Haven't read every posting in this thread, but according to the Union List
of Sanborn & Other Fire Insurance Maps for Texas there is coverage for
Hamilton. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/EART/sanbul_TX_A.html#h
Anyway if you check out the Union List there is some info on how to obtain
copies of the coverage you seek. OH yea this is the Union List for Hamilton
Texas:

1925 (1939 revision) - 9 sheets
U.S. Census Bureau, Jeffersonville, IN (also microform)

Somehow someone at the Map Library at USC digitized and posted online the
complete coverage, including unpublished map sheets, of the whole state (in
addition to historic USGS Topo coverage and Soil Survey maps. Are you sure
some institution in Texas hasn't done this for instate coverage?

Joe


-----Original Message-----
From: abandonedrailroadsoftheus@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:abandonedrailroadsoftheus@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
lawnmowermantx
Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 6:23 PM
To: abandonedrailroadsoftheus@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Abandoned Railroads of the US] San Born Maps?

Dear Group,

Uhm...... well...... I think I better lay this puppy down, and move on.
So much for model railroading Hamilton, TX in its hey day.... I feel like
that guy trying to get a quote for auto insurance, and had blew the whole
day on hold, all night long, (Old Progressive commercial of a guy trying to
get a quote, and it sequenced him till he was frazzled on the wall, "just
trying to get a quote..") all for a quote on auto insurance! Uhm, since I'm
on a tighter than a lycra, leather, spandex, bike short, full body bustier
budget, I better forget the whole thing, flush my dreams down the toilet,
and invest in Playboy, Penthouse or Hustler Magazines! :) So much for model
railroading, since the prices on the locomotives, wiring, DCC and other
bells and whistles plus the constant critics would drive me nuts.. :) Can't
go wrong on a 44dd 32 36! :) HEE HEE! Or classic Dolly Parton. :)

Now I know how Yosemity Sam felt when he went up against Bugs Bunny train
to train, "I'm not stopping my train Rabbit!!" "Well I'm not stopping mine!"
replied Bugs.. till Bugz pulled a lever and his train sprang up, as Yosemity
Sam's train went right through till the sign said.. "End Of Line" and the
little train rolled off the track!
Ughghgh... I feel sick.... :( *snif* So much for model railroading and I'll
bet, any remains of the old Cotton Belt, and or St Louis Southwestern which
took over the old Stephenville Texas North and South are just but a
memory... Road bed remains still exist in little sections, on a road trip
from work, a new land owner had already bulldozed a big section of track
east of Aleman along Farm To Market Road 932, where the R.O.W. crosses the
road just before it crosses the whole R.O.W. is flattened... The R.O.W.
picks up on the other side, and continues till it goes in to Aleman, and
from Aleman on to Hamilton portions of it are bulldozed, till it picks up
West of Farm To Market 1241 to Ohio, Blue Ridge, and Purmela the R.O.W. goes
on towards town, appearing to hold its shape, though eroded with the
elements and mesquite trees.

I appreciate all the assistance and concern about this. I hope to get
permission and take photos of the R.O.W. I know one friend has a section of
the Main Line R.O.W. that once held the trestle and he has a siding section.
At one time, his land may been some depot or business of where cattle cars,
sheep or cotton bales may been loaded.
With out any maps of say 1909 to 1933, to show who and what may have been,
its anyone's guess. Before long the Depots may be the only surviving
structures. I had some wonderlust to go Train Depot sight seeing and look at
some other R.O.W. long since abandoned.

When the A.T.S.F. pulled up in 1959 to the late 70's I feel it had left a
scar that heals in time. The only thing to remember any form of history are
the locals, historical plaques and perhaps some kind soul who digs up the
history and properly reports with good accuracy the real history that
happened. So when the land or structures are disturbed, and ghosts start
showing up, at least the Paranormal Teams will have some information to fall
back on. :)

Shalom Rav,

Micha'el D. Lucas
76531

--- In abandonedrailroadsoftheus@yahoogroups.com, "wcorvi" <wcorvi@...>
wrote:
>
>
> You pretty much need to sign your life away to see them, and if you want
copies....bring a fat checkbook along.
> >
> > Needless, I did not get much besides a mild heart attack on that visit.
>
> I set my digital camera on a tripod and get reasonable copies for free.
This is mostly because the maps are too delicate to close into a copy
machine.
>
> Andy
>




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