OpenHistoricalMap/Projects/North American railroads
Sites and Events of the Colonizing Trails West
Introduction
This project will involve mapping important sites and events relating to the the railroads (railways) of North America. This page provides a place to outline what is proposed for the project.
Mapping Projects
Early History
- First Railroads
Transcontinental Railroad
- First Trans Continental Railroad
The End of Steam Interstate Commerce Modern Day Everything Else
- Abandoned Railroads
Mapping
Resources
All Railroad - ->Amtrak
Spokane International -Purchased 1958-> Union Pacific (UP)
Western Pacific -Purchased 1982->Union Pacific (UP)
Rock Island -Abandoned 750 Miles 1980->Chicago and North Western (C&NW)
Rock Island -Abandoned 965 Miles 1980->Southern Pacific (SP)
St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt) -Acquired 1932->Southern Pacific (SP)
Denver and Salt Lake -Merged 1947-> Denver and Rio Grande Western -Purchased SP and changed it's name 1988-> Southern Pacific -UP Purchased SP 1996-> Union Pacific (UP)
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha (CStPM&O) -Controlled 1882 Leased 1957 merged 1972-> Chicago and Northwestern (C&NW)
Minneapolis and St. Louis -Purchased 1960-> Chicago and Northwestern (C&NW)
Chicago Great Western -Merged 1968-> Chicago and Northwestern (C&NW) -Merged 1995-> Union Pacific (UP)
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