twostep Wrote:
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> with that info. What comes in the set of maps,
the maps the CRRM is selling are photocopies of the 1919 valuation survey maps done for the ICC. Each set has a listing on the front of what maps are in it, usually somewhere between 20 & 30. The maps themselves each cover a few miles of the line, how many depends on how much the draftsman could fit onto a sheet, or a section of a yard area at a larger scale. Within the row boundry they show all the structures on that section of line, bridges, culverts, mileposts, etc. there are notes about later changes written in. Outside the row there *may* be things like other rrs, rivers and such indicated.
The amount of detail in the notes varies depending, I would guess, on which draftsman did the work and how he was feeling that day. Some things (Ex: wt of rail & places where it changes) are included on some maps but not on others.
The worst problems I've had with these maps are:
1) because the CRRM is reproducing them at 1/2 the original size, I often have to use a magnifying glass to allow my middle-aged eyes to read things (remember, this affects the scale, too!)
2) some of the originals obviously have had much use and are almost unreadable in spots, problem is worst near the edges (finger oils, probably)
3) In many cases the notes about changes (" replaced by ---, dd/mm/yr, AFE #---" and so on) were apparently made in ink not so good as the original drawings and have faded worse.
None of these area a major problem or widespread but they do crop up.
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> are the digital or on paper?
Paper, about 12" x 30"
hank
