(For reference, Los Angeles is to the bottom right of the view and connections to San Francisco on to the upper left.) The building to the left of the SP station is a relatively new intermodal building and was not there when the YV was in operation. The automobiles angle-parked next to the station are on top of what was once the track that the YV used even though these particular tracks were owned by the SP. The SP station is the long brick building running along the tracks one side faces the railroad tracks while the other side faces 16th Street. The single-track mainline is the ex-Southern Pacific Railroad mainline, now the Union Pacific Railroad mainline. The YV interchanged with the Southern Pacific Railroad in Merced and picked up Pullmans destined for El Portal in front of the SP station on 16th Street. To remove the labels or road names, hover the mouse arrow over the down arrow to the right of the “Bird’s eye” menu item until it changes to an information box and then remove the check mark for “show labels”.ĭepending on the size of your computer monitor, you might need to scroll out or left/right/up/down to see all of the features being discussed. If you need to recenter the map, hold down the left mouse button and just drag the view in the direction wanted. The specific location or item being discussed is always centered on the aerial view. Otherwise, use the “+/-“ tool on the screen to zoom in and out. To zoom in and out, use the roller wheel on your mouse. To follow this virtual tour, click on each hyperlink which will take you to a specific location on the railroad. While I prefer Google maps, Bing maps have newer photography of portions of the route where the Yosemite Valley Railroad once operated. GOOGLE AND BING AERIAL MAPS provide a way to have a “virtual” tour of the Yosemite Valley Railroad. A Virtual Tour of the YV Using Bing and Google MapsĪ Virtual Tour of the YV using Bing and Google Maps.
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