Monthly Archives: May 2014

Folleto Tranvía de Mayagüez, Colección Arquitecto Manuel Durán. ( Mayagüez Tram Brochure )

Sugarcane train – Puerto Rico, between 1952-55. Bill and Thelma Swartzendruber photo. #27,609. Sugarcane Train | Flickr – Photo Sharing! N.d.  <http://www.flickr.com/photos/tlehman/5694948934/>, accessed April 26, 2013.  Photo belongs to t13hman’s photostream. Great shot… This is one of two General Electric … Continue reading →

Tren Urbano (San Juan’s modern electric train) San Juan Gauge / Trocha (ancho de vía):  4 ft 8 ½ in

Tram was pulled by a donkey to the light house from the shore.  There were two trams.  One tram operated from the shore to a cave, where material was taken up a stairway and onto another tram, and from there … Continue reading →

Hayman’s Tourist Shop RP Type 1 – MAYAGUEZ – Street Scene, Mayaguez, P. R. [Battery Trolley Car No. 1]).  Rodríguez Archives (José Luis and José Alfredo Rodríguez).   Please see:  Archivo Histórico y Fotográfico de Puerto Rico – Colección Rodríguez , … Continue reading →

Vega-Alta Railroad Car.  Jackson and Sharp Company (Wilmington, Del.).  Jackson and Sharp Collection.  Delaware Public Archives.   Web.   25 Sept. 2014. — Northern Porto Rico Railroad Co.   (Subsidiary of Central Carmen) (RD) Vega Alta a Dorado Gauge / Trocha (ancho de … Continue reading →

Locomotora Plymouth CR-8, 50 toneladas en giratoria.  Notice that the turntable / round table is manually operated.  Observe que la giratoria es operada manualmente. Ponce & Guayama Railroad Ponce to Arroyo Gauge / Trocha (ancho de vía):  Meter / Metro … Continue reading →

The Ponce trams were two different companies that operated at different times.  Many have confused the trams.  One tram was steam operated and the other was an electric trolley. Los tranvías de Ponce eran compañías diferentes que no operaron a … Continue reading →

MOSCIONI RPPC ~ SAN JUAN – Federal Building [Electric Trolley Car #15] – Unused).  Archivo Histórico y Fotográfico de Puerto Rico – Colección Rodríguez , and Archivo Histórico Y Fotográfico De Puerto Rico’s photostream . Photo used with permission / … Continue reading →

Puerto Rico Coal & Oil San Juan Gauge / Trocha (ancho de vía):  Meter / Metro