Comments on: tracking the abandoned http://metcaffeination.net/weblog/2008/04/27/tracking-the-abandoned/ cities. physics. food. environment. fatherhood. Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Outside Lies Magic — metcaffeination http://metcaffeination.net/weblog/2008/04/27/tracking-the-abandoned/comment-page-1/#comment-1893 Outside Lies Magic — metcaffeination Sat, 13 Sep 2008 18:04:22 +0000 http://metcaffeination.net/weblog/?p=76#comment-1893 [...] response to my post about following railroad tracks, commenter Richard Layman suggested I borrow his copy of John Stilgoe’s Outside Lies Magic. [...] [...] response to my post about following railroad tracks, commenter Richard Layman suggested I borrow his copy of John Stilgoe’s Outside Lies Magic. [...]

]]> By: Chris Carney http://metcaffeination.net/weblog/2008/04/27/tracking-the-abandoned/comment-page-1/#comment-792 Chris Carney Wed, 07 May 2008 18:12:58 +0000 http://metcaffeination.net/weblog/?p=76#comment-792 I love the maps too, Tom. Growing up hiking in New Hampshire's White Mountains, we came across tons of abandoned railroad grades. Most fell into two categories: logging or tourism. We also pored over USGS quadrangle maps, including older ones when we could find them - there was much more art in the earlier mapmaking. UNH has posted tons of historic USGS quads from New York and New England: http://docs.unh.edu/nhtopos/nhtopos.htm One of my favorites: http://docs.unh.edu/NH/crwf96nw.jpg Deep in the now-protected wilderness areas in the Whites, you can still across remants of old logging camps and abandoned trestles. I love the maps too, Tom. Growing up hiking in New Hampshire’s White Mountains, we came across tons of abandoned railroad grades. Most fell into two categories: logging or tourism. We also pored over USGS quadrangle maps, including older ones when we could find them – there was much more art in the earlier mapmaking. UNH has posted tons of historic USGS quads from New York and New England: http://docs.unh.edu/nhtopos/nhtopos.htm

One of my favorites: http://docs.unh.edu/NH/crwf96nw.jpg

Deep in the now-protected wilderness areas in the Whites, you can still across remants of old logging camps and abandoned trestles.

]]> By: Bob Williams http://metcaffeination.net/weblog/2008/04/27/tracking-the-abandoned/comment-page-1/#comment-790 Bob Williams Wed, 07 May 2008 15:44:12 +0000 http://metcaffeination.net/weblog/?p=76#comment-790 Get stuff Tom. I, and obviously JHK, are with you on the restoration of a more siginificant railroad presence. Having sold our family's 2nd car (I feel stupid for even saying that I had 2 cars), I am planning to take Amtrak for the first time in 18 years on the 17th. I'm looking forward to it. Get stuff Tom. I, and obviously JHK, are with you on the restoration of a more siginificant railroad presence. Having sold our family’s 2nd car (I feel stupid for even saying that I had 2 cars), I am planning to take Amtrak for the first time in 18 years on the 17th. I’m looking forward to it.

]]> By: rg http://metcaffeination.net/weblog/2008/04/27/tracking-the-abandoned/comment-page-1/#comment-713 rg Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:37:22 +0000 http://metcaffeination.net/weblog/?p=76#comment-713 Cool post and good eye -- I love the maps. It's amazing that Ithaca, a city of 30,000, does not have passenger rail service. A similarly sized city in most European countries would have hourly service to the nearest large city. Of course, those Europeans trains get in the way of the profitable business of making and selling cars. Cool post and good eye — I love the maps. It’s amazing that Ithaca, a city of 30,000, does not have passenger rail service. A similarly sized city in most European countries would have hourly service to the nearest large city. Of course, those Europeans trains get in the way of the profitable business of making and selling cars.

]]> By: Richard Layman http://metcaffeination.net/weblog/2008/04/27/tracking-the-abandoned/comment-page-1/#comment-711 Richard Layman Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:40:42 +0000 http://metcaffeination.net/weblog/?p=76#comment-711 check out _Outside Lies Magic_ by Stilgoe. I can lend it to you. check out _Outside Lies Magic_ by Stilgoe. I can lend it to you.

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