On 10-11-2020 - 11:12, Pdxrailtransit Wrote http://www.altamontpress.com/discussion/read.php?1,215380,215380#msg-215380 ------------------------------------------------------- > Always been a big fa
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Always been a big fan of H.M. Gousha maps. This one of Oregon lacks railroads, but is still very useful. http://www.davidrumsey.com/maps900063-24578.html
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This has been seen before at Altamont, at least according to TO: a zoomable 1911 map at the Rumsey collection. A ramp clearly is shown connecting SP and WP. Also lots of other rail lines and streetcar
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https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/view/search?q=10261.000&sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort,Pub_Date,Pub_List_No,Series_No&os=0 Digital collection of blocks/tiles making up a large model of SF as
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https://www.davidrumsey.com/ll/thumbnailView.html?startUrl=%2F%2Fwww.davidrumsey.com%2Fluna%2Fservlet%2Fas%2Fsearch%3Fos%3D0%26mid%3DRUMSEY~8~1~24214~880043%26bs%3D10#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=0&r=0&xywh=4595%2
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Thanks for that, what a trip! For context, there is incredibly detailed aerial photography of the entire city of San Francisco, from 1938 by Harrison Ryker, giving a nice overview of all the rail i
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mook Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Interesting question. Don't have an answer. But it > raised my interest in whether WP actually had a > ATSF diamond; it's been
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Interesting question. Don't have an answer. But it raised my interest in whether WP actually had a ATSF diamond; it's been combined with UP for so long. They did. David Rumsey collection map: http://w
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Thanks Richard, that was interesting. The most amazing thing I have found on the Cartography Associates web site is the 3D GIS Browser. You will need to download a plugin to make it work, and the ins
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I thought the name Rumsey was familiar, if not only to a week ago Wednesday, October 31, when Mr. Rumsey was a guest on the PBS Newshour. "PBS NewsHour Story links Apple, Google, and Historical Maps
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Some wonderful aerial photos of San Francisco in 1938 can be found here: This one, for example, shows the Mission Bay Roundhouse: Great way to kill time on a rainy day!
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