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Mapping railroads, abandoned / active
« on: November 13, 2024, 09:57:17 AM »
This is about an Android railroad mapping app, "Rail Guide". 

I sometimes struggle reconciling  historic railroad location references with modern day map/land features. So I was quite pleased to learn about Rail Guide. A screenshot is attached, showing Monson area.

Users can select various overlays, choosing only active railroads, or only abandoned railroads, or a combination. There are 'historic' railroad names available, as well as 'modern' railroad names.

Free, if you want to put up with ads, or $10 /year to get rid of ads. Its not perfect -- if I look hard I can find abandoned railroads not shown -- but its better than any other tool I have seen.  Yes, the WW&F -- both historic and modern -- is on the map.

Available in the Play Store, some more info here: https://play.google.com/store/search?q=rail%20guide&c=apps&hl=en_US
« Last Edit: November 13, 2024, 10:01:10 AM by Graham Buxton »
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