Author Archives: Roger

Central Mosquito Vieques Gauge / Trocha (ancho de vía): — La Central Mosquito tenía una locomotora 2-4-0 Baldwin para c1900-10. Copeland, P. Allen.  Locomotive Rosters – Railways of the West Indies, Part IV, Puerto Rico”.  48.  Railways of the West … Continue reading →

Luis de, Casenave. “Central La Plata en San Sebastián.” Fotografía. Colección Periódico El Mundo, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Río Piedras. N.p., 1952. Web. 13 Aug. 2014. <http://bibliotecadigital.uprrp.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/fotoselmund/id/1917/rec/360>. — Locomotora Grúa / Locomotive Crane ….It was an ex-US Navy … Continue reading →

  “Street Car – Export (1).”  Jackson and Sharp Company (Wilmington, Del.). Jackson and Sharp Collection.  Delaware Public Archives. Web. 29 Sept. 2014. <http://cdm15323.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15323coll6/id/4893/rec/1> [Mayagüez Tramway Co. , Mayagüez, Puerto Rico] — “Street Car – Export (3).”  Jackson and Sharp Company … Continue reading →

Notas – Esta es una lista parcial. Note – This is a parcial list. Aponte Pargas, Roger.  Fotos de la Hacienda Las Llanadas y el Sistema Hidroeléctrico del Río Blanco.  Libro – Apuntes sobre el último ferrocarril de Puerto Rico … Continue reading →

Central Altagracia (Igualdad), Mayagüez, (Pagan , Armstrong Report, Vol. 8, 1910) National Atlas of the United States — U.S. Geological Survey. Rincón, PR.  1949.  Historical Maps. — See / Ver:  Añasco – San Sebastián

Alianza Arecibo & Camuy 30 inches Closed c1923-1924 National Atlas of the United States Colección Dave Deyo    

Puerto Rico Coal & Oil San Juan Gauge / Trocha (ancho de vía):  Meter / Metro Puerto Rico Coal & Oil, San Juan.  Coal and Oil, San Juan, Porto [sic] Rico, c1919, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, … Continue reading →

  La Base Ramey estaba localizada en el pueblo de Aguadilla. Ramey Air Force Base was located in the town of Aguadilla. Source / Fuente: National Atlas of the United States,  http://nationalatlas.gov .  Last modified:  Thursday, 27-Jan-2011 17:18:20 CST. — … Continue reading →

  Ramey AFB (Borinquen Field) had a railroad connected to the American Railroad of Puerto Rico.  It also had an industrial railroad operation.  Most likely this was a private company. /  Ramey AFB (Borinquen Field) tuvo una conexión ferroviaria con … Continue reading →

Hacienda Fe was the property of Gustavo Preston. He purchased a Porter #4811 in 1910, a small 0-4-0 saddletank locomotive, meter gauge. There is little information about the property which was located just northwest of Naguabo on the Rio Blanco. … Continue reading →