Monthly Archives: August 2013

Estación de Bayamón / Bayamón Station

  Photographer / Fotografo:  Rafael Nazario (Senior) — Courtesy USGS San Juan – Carolina and/y  San Juan – Bayamón – Toa Baja — Rafael A Nazario, among other things, worked as a chef, musician and composer. He was born in … Continue reading

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Central Aguirre Company Town (Pueblo Compañía)

These photos are a selección from the Rodríguez Archives (José Luis and José Alfredo Rodríguez).   Please see:  Archivo Histórico y Fotográfico de Puerto Rico – Colección Rodríguez , and Archivo Histórico Y Fotográfico De Puerto Rico’s photostream . Photos used … Continue reading

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Guineo Dam and Reservoir / Embalse y presa de Guineo, Proyecto de Toro Negro, Villalba

                            Fuente:  Servicio de Riego de Puerto Rico y Utilización de las Fuentes Fluviales, Informe Anual del Ingeniero Jefe al Honorable Comisionado del Interior, Año Fiscal 1928 … Continue reading

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Parque del Tren de Bayamón / Bayamón Train Park, Bayamón, meter gauge. Closed / Cerrado

             — Rodríguez, Mandín. “Alcalde Rivera Inaugura Tren Bayamón.” El Mundo [San Juan, Puerto Rico] : Foto.  Nota:  La Biblioteca Digital Puertorriqueña de la Universidad de Puerto Rico tiene más fotos del periódico El Mundo.  Ver Biblioteca Digital Puertorriqueña … Continue reading

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Central Lafayette, Arroyo, PR – Colección Biblioteca Digital Puertorriqueña

  Biblioteca Digital Puertorriqueña – http://bibliotecadigital.uprrp.edu/cdm/ Universidad de Puerto Rico Fecha: Entre 1898 y 1917 1- Identificador PRHD –  PRDH014PH00028  (dos locomotoras) “Central Lafayette, Arroyo?:: Fotos A. Moscioni.” Web. 3 Aug. 2013. http://bibliotecadigital.uprrp.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/Moscioni/id/1371/rec/12 Los empleados del tren aparecen frente a … Continue reading

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Estación de Boquerón / Boquerón Station

  Colección Ricardo R. Medina / Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 24 de junio de 1916 — Boquerón es un barrio de Cabo Rojo. /  Boquerón is a suburb of the town of Cabo Rojo. Source / Fuente:  Interstate Commerce Commission. No. … Continue reading

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James Waite Collection: Cail N°2 (French Engine / Locomotora Francesa)

  Noyelles — French engines were among the first locomotives that operated in Puerto Rico.  Cail N°2 was one of the engines.  This engine was sent to the United States from Puerto Rico.  It was later sent to France where … Continue reading

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Central Puerto Real, Vieques, Puerto Rico

Central Puerto Real Vieques Gauge / Trocha (ancho de vía): 36 in Central Puerto Real was located on the island of Vieques, a town east of Puerto Rico. It was later referred to as “Central Esperanza”.  It had a 36″ … Continue reading

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