Took a couple of maps (links below), burnt them to a CD and printed them in large format at Staples. B&W - 50 cents/sq foot. I passed on color - $8/sq ft.
http://www.michiganrailroadsassociation.com - click on Map link to the left (also has an interesting PPT presentation).
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/MDOT_ ... 0897_7.pdf
There's also this site, but I didn't print any of these.
http://www.michiganrailroads.com/RRHX/M ... uState.htm
Odd note: This last map shows MAL Jct as a spur off CN's Holly Sub, which I think is correct. The other 2 maps show MAL (but not Jct) as a CSX line originating in Wixom and terminating short of Orchard Lake. See the MDOT map insert. But I don't see an MAL Jct from the CN on these 2 maps.
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Currently the MAL does have a jct with CSX. the map you saw which shows it connecting to the holly shows where the tracks have been removed. The MAL used to extend a long way, the short track now was only saved for the dinner train and the couple industries on the line. that track went all the way to romeo and i think all the way west to Jackson (i think).
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Re: Mich Railroad Maps
The only trackage left of the MAL is from Wixom to Haggerty Rd. It stops before Haggerty rd. and I think it's officially been abandoned a bit west of there now.OaklandCountyCustoms wrote:Currently the MAL does have a jct with CSX. the map you saw which shows it connecting to the holly shows where the tracks have been removed. The MAL used to extend a long way, the short track now was only saved for the dinner train and the couple industries on the line. that track went all the way to romeo and i think all the way west to Jackson (i think).
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I love how inaccurate the interurban route from Holland to Saugatuck is. It's like they just put a random line between the two cities and called it good. It went no where close to that angle:freightfan wrote: There's also this site, but I didn't print any of these.
http://www.michiganrailroads.com/RRHX/M ... uState.htm
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimthias/
GRHC - you know every night I can imagine he is in front of his computer screen sitting in his underwear swearing profusely and drinking Blatz beer combing the RailRoadFan website for grammatical errors.
GRHC - you know every night I can imagine he is in front of his computer screen sitting in his underwear swearing profusely and drinking Blatz beer combing the RailRoadFan website for grammatical errors.
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I have found most of the other county maps on this website to be pretty good though. I am sure you are right about that just being a random line between the two cities. He probably had no map source for the actuall line between the two cities. Have you found other errors JT?J T wrote:I love how inaccurate the interurban route from Holland to Saugatuck is. It's like they just put a random line between the two cities and called it good. It went no where close to that angle:freightfan wrote: There's also this site, but I didn't print any of these.
http://www.michiganrailroads.com/RRHX/M ... uState.htm
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Haven't noticed, but this one in particular stands out to me because I grew up near that line, and I've seen at least three other maps in the last year or two that show the same inaccurate alignment for that ROW.Michael wrote: I have found most of the other county maps on this website to be pretty good though. I am sure you are right about that just being a random line between the two cities. He probably had no map source for the actuall line between the two cities. Have you found other errors JT?
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GRHC - you know every night I can imagine he is in front of his computer screen sitting in his underwear swearing profusely and drinking Blatz beer combing the RailRoadFan website for grammatical errors.
GRHC - you know every night I can imagine he is in front of his computer screen sitting in his underwear swearing profusely and drinking Blatz beer combing the RailRoadFan website for grammatical errors.