Transit Maps: passenger rail

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Submission – Fantasy Map: Greater Northeast Corridor Maglev by Adam Susaneck

December 9, 2019

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Adam Susaneck, Boston, Canada, Detroit, maglev, Montreal, New York, Northeast Corridor, passenger rail, submission, Toronto, USA, Washington DC

Submitted by Adam, who says: These are two maps I made for a class where I’m proposing a trans-national maglev through what I’m calling the “Greater Northeast Corridor.” Totally unrealistic, I know, but I’d love to get your opinion on the map! Transit Maps says: Oh, I do like this, Adam! When you have proposed travel times of just 18 minutes between Philadelphia and New York (as just one example), the rapid transit diagram design […]

Official Map: Copenhagen Railways Map, 2019

October 4, 2019

Revised Unofficial Map: Copenhagen Rapid Transit Map by Kristoffer Bæk and Pasha Omelekhin

October 1, 2019

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Unofficial Maps

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4.5 stars, commuter rail, Copenhagen, Copenhagen Metro, Denmark, Europe, Kristoffer Baek, metro, Pasha Omelekhin, passenger rail, S Tog, subway

Sometime after I reviewed Kristoffer’s original unified Copenhagen-area transit map (January 2019, 4 stars), he began to collaborate with Pasha Omelekhin, a designer probably most well-known for his alternative Berlin map. They’ve just released their revised map, and it’s really quite wonderful. Designwise, it’s definitely an evolution of Kristoffer’s original map, but I can see where the collaboration has resulted in marked improvements to the map. The interchanges have a more consistent design now, one […]

Submission – Unofficial Future Map: San Diego Trolley by Ted Rosenbaum

August 28, 2019

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Future Maps, Unofficial Maps

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bus, California, light rail, MTS, passenger rail, San Diego, San Diego Trolley, submission, Ted Rosenbaum, USA

Submitted by Ted, who says: When the Mid-Coast extension opens in a couple years, San Diego’s going to need a new trolley map. Their current map has some odd angles and no references to the city’s geography, so I took a shot at a new diagram that fixes those issues. I used big looping curves to fit San Diego’s more languid style, and make the connecting services more explicit. Would love to get your thoughts […]

Fantasy Map: Los Angeles 2050 by Josh Vredevoogd

July 25, 2019

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Fantasy Maps, Future Maps

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2050, 4 stars, BRT, bus, bus rapid transit, California, commuter rail, high speed rail, Josh Vredevoogd, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Metro, metro, passenger rail, subway, USA

Submitted by Josh, who says: Hello! I’m a designer in Los Angeles excited by all the new rail infrastructure being built here. I decided to make a map showing what the Metro network might look like in 30 years assuming generous transit funding. It’s my first time designing a map this complex so I’m definitely curious for your thoughts. The new lines are mostly built from pieces and combinations of current plans, including a finished […]

Historical Map/Infographic: History of the Kaiser Ferdinands-Nordbahn, 1838–1853

July 9, 2019

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Historical Maps, Visualizations

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1855, 5 stars, Austria, Austrian Empire, data visualization, Europe, freight, Joseph Stummer, Kaiser Ferdinands-Nordbahn, lithograph, NordBahn, passenger rail, Vienna

Every so often, I unexpectedly come across something that’s almost magical in its awesomeness, and this astounding data visualization/map from 1855 is one of those things. I mean, just look at how gorgeous these sample plates are: Designed by Joseph Stummer, these pages chart the history of the Kaiser Ferdinands-Nordbahn from its foundation in 1838 through to 1853. Each lithographic plate documents two years in astounding detail, with data shown for just about every aspect […]

Unofficial Map: Berlin Rail Network by Niklas Lobmayr

May 27, 2019

Submission – Japanese Shinkansen Network Diagram by Jug Cerovic

April 26, 2019

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Unofficial Maps

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Asia, diagram, high speed rail, Japan, Jug Cerovic, minimalism, passenger rail, shinkansen, Tokyo

Submitted by Jug, who says: I’d like to submit a map I have been working on for quite some time and finally completed. It’s a diagram of the Shinkansen high speed train network in Japan. As the network is basically one main trunk line going from Kyushu to Hokkaido and several spurs it makes sense to show it in a schematic way. Also high speed makes geography and distance almost irrelevant. One will easily notice […]

Submission – Historical Map: Illinois Central Railroad Passenger Routes, 1952 by Carter Moore

March 28, 2019

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Historical Maps, Unofficial Maps

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1952, Alabama, Carter Moore, Chicago, City of New Orleans, Florida, Illinois, Illinois Central, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, New Orleans, passenger rail, St Louis, submission, Tennessee, USA

Submitted by Carter, who says: I’ve always been fascinated with trains and tube-style maps, so I decided to make my own based on my home-town’s railroad. I found an old Official Guide which I used as my source for this map. I’d like to hear what your think of it. Transit Maps says: Carter says that this is his first map, and I think it’s absolutely amazing for a first effort. Even with an official […]

Submission – Historical Transit of Dunedin, New Zealand by Sam van der Weerden

February 6, 2019