Whoa! Look at these!

[Santa Fe buff]

http://www.trainweb.org/milwaukee/diagrams.html

[Yampa Bob]

I would if I could see it without straining my eyes.  Obviously an amateur, using black background and dark blue links. 

[Santa Fe buff]

Well, they were in better shape, but you know, old diagrams...
Broken.

[Jim Banner]

I believe Bob was referring to the index page - maybe it's only us old guys but I too was unable to read the blue links on a black background.

The diagrams are fine the colour they are.  But showing them larger (much larger?) so that we could read the words and numbers would make them usable. 

[Santa Fe buff]

I hope someone makes another copy in black in white for easier reading...
But I don't think no one has the time nor money to waste on that. But I think a few would do it.

[pdlethbridge]

I use firefox and I was able to save and view the files at a reasonable level

[Santa Fe buff]

Good, You might be able to enlarge them and improve the quality.

[Guilford Guy]

Paul, I have blue print copies for a B15-b, however 18x36 is a little too hard to scan...

[Paul M.]

Paul, I have blue print copies for a B15-b, however 18x36 is a little too hard to scan...

Were those the ones you got on eBay?

[pdlethbridge]

Will your scanner take a 9 x 12? Do it a section at a time

[Santa Fe buff]

I think mine is.

[ebtnut]

FWIW, what you have are what is referred to as folio diagrams.  These were done for distribution to the various shop supers along the road to give them basic information on the various classes of locomotives in case repairs were needed.  They may or not be drawn to any particular scale, and should generally not be used as a plan for building a model.  You can, if there are sufficient dimensions on the drawing along with some other data and prototype photos, come up with a reasonable plan that can be the basis of a decent model.  The more desirable is an erecting drawing, which normally is drawn to scale and usually shows in detail what goes where.

[Santa Fe buff]

That website was wrong then, they said they were locomotive to scale diagrams.

[Guilford Guy]

I just remembered, my Dad's friend gave me original, vinyl or linoleum, or something, blue prints of a D&H 2-8-0, and observation car. The 2-8-0 is framed in the living room.

[Santa Fe buff]

Got a picture to spare?