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Track 11 - TCS RAILROAD & TROLLEY TRAX MAP
If you already have Google Earth, just click this link: TCSTRAXMAP
and then click on the Download arrow.
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If having difficulty, email [email protected] to get link for map.
This map, like this website, is a work in progress. It is an effort to create a geographical framework for the station annotations and illustrative material on Track 12. The primary purpose is to accurately locate all the railroad stations in the state, as well as rail and trolley lines, current and abandoned, and additional points of interest [POIs]. Recently we went a step further and created path sets by railroad company and by date, so you can now identify when main lines, branches, extensions and later realignments were completed. Major interurban trolley lines are given and we have routed them as best we can through the cities; all local street lines are not included and only a few trolley stations are noted. Subsequent work has attempted to cover all of New England, especially in hot pursuit of the Lewis H. Benton photos we are gathering (pink numbers). Additional lines and places of interest include the Farmington Canal, Nantasket Beach, MA and Cape May, NJ. The out-of-state information in these Supplementary Files is less precise than in Connecticut which is our primary focus.
*********** SOME NOTES ON USING THE MAP ***********
Colors:
BLUE=active and/or not abandoned rail lines, track still in the ground;
RED=abandoned rail lines; track out, with some exceptions;
ORANGE=street railway lines; no rail is in service today except at the Shore Line Trolley Museum in East Haven and the Connecticut Trolley Museum in East Windsor.
Main sub-files. Click on each folder link for more info.
1. CT RR Stations;
2. CT RR POIs;
3. CT RR Lines;
4. CT ST RWYS;
5. ICC Valuation Maps, 1915-1916;
6. Fairchild Aerial Maps, 1934.
Station locations are shown by the house icons and zooming in CLOSE should show you the actual side of the track or crossing quadrant where the station stood. This attempt to clarify exact locations is ongoing. If you know something is amiss or feel it needs to be clarified, email Bob at [email protected].
If ** follows the name with a station icon on the map and in the index list, it means the structure is still standing at the original location. If it has been moved, it is marked by a [>], it has been moved and a pin with [<] indicates the new location. The pin is the indicator that is used for points of interest [POIs] other than stations. More specific information about the six sub-files can be read by double-clicking each of the title links for the sub-file folders.
The only thing you need to do to use this handy map resource is to download Google Earth, if you do not have it already on your computer. It is a safe, popular, and acclaimed Web mapping tool that is FREE, takes up little space on your hard drive, and enables you to open geographic files.
The Earth globe comes into focus when you open GE and you can double-click to enlarge to see rights-of-way, station icons, and pins marking points of interest. Follow lines of interest on the map or double-click on items in the sidebar list to take you where you want to go. Keep the map open and switch back and forth to Track 12 and read our research on particular stations.
The map is updated periodically so always check back for latest version.
ENJOY! This is easier than it sounds once you have done it! FEEDBACK is invited and appreciated!!
This map, like this website, is a work in progress. It is an effort to create a geographical framework for the station annotations and illustrative material on Track 12. The primary purpose is to accurately locate all the railroad stations in the state, as well as rail and trolley lines, current and abandoned, and additional points of interest [POIs]. Recently we went a step further and created path sets by railroad company and by date, so you can now identify when main lines, branches, extensions and later realignments were completed. Major interurban trolley lines are given and we have routed them as best we can through the cities; all local street lines are not included and only a few trolley stations are noted. Subsequent work has attempted to cover all of New England, especially in hot pursuit of the Lewis H. Benton photos we are gathering (pink numbers). Additional lines and places of interest include the Farmington Canal, Nantasket Beach, MA and Cape May, NJ. The out-of-state information in these Supplementary Files is less precise than in Connecticut which is our primary focus.
*********** SOME NOTES ON USING THE MAP ***********
Colors:
BLUE=active and/or not abandoned rail lines, track still in the ground;
RED=abandoned rail lines; track out, with some exceptions;
ORANGE=street railway lines; no rail is in service today except at the Shore Line Trolley Museum in East Haven and the Connecticut Trolley Museum in East Windsor.
Main sub-files. Click on each folder link for more info.
1. CT RR Stations;
2. CT RR POIs;
3. CT RR Lines;
4. CT ST RWYS;
5. ICC Valuation Maps, 1915-1916;
6. Fairchild Aerial Maps, 1934.
Station locations are shown by the house icons and zooming in CLOSE should show you the actual side of the track or crossing quadrant where the station stood. This attempt to clarify exact locations is ongoing. If you know something is amiss or feel it needs to be clarified, email Bob at [email protected].
If ** follows the name with a station icon on the map and in the index list, it means the structure is still standing at the original location. If it has been moved, it is marked by a [>], it has been moved and a pin with [<] indicates the new location. The pin is the indicator that is used for points of interest [POIs] other than stations. More specific information about the six sub-files can be read by double-clicking each of the title links for the sub-file folders.
The only thing you need to do to use this handy map resource is to download Google Earth, if you do not have it already on your computer. It is a safe, popular, and acclaimed Web mapping tool that is FREE, takes up little space on your hard drive, and enables you to open geographic files.
The Earth globe comes into focus when you open GE and you can double-click to enlarge to see rights-of-way, station icons, and pins marking points of interest. Follow lines of interest on the map or double-click on items in the sidebar list to take you where you want to go. Keep the map open and switch back and forth to Track 12 and read our research on particular stations.
The map is updated periodically so always check back for latest version.
ENJOY! This is easier than it sounds once you have done it! FEEDBACK is invited and appreciated!!