Baltimore: Railroad and Industrial Archeology

[tom mann]

I was interested in documenting places like these:

https://maps.google.com/?ll=39.273839,-76.631457&spn=0.001229,0.002811&t=m&z=19&layer=c&cbll=39.273839,-76.631968&panoid=4osoYQYDF4HLBYu-j41Ybg&cbp=12,48.13,,0,4.83

What references out there would have industry names and track diagrams for Baltimore?

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Different railroads had different systems.

On Conrail, they were called ZTS maps. That stands for Zone, Track, Spot.

There are some online, let me see if I can scare some up for you when I get into the office.

I think CSX had something similar, but I'm unfamiliar with them.

[conrail98]

Multimodalways has one ZTS from 1993 that covers Baltimore:

http://www.multimodalways.org/docs/railroads/companies/CR/CR%20ZTS/CR%20Harrisburg%20V2%20ZTS%201-1993.pdf

Prior to 1996, it would fall under the Harrisburg Division and looks like Volume 2 but that could change based on time as Conrail kept consolidating divisions until the 4 they had when split. After 1996 it would've been in the Philadelphia division but not sure what volume,

Phil

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Damn, Phil beat me to the punch.

Oh, also, that location Tom posted is on CSX, it's right by CARROLL interlocking. Actually, right off on the other side of the white building in the right of this photo:
https://picasaweb.google.com/103328750375507168249/BaltimoreRailfanning02#5518448587929751634

[tom mann]

Guys:  Thanks for the maps.

Ed:  I was actually thinking about that photo of yours when I started getting interested in Baltimore.  There are a lot of remains left to explore!