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RailMapOnline @railmaponline.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Oklahoma City and much of central Oklahoma added to the map including Guthrie, Cushing, Shawnee, Ardmore, Durant, Ada and Ponca City. railmaponline.com

Map of historic railroads around Oklahoma City.

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RailMapOnline @railmaponline.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Western Oklahoma added to the railroad map. railmaponline.com

Map of historic railroads in western Oklahoma.

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RailMapOnline @railmaponline.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Kansas City and Joplin, Missouri added to the railroad map. Also completed the legend for Kansas. www.railmaponline.com

Map of historic railroads in Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas. Includes streetcars and interurbans.

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RailMapOnline @railmaponline.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Kansas completed. Lots of detail in the southeast corner of Kansas - I've had trouble with all the mining spurs and interurbans, so let me know if you have more information. Still need to update the Legend and the Modern Railroads layer. www.railmaponline.com

Map of historic railroads in southeast Kansas.

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RailMapOnline @railmaponline.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Southwest Kansas added to the map. railmaponline.com

Map of historic railroads in southwest Kansas, including Hutchinson, McPherson, Dodge City, Garden City and Liberal.

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RailMapOnline @railmaponline.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Kansas gets another update for 4th July. The Kansas Pacific and Missouri Pacific routes across the state are added. www.railmaponline.com/western-rail...

Map of historic railroads in northern Kansas, including the Kansas Pacific (in dark blue) and Missouri Pacific (in light blue).

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RailMapOnline @railmaponline.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Kansas is added to the US railroad map, covering the northern part of the state, plus a bit of Missouri. Includes Atchison, Topeka, and parts of St Joseph and Kansas City. Hope to add more of Kansas over the summer. www.railmaponline.com

Map showing historic railroads in northern Kansas, plus Nebraska, Colorado and parts of Missouri.

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RailMapOnline @railmaponline.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Update for the canal map, with lots of details and places for eastern Rivers and Canals. Big thanks to @chrisrl.bsky.social www.railmaponline.com

Navigable rivers and canals around Peterborough and Kings Lynn.

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RailMapOnline @railmaponline.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Website is online again today, but the hosting company is still having trouble so it might have intermittent down time.

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RailMapOnline @railmaponline.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Website currently down. Hosting company is having a server issue. Hopefully only temporary.

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RailMapOnline @railmaponline.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Check out Rails & Revolutions' video about early tramways to the Tyne. youtube.com/watch?v=K65S... You can track the evolution of some of the early tramways from 1621 onwards on the North East timeline map railmaponline.com/north-east-t...

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The Ancient Transport Network Hidden Across The UK.

YouTube video by Rails & Revolutions

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RailMapOnline @railmaponline.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

All maps are now back. The last map covers the Western US Railroads: www.railmaponline.com/western-rail... Big thanks to everyone for being patient while the site was re-built, and for the amazing messages of support.

Map of historic railroads in the western USA.

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RailMapOnline @railmaponline.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

The UK & Irish Railways map is back. Old links should redirect to the new URL: www.railmaponline.com/uk-and-irish... Remember there's extra layers that display more tracks, stations and features.

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RailMapOnline @railmaponline.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

The Canal map is back. The interface is slightly different to the old map and there's a new URL. www.railmaponline.com/canals Big shout-out to @chrisrl.bsky.social who draws the canal map.

Map of historic canals and navigable waterways, showing central England from Birmingham to The Wash. The map is drawn by Chris Lowe and hosted on RailMapOnline.

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RailMapOnline @railmaponline.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Trolleybus map is back. Includes tramway networks so you can compare the changing networks. www.railmaponline.com

Map of trolleybus networks in the north of England.

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RailMapOnline @railmaponline.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

The Military Airfields map is back online, including related infrastructure such as radar sites, storage and HQs. www.railmaponline.com

Map of historic military airfields in the UK and Ireland, including associated infrastructure such as radars, storage and HQs.

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RailMapOnline @railmaponline.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

North East Railway Timeline is back online. The site is back online, although with a basic home page and only one map at the moment. A big thank you for all your encouraging words and continued support - it means a lot! www.railmaponline.com

Map of north east railways in 1825. The website allows the user to scroll through years, seeing how the railway developed and later closed, including stations.

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RailMapOnline @railmaponline.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Website is down. The site has been attacked😡, so the hosting company has disabled it. Hope to find a solution soon.

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RailMapOnline @railmaponline.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

A major update to the Canal Map sees lots of extra detail for London and much of the map. Big thanks to @chrisrl.bsky.social www.RailMapOnline.com

A map of canals, navigable rivers and docks of London, with lots of markers labelling wharfs, bridges, industries and more.

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RailMapOnline @railmaponline.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Rugby is redrawn on the Railway Map. www.RailMapOnline.com

Map showing historic railways around Rugby.

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RailMapOnline @railmaponline.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

There's been some big updates for the UK railway map over the past month. South Devon got a complete redraw, with greater accuracy and lots more detail, especially for the industrial tramways. Display more tracks by selecting 'Layers' at top-right. www.RailMapOnline.com

Map of South Devon's historic railways and industrial tramways, including Plymouth and Exeter.

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RailMapOnline @railmaponline.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Blackburn, Burnley, Accrington, Darwen, Clitheroe, Colne all redrawn. Remember to switch on the "Industry" layer to see extra detail. railmaponline.com

Map showing historical railways and industrial tramways around Blackburn and Burnley

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RailMapOnline @railmaponline.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Last few updates before the holidays, and included is a placeholder for the Glasgow GPO underground railway (on the 'Industry' layer). What was the route(s), how did it work, and did it even exist? www.railmaponline.com More at registry.gsg.org.uk/sr/sitedetai...

Map of historic railways in Glasgow city centre. The Glasgow GPO railway is shown, but what was the actual route, and did it even exist?

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RailMapOnline @railmaponline.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

A big chunk of South London is updated, covering Croydon, Selhurst, Purley, Sutton, Mitcham and Epsom. railmaponline.com

Map of historic railways around Croydon and Sutton.

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RailMapOnline @railmaponline.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

The Military Airfields map gets some new entries, including industry airfields, various satellite landing grounds, and support units (bomb dumps, maintenance units, hospitals). railmaponline.com/airfields Photo shows Gloucestershire Aircraft Company Works, Brockworth, 1925

Aerial photo of the The Gloucestershire Aircraft Company Works, Brockworth, 1925. From www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/EPW014490

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RailMapOnline @railmaponline.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Big update, covering Wolverhampton, Dudley, Wednesbury and Stourbridge. Lots of industry and tramways. www.railmaponline.com

Aerial image of Wolverhampton with historic and modern railways overlaid. Remember to switch-on the additional layers for more detail.

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RailMapOnline @railmaponline.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Looks like there are intermittent issues with the Google Maps service that powers the UK and US railway maps. I'm trying a few things, but no obvious solution at present. The North East timeline, UK airfields, UK trolleybus and UK canal maps all seem to be working as normal.

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RailMapOnline @railmaponline.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Various railway updates, including Gravesend, Maidstone, Tunbridge, Immingham and Walsall. Don't forget to turn on the extra layers. www.railmaponline.com

Map of historic railways around Gravesend, Kent, including industrial tramways and street trams.

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RailMapOnline @railmaponline.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Updates for Cornwall, including Redruth, Truro, Newquay and Falmouth. Remember to switch on the Industry layer for more detail. www.RailMapOnline.com

Map of historic railways in Falmouth, Cornwall with detail showing the docks

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RailMapOnline @railmaponline.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Blaenau Ffestiniog is redrawn, with lots of detail for the slate quarries. Make sure to select Layers at top-left and display all the tracks, as most are on the Narrow and Industry layers. www.RailMapOnline.com

Map showing historic railways and tramways around Blaenau Ffestiniog, with lots of detail for the various slate quarries. Also shown are the LNWR and GWR lines, plus the Ffestiniog Railway.

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RailMapOnline @railmaponline.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Updates for North Yorkshire, including Whitby, Northallerton, Thirsk and many of the industrial areas around the moors. On the main UK railway map. railmaponline.com/UKIEMap.php The NE Timeline map shows how these railways developed, but without the detail. railmaponline.com/north-east-t...

Map of historic railways around Skinningrove and Loftus, including the steel works and Skinningrove Zig-Zag.

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RailMapOnline @railmaponline.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Lots of redraws to East Anglia, including Norwich, Felixstowe, Harwich, Lowestoft, Bury St Edmonds and Newmarket. www.railmaponline.com

Map showing historic railways and stations in Norwich, with modern railways overlaid in red.

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RailMapOnline @railmaponline.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

North East Timeline map expanded to cover lines as far south as York, and west to the Settle & Carlisle. www.RailMapOnline.com/north-east-timeline

Map of railways and stations covering a large part of North Yorkshire, and shown for the year 1900.

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RailMapOnline @railmaponline.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

The NE Timeline now has a Legend which adapts with the displayed time, and station labels. Use the buttons below the map to tailor the display. railmaponline.com/north-east-t...

Map showing railways around Stockton in 1841, with stations labelled. A legend is shown to the left of the map. The buttons above the map control the displayed year, and buttons below the map select the legend, closed tracks, open and closed stations, and station labels.

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RailMapOnline @railmaponline.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

New North East Timeline map. Clicking on a station or track displays a history of that feature. Dates are sometimes annotated with "c" (circa), "e" (estimate) or "u" (unknown). Many tracks also include links to other sites. www.RailMapOnline.com/north-east-timeline

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RailMapOnline @railmaponline.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

North East timeline released for Railway200. Scroll through time to see how railways in the region developed, from 1621 to 1825 to the present day. It's a bit rough round the edges, so I hope to add more updates and features in the future. www.RailMapOnline.com/north-east-timeline

Map of north east railways, showing the railways in 1825. Buttons at the top of the map let you step through the years, from the first tracks in 1621 to the present day.

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RailMapOnline @railmaponline.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

With a lot of HS2 infrastructure now visible on satellite imagery, I've refreshed the HS2 layer to better align with the actual route. www.RailMapOnline.com

Map showing the High Speed 2 route from London to Birmingham

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RailMapOnline @railmaponline.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Ronan emailed a pic of a mystery line at Rastrick, W.Yorks. Nice to find the route on old OS maps and be able to add it to the Huddersfield tram network. You can see tram lines and more by selecting Layers on the UK railway and the UK trolleybus maps. www.RailMapOnline.com

Map showing historic tram line around Huddersfield.

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RailMapOnline @railmaponline.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Mountain Quarry Railroad added near Auburn, California. Check out the US railroad map. www.RailMapOnline.com

Map of historic railroads around Auburn, California. The Central Pacific is shown in orange, climbing up towards Donner Pass. The Mountain Quarry RR is in light blue, descending to the American River.

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London North Eastern Railway @lner.co.uk · 28/06/2025

Join us tomorrow for another watchalong on YouTube! This time we're taking in the view from the driving cab on a journey along the coast between Newcastle and Edinburgh. 🗓️ Sunday 29 June at 12:00 🔗 youtu.be/QlKu40VTcIw 💬 You can discuss the journey with us and other rail fans in live chat too.

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Newcastle to Edinburgh | Real Time Cab Ride in 4K

YouTube video by London North Eastern Railway

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RailMapOnline @railmaponline.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

The 'Modern Rlys' layer on the UK & Ireland railway map has been updated. This is a copy of the latest OpenStreetMap railway data and shows in-service railway tracks. railmaponline.com

Map of modern railways north of London, including the newly re-opened Bicester to Bletchley line.

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RailMapOnline @railmaponline.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Hull redrawn on the railway map. www.RailMapOnline.com

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RailMapOnline @railmaponline.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

On March 1st Google will change their pricing structure. Not sure how this will affect RailMapOnline at present, but this might result in features being lost or maps being temporarily unavailable over the coming weeks. Please bear with me while I try and figure it out.

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RailMapOnline @railmaponline.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

US railroad map now covers most of the western USA. Don't forget to explore Hawaii and Alaska. www.railmaponline.com

Map showing historic railroads across the western USA. Coverage includes Hawaii, Alaska, California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Idaho, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Texas, plus a few lines in Mexico and Canada.

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RailMapOnline @railmaponline.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Nebraska completed. Had hoped to finish this before the end of 2024, but Omaha and Council Bluffs were very difficult to decipher - let me know if you spot any errors. www.RailMapOnline.com

Map of historic railroads around Omaha, Nebraska and Council Bluffs, Iowa, including the eastern end of the Union Pacific Railroad.

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RailMapOnline @railmaponline.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

A big thank you to everyone for your support in 2024. Your amazingly generous donations have kept the website running, and your emails with suggestions and corrections have made all the maps richer and more accurate. Here's to 2025!! www.RailMapOnline.com

Images of the maps available on RailMapOnline; UK & Irish railways, UK & Irish canals, UK trolleybus routes, UK military airfields, and western US railroads.

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RailMapOnline @railmaponline.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Southwest Nebraska added to the map. www.RailMapOnline.com

Map of historic railroads around Hastings, Nebraska, overlaid onto a satellite image background

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RailMapOnline @railmaponline.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Nebraska gets more branches north of the River Platte and completion of the UP across the state. www.RailMapOnline.com

Map of historic railroads in central Nebraska showing the UP main line and various branches north of the River Platte.

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Coastway Will @coastwaywill.me · 05/11/2024

To the folks who moved over from Twitter after my shout this afternoon, hello! Welcome! If you're new to Bluesky, you can find all of your favourite transport people using the starter pack created by @jenonthemove.com It's much nicer over here, expect many trains 😁 go.bsky.app/ULquJ55

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RailMapOnline @railmaponline.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

Nebraska - northern part of the state added to the map, plus Sioux City (Iowa). railmaponline.com

Map of historic railroads in northeast Nebraska and the Iowa border.

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