I am wondering if it is possible to create a route on a map using a train track. I know its possible over normal roads.
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I am wondering if it is possible to create a route on a map using a train track. I know its possible over normal roads.
It’s certainly possible. (Broadly speaking, everything is possible) 🙂
The first thing you’d need is data on the location of the railroad tracks. For the US, Canada and part of Europe this is publicly available as shapefiles, for example at:
http://www.lib.unc.edu/reference/gis/datafinder/index.html?search_type=show_category_contents&datalayers=1&category_id=109
Once you obtained the shapefiles all options are open. You can convert the lines to google.maps.polyline() objects, (or GPolyline() if you’re using V2 of the API), and load them on a map. It will all depend on what you want to achieve and what server side languages you’re using.
Getting rail directions is a completely different matter. 🙂
Marcelo.