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Old railroad maps

Maps of America's railroads from the Library of Congress's railroad map collection: the lines of individual railroad companies, national railroad maps, land grant maps, and the surveys for the Pacific railroads.

Why they are free to use: Most are Library of Congress maps published long ago, so their copyright has expired; US government maps were never under copyright. Each map's page shows its own licence basis and a credit line.

National railroad maps

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Railroad companies

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Pacific railroads

Search “Pacific railroad survey map transcontinental railroad” for more, or ask Claude for it

Land grants

Search “railroad land grant map” for more, or ask Claude for it

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