I've long been interested in the Anthracite Coal Region, and have spent much time looking at the area on Google Maps and Bing Maps. As many of your know, it's easy to see that the region is covered in visible and mostly abandoned (some so long ago, they're just barely visible) right-of-ways, curving and winding, criss-crissing each other like spaghetti on a plate. It's very confusing to know which railroad was which.
Finding system maps for the Anthracite roads is easy. There's many even linked in this Anthracite section of the site. But it's extremely difficult trying to get a sense of how the region worked when these maps can't be consolidated.
Is there any comprehensive, complete and detailed railroad map of the Anthracite Coal Region? Something that shows the fallen flags before Conrail? Or, on a similar note, a map like this of the Wyoming Valley (Scranton to Wilkes-Barre)? Any information would be helpful.
Finding system maps for the Anthracite roads is easy. There's many even linked in this Anthracite section of the site. But it's extremely difficult trying to get a sense of how the region worked when these maps can't be consolidated.
Is there any comprehensive, complete and detailed railroad map of the Anthracite Coal Region? Something that shows the fallen flags before Conrail? Or, on a similar note, a map like this of the Wyoming Valley (Scranton to Wilkes-Barre)? Any information would be helpful.
Nickel Plate Road should have merged with ERIE.
Duh.
Duh.
