Railroad Map CD Collection
(Maps from the Early-1800's to the Early-1900's)

The Railroad maps represent an important historical record, illustrating the growth of travel and settlement as well as the development of industry and agriculture in the United States. They depict the development of cartographic style and technique, highlighting the achievement of early railroaders. Included in the collection are progress report surveys for individual lines, official government surveys, promotional maps, maps showing land grants and rights-of-way, and route guides published by commercial firms.

Available Map CDs
(Each CD is just $9.97)

Click on a link below to view a listing of all maps included on this CD and to place an order.

Railroad Lines A-C
Railroad Lines D-K
Railroad Lines L-O
Railroad Lines P-R
Railroad Lines S-Z

Here is a very small sampling of the some maps and details about the maps presented on the CDs. We show only very small images of the maps to make the listing load fast on your computer. The maps themselves are much larger. Look at the images in the bottom part of the page to get an idea of the enlargement capabilities of the details of each map.

Alabama and Tennessee River Railroad. Map showing the line of the Alabama & Tennessee River Rail Road and its proposed extensions; exhibiting also the contiguous mineral deposits and zone of production. County and township map of Alabama and vicinity showing drainage, cities and towns, and main railroads in heavy lines. Chartered in 1848. Reorganized in 1866 under title of Selma, Rome, and Dalton Railroad. Scale 1:1,267,200. G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. CREATED/PUBLISHED New York, 1867, c1865. Scale 1:1,267,200. Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company. Maps showing the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad and leased lines. Special map shows the main line and land grant in Missouri and includes iron and lead regions; general map covers United States showing the railroad network with the main lines distinguished by color; created by Act of Congress, July 27, 1866, with a land grant of 42 million acres; entry 329 shows extent of land grant in Arizona and New Mexico. G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. CREATED/PUBLISHED New York, 1873. Scale ca. 1:150,000 and ca. 1:7,000,000. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company. A map of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and its principal connecting lines uniting all parts of the East & West. A. Hoen & Co. CREATED/PUBLISHED Baltimore, Lith. by A. Hoen & Co. [1860] Scale ca. 1:8,5000,000     Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company. Chicago to San Franciso via the Burlington Route. Contains profiles and elevation of lines, indicates geographic regions, industry and agriculture, mileage, stage connections, and railroads. "The above three sections, showing the line of railroad from Chicago to San Francisco giving distances, elevations above the sea, quality of soil and country, population of towns and cities, lakes, rivers, mountains, connecting railroad lines, and all items of interest of which a traveller would desire to know, in regard to the Great Route Across the continent. Armed with this Guide, the passenger needs to further information." H.R. Page & Co. CREATED/PUBLISHED Chicago, c1879. Scale ca. 1:3,000,000.

Available Map CDs
(Each CD is just $9.97)

Click on a link below to view a listing of all maps included on this CD and to place an order.

Railroad Lines A-C
Railroad Lines D-K
Railroad Lines L-O
Railroad Lines P-R
Railroad Lines S-Z

(Each image on the CD is a super high resolution scan of the original map and software that is included in the CD lets you view the map in any degree of detail you want - anything from postcard sized all the way to wall sized - complete with features to allow you to manipulate the map in a wide variety of ways - even printing out the entire map or just a portion of it to your printer in any size you want.

Here is an example of the level of enlargement that is possible with this special viewing program. It clearly shows how it goes from postcard sized to incredible detail. This enlagement series is based on one of the maps for the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company.

(Smallest size of this image)

(Small portion enlarged 2 times)

(Small portion enlarged 4 times)

(Small portion enlarged 5 times - this enlargement represents the full
original size of the map when printed at full scale.)

As you can see from the series of images, each map contains a wealth of interesting details to explore.

A historical railroad map cd is great fun for the railroad buff. With this CD, you will be able to trace the old railroads that made this country great in the 19th century and learn many interesting facts about the various railroad lines both from the provided descriptions and the detailed annotations found on many of the maps.

Here are the computer requirements to run and operate this CD. You must have a PC running Windows software and a web browser. Additionally, you will need to install the special viewing software which is included on your CD.

Available Map CDs
(Each CD is just $9.97)

Click on a link below to view a listing of all maps included on this CD and to place an order.

Railroad Lines A-C
Railroad Lines D-K
Railroad Lines L-O
Railroad Lines P-R
Railroad Lines S-Z