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railroad maps, 1828-1900

railroad maps, 1828-1900: explore 358 source-linked works published from 1834 to 1900, with original documents and citations.

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Map of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy R.R.

Map of the north-central United States showing relief by hachures, cities and towns, township and county boundaries, wagon roads, and railroad network with emphasis on the main line. Incorporated February 12, 1849, as the Aurora Branch Railroad. Known popularly as the Burlington Route.

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New rail road map of the United States and the Dominion of Canada, showing the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific R.R.; the great overland route and short line to the west and south-west

Map of the United States showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, state boundaries, and the railroad network with emphasis on the main line. The line was created by an act of the state of Illinois, February 27, 1847, and amended July 27, 1851. The line reached the Mississippi River on February 22, 1854, where the first bridge to cross the river was opened on September 1, 1854, linking Rock Island, Ill., with Davenport, Iowa.

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Map of the Danville, Olney & Ohio River Railroad and its connections188198688646loc
Map showing the route of the Duluth & Winnipeg Railroad and its connections188198688652loc
Map showing the preliminary line of the East River Railroad, May, 1881188198688653loc
Map showing the Kansas & Gulf Short Line R.R. and the Texas & St. Louis R'y with its branches, extensions and connections188198688690loc
Map and guide of the elevated railroads of New York City188198688705loc
Map showing the Ohio Southern R.R. and its connections through the Cincinnati, Sandusky & Cleveland and Indiana, Bloomington & Western Railroads188198688752loc
Map of the Richmond & Danville Railroad system in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, & Texas188198688788loc
Map showing the Southern Maryland Railroad and its connections north, south, east, and west188198688809loc
Maps showing the Toledo, Cincinnati, & St. Louis Railroad and its connections, 1881188198688827loc
Map of the Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio Railroad connecting the railroads of Virginia with the railroads of Kentucky on the shortest route east and west from the Mississippi Valley to the Atlantic Ocean188198688844loc
Map showing the line of the Virginia, Tennessee, & Georgia Air Line composed of the Shenandoah Valley R.R., Norfolk & Western R.R. and the East Tennessee, Virginia, & Georgia R.R.188198688845loc
Railroad map of South Carolina by Jed. Hotchkiss, T.E., Stanton, Va188098688557loc
A geographically correct county map of the states traversed by the Atchison Topeka and the Santa Fé Railroad and its connections188098688578loc
Map of Nebraska showing the Union Pacific Railroad land grant188098688836loc
Indexed map of Colorado showing the railroads in the state, and the express company doing business over each, also counties and rivers187998688452loc
Map of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy R.R.187998688624loc
New rail road map of the United States and the Dominion of Canada, showing the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific R.R.; the great overland route and short line to the west and south-west187998688630loc
Map of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road with its branches and connections187898688594loc

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