| Researching
Prototypical Resources Online |
| For many of us into model railroading we all
have selected a favorite road name, or even
perhaps a couple for many reasons. Perhaps it was
a railroad company that operated or passed thru
our hometowns in our youth. Could have been the
colors caught our eye. Or maybe we just like
something about the railroad itself and the area
in which it worked. Their comes a time when many
modelers become quite serious about the railroad
they have chosen to model and replicate within
some constraining circumstances. Referring to
ones space in particular always seems to become
the modeler’s worst nightmare! Never enough
of it to design the railroad of our dream!
That’s when a modeler has to take some
modeling liberties or exercise in his or her own
“Artistic License”. The freedom to make
some certain changes due to the space available
we have to work within. Although we have to make
these adjustments to our modeling world as
compared to the actual prototype scale and size.
Researching the particular railroad systems or
systems before you begin planning can help
greatly in your efforts. It can assist you in
bring your model railroad to life that much like
the prototypical railroad you are planning own
building. We are attempting to bring you some
links from Crawford County, Northwestern
Pennsylvania that can assist you with planning
your own railroad. Geographic, industrial, rail
company operations are all good information in
planning a great model railroad. Keep in mind
that artistic license will play a roll in the
final design.
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| List of
Online Resources |
| Railroads
Over the years in Crawford County, Pa. |
| Railpix.com,
Some great Erie Lackawanna images at Norton &
Marion,Oh |
| Fred's Erie
RR page |
| Erie Lackawanna Historical Society |
| Search
listing of all Pennsylvania Railroad Websites at
Rail Server. |
The Pennsylvania Railroad
Technical & Historical Society  |
Atlantic
& Great Western Railroad
Accounts of early history of railroads in N.W.
Pennsylvania. |
| Map
of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway, with
its connections, 1866 |
| Timetable
A&GW - June 1864 |
| Existing
Crawford County, PA Stations |
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| 1900's Western Pennsylvania RR Maps |
| Rails
& Trails.com |
Meadville Topt 1986 Microsoft
TerraServer Imagery
Click on this link and open a new window to Terra
Server
you can move around the map and even zoom in. |
| Railroad
Maps 1828-1900 |
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| Bessemer
Junction for those that enjoy the Qrange and
Black |
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