Indiana Maps

A Railroad Atlas of the United States in 1946 recalls an era when steam locomotives were still king and passenger trains stopped at nearly every town in America. Railroad companies employed over a million workers, on the trains and along the tracks. Everything moved by rail: travelers, mail, and freight -- whether a massive electric generator or a child's bicycle.

Richard C. Carpenter's hand-drawn color maps recapture the precise details: the various trunk and ancillary railroad passenger lines that served thousands of towns; long-since demolished steam locomotive and manual signal tower installations; towns that functioned solely as places where crews changed over; track pans; coaling stations; tunnels; bridges and viaducts; and other rail-specific sites.

The third and largest volume in this acclaimed series includes 276 maps and drawings and and focuses on Indiana, Lower Michigan, and Ohio. These states could be called the crossroads of the national railroad network, where east-west transcontinental lines crossed north-south inter-regional lines. Carpenter depicts the major rail centers of Indianapolis, Gary, Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland, and Chicago, as well as every town and rail junction from Mackinaw City, Michigan, to Tell City, Indiana.

Full of interesting and scenic destinations in the northern, central, and southern sections of the state, Hiking Indiana offers you a guided tour of 46 featured areas. The book even provides urban hiking areas in case you want to enjoy Indiana's unique cities.

Hiking Indiana includes the following special features:

• Detailed descriptions of 100 trails, including the trail length, estimated time to hike it, and a difficulty rating

• 135 easy-to-read park and trail maps

• A map of each featured trail, with points of interest and trail distances

• Practical information on how to get to parks, the park hours, available facilities, permits and rules, and a contact address and phone number

• A convenient trail-finder grid, which provides a summary of each trail's features and location in the book • A section on nearby points of interest, with contact phone numbers

Hiking Indiana brings to life the history, terrain, flora, and fauna of each area. And its descriptions of nearby recreational and sightseeing destinations ensure that you won't miss anything on your trip.