Hi Sigrid,
I was involved in several small excavations with Coastal Heritage Society
at the Georgia State Railroad Museum. A report of that work, entitled
"Archaeological
Investigations 2005-2012: Georgia State Railroad Museum, Savannah Visitors
Center & Savannah History Museum
<http://www.academia.edu/14522934/Archaeological_Investigations_2005-2012_Georgia_State_Railroad_Museum_Savannah_Visitors_Center_and_Savannah_History_Museum>
is
available for free download at
https://thelamarinstitute.academia.edu/RitaElliott
Some of that work examined railroad infrastructure and related features.
Best,
Rita

Rita Elliott
*Education Coordinator & Research Associate*
The LAMAR Institute, P.O. Box 2992, Savannah, GA 31402
www.thelamarinstitute.org  [log in to unmask]  706.341.7797

On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 5:21 PM, Sigrid Arnott <
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> Hello,
> I am looking for strategies to define and evaluate archaeological
> railroading sites within historic railroad right of ways. I am interested
> in how different states define when an abandoned rail line becomes an
> archaeological property and any established evaluation protocols for
> railroad properties. This research is for an update of the "Railroads in
> Minnesota (1862-1956)" MPDF to include archaeological resources.(The MPDF
> can be found at
> http://www.dot.state.mn.us/culturalresources/railroads.html)
>
> I am also interested in examples of evaluations of railroad properties
> such as depots, rail yards, railbeds, roundhouses, or other infrastructure
> or properties associated with building or maintaining railroads. If you
> could share thoughts on the problems with evaluation of these kinds of
> sites, electronic copies of evaluations, or any other insights, it would be
> greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Sigrid Arnott
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