Three Sources For Trainz Routebuilding

When building your route you must aggregate your details from either of four sources.

1. Google Maps Aerial - Updated 2010 for the most part, it provides decent imagery to accurately locate objects and scenery. Sometimes you could see where trees are placed. But in swampy Florida a slash pine and a shrub can confuse you.Nonetheless you can see where much of the stuff is for quick and easy placement.
2. Google Maps Street View - Slightly out of date, but for less volatile areas like Valrico or Homestead it can still help routebuilding. A grape to an apple versus Aerial, you act like you are there though the image is pixelated (in bigger computer monitors).
3. Railfan Photos and Videos - The newer, the better. You get the best idea of what really goes where with a month old or newer video. Photos do the same work as S.V. but can come in better resolution and can be overall newer. You also get a feel for the area in audio, and places like Fort Lauderdale (on the CSX) can sound different ambiently than Hollywood on CSX.