I remember Dan telling me that he took  FAA Sectional charts on plane trips, so he could get a window seat to follow along his route.  He stopped doing this after 9/11 since he thought it would look too suspicious, which I guess is true.

As a fellow railroad aficionado, I always enjoyed talking RR history with him.

--Mark

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Mark A. Thomas

GIS Specialist and Librarian for Economics

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If I remember correctly, Dan used to take all the relevant topo maps on his road trips.  He was one of the great map lovers.

Funny to learn just now that he grew up in Shaker Heights,  not far from my early habitations.
A mid-20th century writer once said that everyone once lived in Ohio, even if they aren’t aware of it.

Michael Noga
MIT Libraries (retired)
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