[Talk-us] trying to figure out the former path of a trolley line in Derry/Londonderry, NH
I'm updating parts of the map in my local area (Derry and Londonderry, NH) and it looks like there was definitely a railroad of some kind here before. There's a dirt path here: http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/89361695 This connects to a road called Trolley Car Lane: http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/18863837 If you look at the Bing image layer, you can see a line of trees that run behind 109 Hillside Avenue in Londonderry and then intersect Wyman Street in Derry. Apart from that I can't see any traces of the railway from the aerial photos. There aren't any plaques on the ground or anything to explain what was once here. Trying some internet searches, I can't seem to find any additional information about this former railway. Does anyone have any ideas about where to look to find more information? Thanks, Peter ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
Re: [Talk-us] trying to figure out the former path of a trolley line in Derry/Londonderry, NH
On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 11:26 AM, Peter Dobratz pe...@dobratz.us wrote: I'm updating parts of the map in my local area (Derry and Londonderry, NH) and it looks like there was definitely a railroad of some kind here before. There's a dirt path here: http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/89361695 This connects to a road called Trolley Car Lane: http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/18863837 If you look at the Bing image layer, you can see a line of trees that run behind 109 Hillside Avenue in Londonderry and then intersect Wyman Street in Derry. Apart from that I can't see any traces of the railway from the aerial photos. There aren't any plaques on the ground or anything to explain what was once here. Trying some internet searches, I can't seem to find any additional information about this former railway. Does anyone have any ideas about where to look to find more information? Old maps in the local library. ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
Re: [Talk-us] trying to figure out the former path of a trolley line in Derry/Londonderry, NH
I'd suggest the USGS Store map locator ( http://store.usgs.gov/b2c_usgs/usgs/maplocator/(xcm=r3standardpitrex_prdlayout=6_1_61_48uiarea=2ctype=areaDetailscarea=%24ROOT)/.do ) to get a list/images of current and historic sheets or the area. Sanborn Fire Insurance maps are a go to source as well, but as they're under copyright they cannot be traced for OSM. On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 8:29 AM, Richard Weait rich...@weait.com wrote: On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 11:26 AM, Peter Dobratz pe...@dobratz.us wrote: I'm updating parts of the map in my local area (Derry and Londonderry, NH) and it looks like there was definitely a railroad of some kind here before. There's a dirt path here: http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/89361695 This connects to a road called Trolley Car Lane: http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/18863837 If you look at the Bing image layer, you can see a line of trees that run behind 109 Hillside Avenue in Londonderry and then intersect Wyman Street in Derry. Apart from that I can't see any traces of the railway from the aerial photos. There aren't any plaques on the ground or anything to explain what was once here. Trying some internet searches, I can't seem to find any additional information about this former railway. Does anyone have any ideas about where to look to find more information? Old maps in the local library. ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us -- John Novak 585-OLD-TOPOS (585-653-8676) ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
Re: [Talk-us] non-round roundabouts
Seems to me the simplest solution would be to map the two roundabouts as one peanut-shaped roundabout: narrow, but not self-intersecting, in the middle. On Aug 7, 2012 12:39 AM, Dion Dock dion_d...@comcast.net wrote: Maybe you've seen this before, but I haven't. Here are some roundabouts that are teardrop shaped; the intersection somewhat resembles a dumbbell. Is there supposed to be a no left turn restriction? Are these even roundabouts? http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=45.92721lon=-122.75631zoom=16layers=M -Dion ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
Re: [Talk-us] trying to figure out the former path of a trolley line in Derry/Londonderry, NH
On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 10:26 AM, Peter Dobratz pe...@dobratz.us wrote: I'm updating parts of the map in my local area (Derry and Londonderry, NH) and it looks like there was definitely a railroad of some kind here before. There's a dirt path here: http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/89361695 This connects to a road called Trolley Car Lane: http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/18863837 If you look at the Bing image layer, you can see a line of trees that run behind 109 Hillside Avenue in Londonderry and then intersect Wyman Street in Derry. Apart from that I can't see any traces of the railway from the aerial photos. There aren't any plaques on the ground or anything to explain what was once here. Trying some internet searches, I can't seem to find any additional information about this former railway. Does anyone have any ideas about where to look to find more information? The USGS topos have a line marked OLD RAILROAD GRADE in that vicinity: http://tile.osm.osuosl.org/tiles/usgs_scanned_topos/preview.html#15/42.8951/-71.3664 ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
