[PRCo] for the moment...

Derrick Brashear shadow at gmail.com
Fri Feb 27 15:07:11 EST 2009


No clue how long it will last, but, enjoy:

Hello Everyone,
The Sanborn Insurance Maps are a great source for accurate histrical
railroad information both on a railroad and its customers. For
example, one of the early L'Anse maps had a note for the L'Anse DSS&A
rondhouse that there were employees in the roundhouse only at night,
(which would be the night watchman for the switch engine). The 1992
L'Anse map had a large paragraph of the sawmill there including its
buildings and production capacity!!! Also, one can zoom in to great
detail.

http://sanborn.umi.com/

Username: Sanborn
Passwork: Welcome

So make a pot of coffee or grab a two liter bottle of soda and have
fun
spending hours on this website!!!

Sincerely,
Andy



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