Hi Martin, If by "use OpenStreetMap" you mean use the OpenStreetMap data. Your steps will include: 1. acquiring the OSM data by downloading the [planet][1] or [extracts][2] 2. building a local [OSM stack][3] 3. loading your local database 4. rendering the maps to suit your requirements 5. presenting your rendered map to your audience If by "use OpenStreetMap" you mean you wan want to click a few check boxes on a web service then consume that web service and present it to your audience, then the steps will differ. 1. find a base layer you like 2. find a railway layer you like 3. combine them in a pleasing fashion 4. present them to your audience Finding available layers that you like will have to consider their terms of use, etc. [1]: http://planet.osm.org/ [2]: http://download.geofabrik.de/osm/ [3]: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Minutely_Mapnik

Hi Martin, If by "use OpenStreetMap" you mean use the OpenStreetMap data. Your steps will include: 1. acquiring the OSM data by downloading the [planet][1] or [extracts][2] 2. building a local [OSM stack][3] 3. loading your local database 4. rendering the maps to suit your requirements 5. presenting your rendered map to your audience If by "use OpenStreetMap" you mean you wan to click a few check boxes on a web service then consume that web service and present it to your audience, then the steps will differ. 1. find a base layer you like 2. find a railway layer you like 3. combine them in a pleasing fashion 4. present them to your audience Finding available layers that you like will have to consider their terms of use, etc. [1]: http://planet.osm.org/ [2]: http://download.geofabrik.de/osm/ [3]: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Minutely_Mapnik