All - speaking of online resources, my local library in Oswego Illinois has a
subscription to an online database of old Illinois Sanborn maps. I can't
guarantee that you can access this without a library account but it is worth a
try. Here is the link to the library's database web page.
http://www.oswego.lib.il.us/greatsites/subsciptiondatabase.htm
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, Bob Webber <cz17@...> wrote:
>
> Rupert, among other things, there are also OERs for Interurban
> railroads - not in the OER - that can be a substantial help for
> looking up many of the Q's interchanges in the 20s-40s.
>
> At 03:02 AM 4/22/2010, you wrote:
> >According to a message on the STMFC, there are a number of ORER's
> >from about 1900-1913 that can be downloaded from Google. The
> >message was "Go to Google Books and type in "Official Railway
> >Equipment Register". The second one that should pop up is the 1913
> >edition and is from Stanford. Look for the link that says More
> >Editions, this will take you to all the editions from this library".
> >
> >Unfortunately, these can only be downloaded in the U.S.
> >
> >On www.archive.org are the 1895, 1909, 1913 and 1916 Car Builder's
> >Dictionaries which contain a number of CB&Q plans, photos, etc. of
> >Burlington freight and passenger cars. Fortunately, these are
> >available outside the U.S.
> >
> >Rupert Gamlen
> >Auckland NZ
> >
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> >
> >
> >
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> >
> Bob Webber
>
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