The Library of Congress has digitized hundreds of their maps and made them available for researchers online. The Railroad Maps Collection covers the years 1828 to 1900 and is a part of the American Memory online section of the Library of Congress. You can search and view these digitized maps by visiting their web site at: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/rrhtml/rrhome.html Remember that learning what railroads were available as your ancestors were migrating to the west may help you determine how they got there and where they may have stopped. FAMILY TREE FINDERS Rhonda R. McClure Monday - 26 July 1999