railroad maps
Train route charts
Railroad maps are maps showing rail lines, stations, and related infrastructure.
They range from detailed engineering surveys used by railroad companies to simplified transit diagrams for passengers.
Historical railroad maps document the expansion of rail networks and are valued by collectors and researchers: The 1869 railroad map showed the newly completed transcontinental route.
- railway tracksMetal guides for trains
- iron horseSlang for steam engine
- steam locomotiveRail engine burning fuel for motion
- train schedulesListed departure and arrival times
- archival recordsSystematically preserved documentation
paper trails · train stations · whistle stop · cartographer · scale bar · urban planning · legend · industrial revolution · land grant · atlas · freight yards · bridges · tunnels · railway timetables · cargo transport · historical societies · passenger terminals · preservation efforts
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Printed driving route diagrams
road maps · road atlases · street maps · nautical charts · cycling maps
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Bound volumes of highway maps
wilderness maps · topographic maps · river maps · terrain maps · political maps
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