First “Locomotives” of Puerto Rico
Primeras “locomotoras” de Puerto Rico
The first “locomotives” of Puerto Rico were animals. Oxen, horses, mules, and donkeys were used.
Las primeras “locomotoras” de Puerto Rico fueron animales. Se usaron bueyes, caballos, mulas, y burros. Los ferrocarriles que usaban animales para arrastre se conocían como ferrocarriles de sangre.
Mona Island railway. Used for transport from the shore to the lighthouse. Ferrocarril de la isla de Mona para el traslado hacia el faro desde el muelle. Source / Fuente: U.S. Coast Guard.
Thanks to / Gracias a: Mrs. Sandra, http://www.thelighthousepeople.com/. They have published an e-book on the lighthouses of Puerto Rico. Ellos han publicado un e-book sobre los faros de Puerto Rico.
Album Histórico de Ponce, Luis Fortuño Janeiro, 1963, Imprenta Fortuño Este libro está disponible en Imprenta Fortuño, Ponce, Teléfonos: 842-2155, 840-0120, 842-2156.
Animals were also used in the sugar industry for moving cane cars from the fields or moving cars at loading stations. The first tram for public transport was in the town of Mayagüez and used animals.
Se usaron tranvías de sangre en los cañaverales para mover vagones de caña y para mover carros en el área de carga (grúas). El primer ferrocarril de servicio público operó en el pueblo de Mayagüez y era de sangre.
Arecibo, Puerto Rico (vicinity). In many areas portable tracks areused in hauling small carloads of sugar cane across the fields / Delano, Jack, photographer / 1942 Jan / Farm Security Administration – Office of War Information Photograph Collection (Library of Congress) / (intermediary roll film) fsa 8c29436 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsa.8c29436
National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress), Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA , REPRODUCTION NUMBER: LC-DIG-npcc-30848 (digital file from original), “Porto [i.e., Puerto] Rico, West Indies, 7 Central Machete.” http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/npcc.30848
See / Ver:
Oxen moving cane cars / Bueyes moviendo vagones de caña. Farm Security Administration – Office of War Information Photograph Collection (Library of Congress) #1, #2 (Dale un click a “Display Images with Neighboring Call Numbers” para más fotos interesantes).
Mayagüez Tram / Tranvía de Mayagüez.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_transport_in_Puerto_Rico
Ver Folleto Tranvía de Mayagüez (Colección Arquitecto Manuel Durán). See Brochure Mayagüez Trams