Author Archives: Roger

Utuado Sugar Co.

  Utuado Sugar Co., Utuado, 30 inches (shaylocomotives.com) Copyright 1958 Kalmbach Publishing Co. Used with permission of Model Railroader Magazine. The sugar industry in Puerto Rico used Shay locomotives besides other types of steam engines.  La industria azucarera de Puerto … Continue reading

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Hacienda Las Llanadas

  Hacienda Las Llanadas, Maricao, 20 in. Manually operated car to move coffee bags from warehouse to glasis and for removal of waste from mill.  Pequeño ferrocarril de mano usado para llevar café al glacis y para remover del molino … Continue reading

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Añasco – Alto Sano Railroad

Añasco – Alto Sano Railroad.  Añasco y San Sebastian. Gauge / Trocha (ancho de vía):  24″. Compañía De Ferro-Carriles De Vía Estrecha de Mayagüez Bianchi Railroad Operación entre los pueblos de Añasco y San Sebastian. Posiblemente existieron dos compañías que … Continue reading

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Línea Férrea del Oeste

Línea Férrea del Oeste Bayamón, Cataño, San Juan (ferry) Gauge / Trocha (ancho de vía):  Meter / Metro Valdés Railroad and Ferry Line Ferrocarril de Bayamón a Cataño (RD) The Western Railroad Compañía Férrea Del Oeste Ver / See: Línea … Continue reading

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Chemex Railroad (2)

Chemex Railroad (2). Ponce. Gauge / Trocha (ancho de vía): 4 ft 8 ½ in. Only industrial operating railroad in Puerto Rico.  (Ended operations 2010). Único ferrocarril industrial en operación en Puerto Rico.  (Terminó sus operaciones en el 2010). National … Continue reading

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American Railroad Co. of Porto Rico, Aguirre Operator

American Railroad Co. of  Porto Rico, Aguirre Operator It became the Ponce and Guayama Railroad and is affiliated with Central Aguirre.  It bought from Ferrocarriles de Puerto Rico the part of the franchise that had to do with operations east … Continue reading

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Caguas Tramway

Caguas Tramway.  Río Piedras a Caguas. Gauge / Trocha (ancho de vía): 4 ft 8 ½ y metro. Subsidiaria de la Porto Rico Railway, Light and Power Co. (San Juan Trolley) Owned by the trolley company of San Juan – … Continue reading

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DeFord & Co.

DeFord & Co. Salinas. Gauge / Trocha (ancho de vía):  Meter / Metro. It bought and modernized the Aguirre sugar mill.  It bought steam engines, (RD). Compraron y modernizaron la Hacienda Aguirre y adquirieron locomotoras. See / Ver :  American … Continue reading

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Fajardo Development Co.

Fajardo Development Co. Carolina a Humacao Gauge / Trocha (ancho de vía):  Meter / Metro. Owned by Central Fajardo.  Public service is given by the American Railroad. (34 miles). Ferrocarril de Naguabo a Carolina.  La American Railroad la usaba para … Continue reading

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Ferrocarril Del Este (Eastern Railroad)

Ferrocarril Del Este (Eastern Railroad) Humacao to Naguabo Gauge / Trocha (ancho de vía):  Meter / Metro. Operated a public service railroad from Humacao to Naguabo where it connects to the Fajardo Development Co. (14 miles). Operaba el tramo de … Continue reading

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