

York: Railfan Guide

The NY, PA, and VA maps are in this here one PDF (No SEPTA).... http://www.railroadsignals.us/AllMaps1.pdf

PUERTO RICO

* San Juan: Tren Urbano (Metro) Guide

                                                                              TEXAS

Houston TX:
     Light Rail guide
     Map 1 - Englewood Yard
     Tower 85
   Map 3 - Tower 87
   Diamond - Pierce Junction

                                                                           VIRGINIA

* Boyce and Berryville: A depot and N&W CPL signals
Doswell VA: A CSX Diamond, formerly between the C&O and RF&P

Roanoke and Salem Areas:
     Index page
     Map 1 - JK Tower and the South Side guide   PDF Version
     Map 2 - Downtown guide    PDF Version
     Map 3 - the West Side guide     PDF Version
     Map 4 - Salem guide     PDF Version
     Map 5 - Salem to Christiansburg Chase Map       PDF Version
       All 5 Roanoke maps in one PDF

The NY, PA, and VA maps are in this here one PDF.... http://www.railroadsignals.us/AllMaps1.pdf

                                                                  WASHINGTON DC

MAP US ......... Union Station in Washington DC
MAP IVY........ Amtrak's Ivy Yard
MAP M1 ........ The DC Metro yard and wye adjacent to Union Station and Ivy
WMATA Metro map

These Guides have signal pictures along with other important railfan info

MAPS SORTED BY TRANSIT SYSTEMS

Atlanta GA: MARTA Metro System guide
Baltimore MD: Baltimore MTA Light Rail guide
Baltimore MD: MTA Metro Subway map
Buffalo NY: Light Rail guide
Camden NJ: NJT's River Line Light Rail
Charlotte NC: Light Rail guide
Houston TX: Houston TX Light Rail guide
Minneapolis MN: Hiawatha Light Rail Guide
Philadelphia: Philadelphia and SEPTA Area Maps Homepage
Portland OR: Portland OR maps
* San Juan PR: Tren Urbano (Metro) Guide
Washington DC: WMATA Metro map

* Stuff moved over to railfanguides.us

Last revised 08/10/2010