[November 2020 Update] Silverton Railroads Online KML Map
| November 22, 2020 02:35PM |
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Well like I've said previously, whenever I think I'm done something else happens and I eventually make a bunch of changes that class as an update (especially jumped the gun with that last update titling it "Final Update?"
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Most of the changes I've made were done under the lead of Fritz Klinke. I ended up making it to Silverton a few times toward the end of this summer for some DRHS work sessions and met up with him. We mostly focused on the Silverton Northern and a little on the Silverton Railroad as well, and I can confidently say that the SNRR Main is now even more accurate and better than it ever has been previously. The approach to Animas forks and the grade leaving Silverton has been totally redone and is now making a lot more sense. I've also been talking a lot with Brock Jones digitally and together added and overhauled lots of SN spurs and mining facilities such as the addition of the Astor Mill, as well as fixing the Silver Lake and Old Hundred Mills, among others as well.
The D&SNG Silverton Layer was severely outdated and lacked a lot of changes and improvements I've made to other layers and incorrect information overall, which has been fixed.
Other minor fixes and adjustments have been made to map since last time as well, and I've overhauled the first message on this thread to remove a lot of outdated info and clutter, changed the thread title as well, etc.
Link to the Map: [www.google.com] No updated Google Earth KML download yet, expect one sooner or later.
Joe Weigman
from the D&RG City Mine spur
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/22/2020 02:40PM by Joe Weigman.
)Most of the changes I've made were done under the lead of Fritz Klinke. I ended up making it to Silverton a few times toward the end of this summer for some DRHS work sessions and met up with him. We mostly focused on the Silverton Northern and a little on the Silverton Railroad as well, and I can confidently say that the SNRR Main is now even more accurate and better than it ever has been previously. The approach to Animas forks and the grade leaving Silverton has been totally redone and is now making a lot more sense. I've also been talking a lot with Brock Jones digitally and together added and overhauled lots of SN spurs and mining facilities such as the addition of the Astor Mill, as well as fixing the Silver Lake and Old Hundred Mills, among others as well.
The D&SNG Silverton Layer was severely outdated and lacked a lot of changes and improvements I've made to other layers and incorrect information overall, which has been fixed.
Other minor fixes and adjustments have been made to map since last time as well, and I've overhauled the first message on this thread to remove a lot of outdated info and clutter, changed the thread title as well, etc.
Link to the Map: [www.google.com] No updated Google Earth KML download yet, expect one sooner or later.
Joe Weigman
from the D&RG City Mine spur
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/22/2020 02:40PM by Joe Weigman.
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