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Links to other Railfan Guides

Notes: Guides have other railfan info in addition to just a map and signal stuff.
The PDF's are maps only, they do not contain the guide.

Note: This and all of my pages are done with Frontpage, a Microsoft product.  If you use a non-uS browser such as Mozilla or Firefox, I can not guarantee that you will see the pages the way I designed them.....

Note: Both Google Maps and Bing's Maps now have things like restaurants, KMarts, Walmarts, auto stores, and gas stations on their maps.  I prefer Bing maps and their Birds Eye view to look for things before I go out, for it is better than the typical satellite view available on both sights.  I sometimes use Google's street level views to augment the birds eye view.  If you use Mapquest for directions, just keep in mind that they can sometimes be misleading or take you out of the way.

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                                                                       SYSTEM MAPS                                                                      

the Grand Trunk Western RR

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                                                                         CALIFORNIA                                                                        

Los Angeles:
     Transit Home
     MTA Light Rail System

San Diego: MTS San Diego Trolley

San Francisco: CalTrain

San Jose:
     VTA Light Rail System guide
     ACE - Altamont Commuter Express
 

                                                                          COLORADO                                                                         

Denver: RTD Light Rail System guide

 

                                                                       CONNECTICUT                                                                      

New Haven: Railfan Guide

 

                                                                          DELAWARE                                                                         

Newark: Railfan Guide

Wilmington:
     Wilmington Railfan Guide Homepage
     Map 1 ..... Downtown
     Map 2 ..... East Side - Amtrak's Wilmington Shops & NS's Edgemoor Yard
     Map 3 ..... West Side - CSX's Wilsmere Yard and the Wilmington & Western RR
     Map 4 ..... South Side - Mostly Local Switching



                                                                            GEORGIA                                                                           
 

Atlanta Area Guides:
     Map 1   ..... the Atlanta Homepage
     Map 2   ..... Downtown Atlanta
     Map 3   ..... NS's Inman yard and CSX's Tilford & Howell Yards - NW of downtown Atlanta
     Map 4   ..... south of Atlanta
     Map 5   ..... east of Atlanta
     Map 6   ..... west of Atlanta
     Map 7   ..... the Duluth and Norcross area, with the Southeast Railroad Museum
     Map 8   ..... the Marietta and Elizabeth area - NW outside the Perimeter
     Map 9   ..... Guide to the Georgia Northeastern RR
     Map 10 ..... the Kennesaw area & the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History

     MARTA Metro System guide   SIGS
 

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:  Railfan Guide includes the diamonds between the UP and the Iowa Traction and IC&E   SIGS

 

                                                                          MARYLAND                                                                        

Baltimore:
     Baltimore Railfan Guide Homepage
     Baltimore Railfan Maps Index Page
     General Baltimore Guide Maps
          Highway Guide to Baltimore
          Hotel Guide to Baltimore
          Towns Around Baltimore with Railroad Related Things to See
          Major Rail Lines, Yards and Stations
          Light Rail and Metro Map
          Little Italy and Greektown Dining
     Area Railfan Maps
          Map  1 ..... North Suburbs - Towson / Lutherville / Timonium / Cockeysville
          Map  2 ..... NW Suburbs - Pikesville / Owings Mills / Reisterstown
          Map  3 ..... NE Suburbs - Whitemarsh / Martin State
          Map  4 ..... North Baltimore City
          Map  5 ..... North Central Baltimore City - Penn Station Area
          Map  5 ..... Central Baltimore City
          Map  6 ..... West Suburbs - Catonsville / Elkridge / Thomas Viaduct
          Map  7 ..... SW Baltimore City to the Suburbs
          Map  8 ..... South Suburbs - Mostly CSX Yards
          Map  9 ..... SE Suburbs - the Sparrow Point area
          Map 10 .... East Baltimore City - Highlandtown and Canton, NS's Canton Yard & CSX's Penn-Mary Yard
          Map 11 .... East Baltimore City - CSX and NS's Bayview Yards
          Map 12 .... Downtown Baltimore City - CSX's Bailey's Wye & the B&O Transportation Museum
          Map 13 .... West Baltimore City - CSX Mt Winans Yard & Zepp's Bridge
          Map 14 .... SE Downtown Baltimore - CSX's Riverside & Locust Point Yards
          Map 15 .... NW Baltimore - Following the WM & Metro out of town
          Map 16 .... SW Suburbs - Glen Burnie / Ferndale / BWI
          Map 17 .... West of Baltimore - the Old Main Line - Ellicott City to Sykesville
     Detail Maps
          the Greenspring Branch
          B&O Map of the central to southern Baltimore City tracks  (Map not one of mine - copied from elsewhere)

Annapolis Junction and Dorsey areas - ~35 min south of downtown Baltimore (off I95)
Annapolis MD -- Nothing here railroad related anymore, but it is the capitol of Maryland and home to the US Naval Academy!
Bowie to New Carrollton MD -- Amtrak's NEC, MARC, the end of the Orange Metro line, and the Bowie RR Musuem
Brunswick MD
Chesapeake Beach MD -- Home of the Chesapeake Beach Rwy Museum -- Way south of Baltimore
Colesville MD -- Home to the National Capitol Trolley Museum
Frederick MD
Hagerstown MD
Hampstead MD -- Way north of Baltimore, ex WM depot
Hyattsville MD -- CSX's JD "Tower" Wye - NE suburban Washington DC 
Mt Airy MD 
Odenton to Bowie MD -- Amtrak's NEC and MARC service
Perryville MD -- NE of Baltimore on the Susquehanna River - CSX, Amtrak NEC, and MARC
Point of Rocks MD
Sykesville MD -- Way west of Baltimore

MARC Chase Guides
     Brunswick Line
     Camden Line
     Penn Line North
     Penn Line South

Central Maryland series:
     Central MD Index Page 
     Boyce and Berryville VA
     Brunswick MD
     Charlestown WV
     Frederick MD
     Hagerstown MD
     Harpers Ferry WV
     Martinsburg WV
     Mt Airy MD 
     Point of Rocks MD
     Winchester WV
     the Maryland Midland RR  
     the Walkersville Southern RR

Diamond Crossings
          Pennsy and B&O (CSX/NS) crossing at Penn Mary Yard - Canton area
          B&O crossing the Pennsy - Canton area

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



                                                                    MASSACHUSETTS                                                                  

Springfield: Railfan Guide

 

                                                                          MICHIGAN                                                                         

Southern MI Railfan Guide Homepage, which includes:

Albion:  Railfan Guide      SIGS

Alma to Owosso Chase Maps:  Northern Half     PDF Map   //  Southern Half     PDF Map

Ann Arbor:   Railfan Guide      PDF Map     SIGS

Battle Creek:  Railfan Guide - finally      PDF Map    SIGS

Bay City:  Railfan Guide     PDF Map

Bridgeport and the Junction Valley RR:  Railfan Guide      PDF Map

Cadillac:  Railfan Guide

Detroit:
     Delrey Tower and Rougemere Yard guide      PDF Map  SIGS
     GTW/CN Yard guide      PDF Map
     Plymouth Diamond Railfan Guide      PDF Map

Durand:   Railfan Guide      PDF Map  SIGS

Durand to Owosso:  area map      PDF Map

Flatrock/Woodhaven:  CN Yard Area map      PDF Map

Flint:  Railfan Guide      PDF Map

Grand Rapids:  Railfan Guide      PDF Map

Jackson:  Railfan Guide      SIGS

Kalamazoo:  Railfan Guide     PDF Map

Lansing:  Railfan Guide      PDF Map  SIGS

Owosso:  Railfan Guide      PDF Map

Saginaw:  Railfan Guide      PDF Map  SIGS

Traverse City: Railfan Guide       PDF Map

White Creek RR:  Live Steam Railfan Guide      PDF Version

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

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  SIGS

Minneapolis:  Hiawatha Light Rail Guide  SIGS

                                                                            MISSOURI                                                                         

St Louis: Metro Light Rail System Map

 

                                                                          NEW JERSEY                                                                     

Camden/Trenton:  NJT's River Line Light Rail

Newark NJ:  Newark Subway Light Rail guide  SIGS

New York/New Jersey: PATH Rail System



                                                                           NEW YORK                                                                       
 
Binghamton:
     Binghamton Railfan Guide Homepage
     Map 1 ..... Downtown Binghamton    SIGS
     Map 2 ..... East and South of Binghamton   SIGS
     Map 3 ..... West of Binghamton   SIGS
     Map 4 ..... North of Binghamton

Buffalo: 
     Buffalo Railfan Guide Homepage
     Map 1 ..... Downtown Buffalo
     Map 2 ..... East - CSX's Frontier Yard & NS's Bison Yard      SIGS
     Map 3 ..... Seneca
     Map 4 ..... South
     Map 5 ..... North
     Light Rail guide   SIGS

Depew:  Railfan Guide

New York/New Jersey: PATH Rail System

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:  Lynx Light Rail guide    SIGS

Raleigh:  Railfan Guide

Spencer and Salisbury: Railfan Guide       SIGS

                                                                               OHIO                                                                              

Bellevue: Railfan Guide      SIGS

Berea:  Railfan Guide  - Premier railfan spot with both CSX and NS running by  SIGS 

Deshler: Railfan Guide   SIGS

Fostoria:  Railfan Guide - Triple Double Track Diamonds     PDF Map   SIGS

North Baltimore: Railfan Guide

Toledo:  Railfan Guide      PDF Maps are on the individual pages      SIGS

Walbridge:  CSX Yards map      PDF Map  SIGS



                                                                            ONTARIO                                                                          

Ottawa:  O-Train Light Rail Transit Service



                                                                            OREGON                                                                          

Portland:
    Portland Railfan Guide Homepage
    Map 1 ..... the Amtrak Station Area
    Map 2 ..... UP and the east side of the Willamette
    Map 3 ..... BNSF and the west side of the Willamette
    Map 4 ..... South of downtown and Milwaukie
   Portland Transit Homepage
     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 area:
     Altoona Railfan Guide Homepage
     Map 1 ..... Downtown Altoona      SIGS
     Map 2 ..... Horseshoe Curve
     Map 3 ..... Gallitzin & Cresson
     Map 4 ..... West - to South Fork
     Map 5 ..... East - to Mt Union

Columbia: Railfan Guide       SIGS

Harrisburg:
     Harrisburg Railfan Guide Homepage      SIGS
      Harrisburg West to Macedonia - Pennsy Mainline Signal Guide
     the Rockville Bridge       SIGS

Orbisonia/Rockhill:
     the East Broad Top RR guide
     the Rockhill Trolley Museum

Lancaster: Railfan Guide      SIGS

Manheim: Railfan Guide

Mt Union and East to Macedonia - Pennsy Mainline Signal Guide

New Freedom: Railfan Guide