Milepost coordinates?

[5292nate]

Is there any way to find the coordinates of a milepost along a given railroad? In more detail, I don't know a route well enough to place the first mile marker. I want it to be a prototypical route, but I can't place the mileposts if I don't know right where they are. Did that make any sense?

Thanks

Nathan

[Bananarama]

Without a track chart or intimate knowledge of the line you're working on, your guess is as good as anyone else.

[TDHenderson]

Best best, even though the tool's availability is hit and miss sometimes, is the FRA's GIS site at http://fragis2.frasafety.net/GISFRASafety/default.aspx .

Zoom into the area you want to look at, click on the "Map Identify" button (circle with a lower case i in it) and click on the MP number to get the lat and long.

[5292nate]

Map keeps going white on me.

[Bananarama]

It worked for me earlier, but seems to be hit and miss.

[TDHenderson]

Keep hitting F5 to refresh, or wait. Like I said it is hit and miss.

Trevor

[5292nate]

Thanks Trevor!