Today I’m proud to announce a new feature for this site. Over to the left under Introduction to the CL&N there’s a new link sharing the title of this post. This links to the Microsoft Live Map pictured above.
On this map I have used the ‘Route’ tool to draw the lines of the CL&N on top of the map. It includes the road of the CL&N, DL&C, M&C, and the various branch lines that were built and later abandoned. All this fits in with the modern roads and fields of today, making it easy to find and explore old areas of the line.
In the future I’ll be adding some more points of interests complete with photos from the past. The route will also continued to be refined. Right now it is based off a great deal of research and is accurate to the best of my ability, but I cannot guarantee every piece of track is located in the right place. In the last 50+ years a lot of development has happened around and sometimes over the tracks, so things can be a bit difficult to place.
The map isn’t based on any specific time. It features all the components of the PRR’s CL&N system but also includes tracks abandoned before then. I have tried to write notes on when additions and abandonments were made. I encourage anyone interested to spend some time with this tool. It’s truly fascinating to see the development and change of the old CL&N system.
Interesting and thoughtful work you’re doing – I am delighted to have come across it, while doing a bit of research. Thanks, Steve
Comment by Steve McNew — April 9, 2010 @ 8:01 pm