Wel
Welcome to my map page! 

I have been building various railroad maps for years, for my own webpages, and for dicussions about
historic railroads on several railfan forums, such as:

Railroad.net
Railfan.net
American rails forums

and others..

The maps are scattered randomly around the internet in dozens of different discussion threads,
and its hard to find them when I want them!
so I thought I would gather them all together on one page, for easy reference for myself and for anyone else who might be interested.

I converted everything to thumbnails, because many of these maps are just too big to all be on one page full-size!
just click on the thumbnails to open the map, or the page the map is on.

Maps are generally in alphabetical order, by location name or subject name.
so here is a big page of maps! 
enjoy!
 
 

Avon, NY

 
 
 

Batavia, NY - "mouseover" map - 1900 & 2008

 
 
 

Binghamton, NY - 1956
For a future "Tour of the DL&W across NY state" a look at DL&W sites today,
between Binghamton & Buffalo..in progress, not online yet.

Binghamton, NY - 2006

 
 
 

Corning, NY - 1914
For a future "Tour of the DL&W across NY state" a look at DL&W sites today,
between Binghamton & Buffalo..in progress, not online yet.

Corning, NY - 2006

 
 
 

Dansville & Mount Morris Railroad,and DL&W Groveland Station yard, at the bottom of Dansville Hill.
from the DMM webpage.

Dansville & Mount Morris Railroad & Historic connections.

Dansville & Mount Morris Railroad, (R&S) in 2007.

Groveland Station yard, 1906

Groveland Station yard, 2006

 
 
 

Despatch Shops, New York Central Railroad, East Rochester, NY
yard tracks no longer exist, and only a few shop buildings still exist.

 
 
 

Genesee Docks "mouseover" map - 1926 & 2007
From the Genesee Docks page.

 
 
 

Genesee Junction, Rochester, NY 
From the GJ Turntable page.

Genesee Junction, Rochester, NY - 2007

 
 
 

Genesee & Wyoming Railroad maps, from the G&W webpage.
Genesee & Wyoming - 1904

Genesee & Wyoming - "All time" system map.

 
 
 

Geneva, NY - 1902
Today, all the blue NYC routes are still in use by Finger Lakes Railway,
and only one LV route still exists, the "Freight Main" from Geneva yard
south to the Seneca Army Depot..all other LV routes have been removed.

Geneva Junction (LVRR) 2007


 
 
 

Ithaca, NY - 2007
From a forum discussion about Ithaca.

 
 
 

Lehigh Valley Railroad - System map and lines in use today.
From LVRR Survivors.

 
 
 

Manchester, NY - LVRR remnants - 2002 - from the Manchester Roundhouse page.
The map says "Ontario Central"..that is now out of date.
the ONCT was sold to the Finger Lakes railway by the LAL in 2007.
and it should say "Existing Lehigh Valley RR structures in Green"

 
 
 
 

Maybrook, NY area. 1950 & 2007.
From a discussion about Maybrook yard.

 
 
 

 New York State line map - 2007

Southern Tier Main - Binghamton to Corning - 2007

 
 

Leroy, NY - 1904

 
 
 

P&L Junction, Caledonia, NY - 1904

P&L Junction, Caledonia, NY - 2007

 

"A History of Rochester Railroads" slideshow map,
 from the "A History of Rochester Railroads" page.

 
 
 

Rochester & Southern system map, from the R&S webpage.

 
 
 

Waverly, NY.
Track maps for 1955, 1985 and 2005.
For a "History of the Valley Railroads" webpage, in progress, not online yet.

Waverly, NY - 1955

Waverly, NY 1985

Waverly, NY 2005

"Mouse over" map to toggle between Waverly 1955 and Waverly 2005.

 
 
 

"A History of The Valley Railroads" slideshow map, from a "History of the Valley Railroads" webpage, in progress, not online yet.

 
 
 
 
 

Base map sources:

Maptech Historic topo maps.

Microsoft Virtual Earth (check out the "birds eye views"!)

New York State interactive mapping gateway.

NYS DOT "Railroads in New York State" map.

Russ Nelson's "New York Railroad Routes"
 

Relevant links:

Rochester Railfan

Livonia, Avon & Lakeville Railfan Network

Discussion forums on Railroad.net

Discussion forums on Railfan.net

Discussion forums on American Rails

My other railfan pages, including local "tours".
 
 
 
 
 
 

Scot Lawrence
Rochester, NY
Page started January 16, 2008.
Email - sscotsman@yahoo.com
 
 

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