Satellite Maps

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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I’ve had fun with the Terra Server site tracing the rail lines for the C&O

It helps to know the longitude and latitude or a nearby city or town I learned of this thru David Barrows when I visited his Cat Mountain layout.

He had photos showing the real track layout taped to the layout area he modeled

Here’s a link to The Photo of Thurmond http://terraserver-usa.com/image.aspx?T=1&S=10&Z=17&X=2464&Y=21004&W=1&qs=|Minden|west+virginia|

Have you ever used this feature , or one like it for researching you favorite railroad ?

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I used Google Earth and Google Maps images (seems to have better resolution than Google Earth in some cases) to research the track plan in Presidio Texas for my layout. I just wanted to get a rough idea on how to design the track plan for the Presidio end of my layout. It is also a great reference for placing structures such as the depot and water tower.

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I like to use www.local.live.com . The imaging is fantastic! (Close the little welcome window on the left)

http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=qspf118tkw38&style=o&lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=7933561

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I used Terra Server to follow the abandoned D&H trackage from Nineveh NY south to Starrucca Viaduct once. The track has been gone for years but it was easy to follow the tree lines. Cool !!!

Mark.

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I’ve used Terraserver quite a bit in the planning of my Palouse layout. It’s a great resource. It’s also fun to just follow other old rail lines I’m not modeling.

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If you want your layout to be in a 1990s style try global explorer. Global explorer has 1994 satellite maps. Does anyone know any other Satellite Maps which has the early 1990s photography.