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RailwayStation.com - Aerial and Satellite Photographs of North Central US Railroads The following links will open a new window and take you to selected locations on the Microsoft Terraserver. The resolution varies from 16-meters down to 1-meter per pixel, which is detailed enough to recognize individual railcars and railroad roadbed. Once at the Terraserver site you can zoom, navigate and search for other locations, and topo maps. Don't forget to come back to RailwayStation.com! Index IL IN KY MI MN ND NE OH USA Region Map Aerial Home Illinois East Peoria, IL - Norfolk Southern Rail Yard. Thanks to William McFall. East Peoria, IL - TP&W "Rail America" Yard. Thanks to William McFall. East St. Louis, IL - B&O roundhouse = Color Image! < Chicago, IL - Travelers to Chicago's O'Hare Airport sometimes catch a glimpse of CP's (former Soo Line) Bensenville Yard. - Color Image! < Blue Island, IL - Ten rail lines converge in this community southwest of Chicago. We zoomed out to 8 meters / pixel to capture the area. On the lower right is CSXT Barr Yard (North) and IHB Blue Island Yard (South). - Color Image! Galesburg, IL - BNSF north and south bound hump classification yard. Thanks to William McFall. Harvey, IL - Markham Yard south of Chicago. - Color Image! Savanna, IL - The upper yards were the Milwaukee. The lower yards were the CB & Q and were about 7 tracks wide in their heyday. Adjacent to the intersection at the left, quite visible, is the old roundhouse. Thanks to Chris Ness. Chicago,IL - La Salle Station (Right side of Chicago River) - Color Image! Chicago,IL - Amtrak/Metra coach yard (Left side of Chicago River) - Color Image! Chicago, IL - Union Station tracks below ground. Color Image! - For more information see the 20th Century Railroad Club site. Back to the Top Indiana Gary, IN - On the right side of the image, you can find Curtis Yard, Kirk Yard and the US Steel Gary Mill. Color Image! <Portage, IN - Bethlehem Steel Mill - Color Image Back to the Top Kentucky Louisville, KY - Paducah & Louisville (ex-ICRR) roundhouse footprint. (1998 b & w) - thanks to Jim Herron Louisville, KY - Paducah & Louisville (ex-ICRR) roundhouse footprint. (2002 Color Image) - thanks to Jim Herron Raceland, KY - Russell Turntable and Shop - thanks to Ken Chamblin Michigan New Buffalo, MI - Ex-Pere Marquette roundhouse - thanks to Peter Nicholson Durand, MI - Union Station (The diamond in Durand, Michigan with Durand Union Station right at the diamond) - submitted by Rob Sterne Back to the Top Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota - BNSF yards - thanks to William McFall Minneapolis, Minnesota - BNSF yards - thanks to William McFall Taconite Harbor, MN - LTV Steel's iron ore dock at Lake Superior. Two Harbors, MN - DM & IR ore docks, yard and engine facilities Back to the Top Nebraska North Platte, NE - Bailey Yard The World's Largest Railroad Classification Yard, Union Pacific Railroad's Bailey Yard in North Platte, Nebraska, covers 2,850 acres, is eight miles long, and contains 312 miles of track. For a yard schematic, history and pictures see Union Pacific's web site at: http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/history/bailey/index.shtml Back to the Top North Dakota Portal, ND - CP Rail crosses into Canada. Yards on both sides of border crossing. Thanks to Donald Kinney Minot, ND - The Diamond of BNSF (lower left to upper right) and CP(upper left to lower right) plus BNSF/CP interchange track. Amtrak station in upper right. Thanks to Donald Kinney Minot, ND - CP yard and Wye. The Wye is used once or twice a week to turn locomotives. Thanks to Donald Kinney Minot, ND - BNSF Galvin Yard. Thanks to Donald Kinney Back to the Top Ohio Portsmouth, OH - N&W shops- thanks to Hugh Odom Cincinnati, OH - Completed in 1933, with a distinctive 200 feet in diameter arch, Cincinnati Union Terminal is one of America's greatest stations. Submitted by John M McAlonan. See COLOR Aerial Photographs of Union Terminal in Cincinnati, Ohio, taken by professional photographer Larry Stulz of Stulzphoto.com Back to the Top Click on the map to select a new region. This page was last modified on Sunday, 17-Feb-2008 14:13:49 PST