Friday, March 29, 2013

Track Layout: Williamsburg Bridge 1948

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This picture, although it is not clear, was taken by George Conrad on 8/8/48 and is posted in the http://www.nycsubway.org website.  In ...
Friday, March 22, 2013

Smith-9th Street Station to Open Soon after Rehabilitation

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These two great photos come from subchat.  One from Broadway Lion and one from the MTA.  The large sign of a former tile company is an icon ...
Monday, March 18, 2013

Sankt Petersburger Strassenbahn

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My friend Igor who comes from Sankt Petersburg, was able to e-mail this wonderful historic track map of the Sankt Petersburg streetcar netwo...

New York State Railroad Roadbeds - Including "Trolley"

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For creating the map below, I used a shape file of old railroad beds in New York State provided by Russel Nelson.  It just so happens that...
Wednesday, March 13, 2013

First Experiments with North Carolina Data Set from GRASS 6.4.1

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In the map below, I started to experiment with GRASS 6.4.1 and their North Carolina dataset.  The files selected show bus stops and bus line...
Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Elevation Map of Red Hook with Hint of Structures

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In the map presented below, I brought in the available shape file dealing with elevations but I did not add the street grid or other man mad...
Wednesday, March 6, 2013

F Express Service on the Culver Line in Brooklyn?

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The text below comes from a newspaper article appearing today in several local newspapers, such as the "Brooklyn Paper".  Credit f...