RAILforum: Need NA city rail distance table ASAP !!!

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Posted by DavidTurner (Member # 3798) on :

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EST (Toronto) - 11:00 AM Tuesday:
Need response within 2 hours!!!! (after that, response will still be useful)

I've been asked to get some rail distance data between NA cities (or best-guess as the crow flies, in a pinch!), but using MapQuest.com or similar sites is too time-consuming.

Need something like a Road Map's city-to-city table, but ideally in a spreadsheet, text file, or other copy-able document.

I can't find anything on any government, OR railway site, that provides the info I need.
There MUST be some sites out there with either online text, or downloadable files...
Any help appreciated!

I'm out of time, and desperate to get this info!
** Pure luck will have you reading this within the hour of the post (assuming the post is instant!) & be able to reply - I'll be checking every 10 minutes or so as I continue using Mapquest...)

Thanks for anything helpful!

Posted by George Harris (Member # 2077) on :

Which cities?

mapquest will only give you road distances so far as I know.

Posted by SteveD (Member # 43) on :

U.P. once had a "mileage calculator" on its website. By inserting place names one could get distances by rail. Dunno if it is still there, but you might check.

Posted by Mr. Toy (Member # 311) on :

Amtrak timetables show the mileage of its routes, including mileage at each station.