Railroads of Puerto Rico / Ferrocarriles de Puerto Rico

Glover Locomotive # 121645 – year 1925, 2-6-2T, meter gauge.  Central Mercedita (Puerto Rico) 2-6-2T 4 built as 0-6-2T, 27 tons, 1972 ex storage in Caguas, 1957 ex Ctl. Mercedita, restored for use on the FC Historico de PR in Fajardo, after closure in 1975 to Museo del Transporte .

– Steen Larsen, Photographer.  Photo used with permission.

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Baldwin Locomotive #60181, year 1927, 2-8-0, meter gauge.  Central Juncos (Puerto Rico) 8 “LUISA”, 36 tons, new to Central Pasto Viejo 8 (30”-gauge), 1928 to Central Juncos 8 (regauged to 1000mm), then Eastern Sugar Assocs. 8, then Fajardo Eastern Sugar Assocs. 8, then C. Brewer de PR E462, 1968 to J. Wirshing, in use on FC Historico de PR in Fajardo from 1971, after closure in 1975 to Museo del Transporte.

– Steen Larsen, Photographer.  Photo used with permission.

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Sources / Fuentes:

– Steen Larsen – Photographer
– Thomas Kautzor , email Nov. 7, 2013.  Identified and provided the information of the engines.
–  El Museo del Transporte, Caracas, Venezuela, 2013.   The International Steam Pages. http://www.internationalsteam.co.uk/internat.htm,  http://www.internationalsteam.co.uk/trains/venezuela01.htm

S/N #6134 Plymouth (CA de PR – E442)/ #22 / 50 tons / B-B Model DE  / Central Mercedita, Ponce
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S/N  #6135 Plymouth (CA de PR – E443) / #23 / 50 tons / B-B Model DE / Central Mercedita, Ponce
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… two ex-ATdePR (Fajardo) Plymouths E442 & E443 shortly after arrival on the south coast.  Note their lettering and numbers.  Later, E442 would appear as #22. E443 would become #23.  If you examine the roster of the P&G, these numbers followed the renumbering of two Plymouth 6 wheel units, #20 & #21…. – Email de Dave Deyo, Nov. 15, 2013.

Nota / Note:

AT se refiere a la Autoridad de Tierras y su subsidiaria, CA PR (en las locomotoras), a la Corporación Azucarera de Puerto Rico.

AT refers to the Land Authority of Puerto Rico and its subsidiary, CA PR (on the locomotives), to the Sugar Corporation of Puerto Rico.

Wilfredo molina hizo esta maqueta, escala O, usando material de Lionel, K-Line, Plasticville y otros fabricantes.  Wilfredo era dueño de Diversilandia, un parque de recreación en Humacao y operó el Tren del Sur, un tren de turismo en Arroyo.

Wilfredo Molina from Humacao constructed an O gauge layout using Lionel, K-Line, Plasticville and other manufacturers.  Wilfredo owned the Diversilandia amusement park of Humacao, and later operated the Tren del Sur, a tourist train in Arroyo.

Ver / See : Modelismo Ferroviario / Model Railroading , Model Railroading Links

Micro / Small Layouts For Model Railroads

ALL GAUGE PAGE Fun with Model Railroading (http://www.thortrains.com/ ).

Model Railroad Hobbyist magazine

O Scale Trains Magazine Online
Click  “Free Downloads”

TrainLife (http://www.trainlife.com/magazines)

Other magazines:
Model Railroader  http://www.trains.com/mrr/
Model Railroad Craftsman  http://www.rrmodelcraftsman.com/
Classic Toy Trains  http://www.trains.com/ctt/default.aspx
O Gauge Railroading  http://www.ogaugerr.com/
National Model Railroad Association (NMRA):  http://www.nmra.org/

Catalogs:  Walthers ( http://www.walthers.com/)

Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page  Search:  O Scale, N Scale, O Gauge Trains, HO Scale, Rail Transport Modeling, Railroads, Train, Tram, Narrow gauge railway, Industrial Narrow Gauge, Narrow Gauge, Kitbashing

Use same terms in  http://www.youtube.com/

Used trains:  EBAY –  Toys & Hobbies  ,   Model RR, Trains

Also see:

Industrial Narrow Gauge Railways  http://www.ingr.co.uk/
Narrow Gauge Heaven  http://www.narrow-gauge.co.uk/

Vehículo / vagoneta / carro de motor usado para llevar trabajadores y equipo para el mantenimiento e inspección de vías y otras labores.  Algunos son livianos y se remueven de la vía como una carretilla.   Foto fue tomada en el parque de diversión Diversilandia de Humacao, en los terrenos de lo que fue la Central Pasto Viejo.

These cars were used for the transport of maintenance and inspection crews.  Some of these cars were light enough to be taken off the tracks.  Photo was taken at Diversilandia, an amusement park in Humacao which was located on the premises of Central Pasto Viejo (sugar mill).

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#E495 was one of five cars built by Central Fajardo’s from former locomotives used on portable and fixed tracks of various farms of the former Fajardo Sugar Growers Association.  It is seen here on the El Duque branch near Naguabo, where a track crew is working on the ties.

#E495 es un carro de brigada reconstruido, por los talleres de la Central Fajardo, de locomotoras que antes eran usadas en las colonias de la antigua Fajardo Sugar Growers Association.  La foto fue tomada en el ramal El Duque cerca de Naguabo donde una brigada está trabajando con traviesas.

Deyo, Dave. 2008 Thirteen Month Calendar of the Railroads of Puerto Rico. Print.

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Los siguientes vehículos originalmente pertenecían a la Ponce & Guayama Railroad / Central Aguirre.
The following vehicles originally belonged to the Ponce & Guayama Railroad / Central Aguirre.

Fotos / Photos:  Roger Aponte

Tren del Sur, Arroyo

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Tren del Sur, Arroyo

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Ponce & Guayama Railroad / Central Aguirre

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Ponce & Guayama Railroad / Central Aguirre

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Ponce & Guayama Railroad / Central Aguirre

Photos used with permission and copyrighted by Dave Deyo.  Dates are estimates, as Dave never recorded dates on many of his negative files.

Jan – Central Juncos Plymouth 0-6-0 #E435 brings loaded cane cars eastward towards the Mill. (1969)

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Feb – Ferrocarril Histórico Baldwin 2-8-0 “Luisa” brings a train back northbound to the station.  The tourist railroad ran on the Paraiso Branch of the Autoridad de Tierra’s former Fajardo Development Co. Railroad.  (1973)
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March: Ponce & Guayama Plymouth 0-6-0 #11 meets Central Mercedita Baldwin 0-4-0 #11 at the Ponce Mill (Central Mercedita).  (1967)
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April:  P&G Plymouth 0-6-0 #18 heads east just a few hundred feet from the site of the former Central Machete, as it takes empty tank cars to Central Lafayette to swap for loaded cars filled with molasses.  (1972)
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May:  A Tren Urbano commuter train passes the railroad’s shops and yards at Martín Nadal in route to Sagrado Corazón in Santurce.  (2007)
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June:  Originally purchased by the Fajardo Development Co., Autoridad de Tierras, ATdePR #E445 represents one of six heaviest, 50 tons, diesel powered locomotives to operate in Puerto Rico.  (1979)
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July:  #E495 was one of five motor cars (carros de brigada) built by Central Fajardo’s shops from former locomotives used on portable and fixed tracks at various farms (colonias) of the former Fajardo Sugar Growers Assn. Track crew working on railroad ties on the Duque branch near Naguabo.  (1972)
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August:  Puerto Rico’s larges, by weight, and most powerful steam locomotive is shown here working under C. Brewer PR near Peña Pobre on ex-Eastern Sugar Associate’s track.  Dave Deyo Collection, photo taken by Jorge Wirshing.   (1961)
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September: P&G 4-wheel Plymouth #1 (ex Central Machete #1) works the last harvest ground by Central Cortada.  (1970)
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Oct: Central Eureka’s 4-wheel Davenport switches cars near the mill, to be moved into the millsite for night grinding.  (1969)
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Nov: Its the last year of operation for Central Igualdad’s small 4 wheel Davenprot, seen here pushing a long string of cars into the mill. In the final years cars were loaded from trucks nearby and moved to the grinding area on the night shifts.  (1969)
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Dec: Its a crew change for Central Mercedita’s General Electric 45 ton locomotive #12.  (1971)
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Jan 2009: Chemex, formerly Pharmachem, General Motors Electro Motive Division Model SW-1 #20, pulls a string of loaded tank cars of chemicals off of a barge anchord at the port of Ponce. The barge originates in Mobile, Alabama.  This is currently the only freight railroad in Puerto Rico and like the Tren Urbano it runs on standard guage track, 4’8 1/2ïnch.  Most of the other railroads on this calendar were running on meter guage track, 39 3/8 inch, the standard for the majority of Puerto Rico’s railroads.  (2007)
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Lock Join Pipe’s tiny Brookville gas-mechanical locomotive rest at the site of its Carolina plant.  (1975)
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Unless otherwise noted, all photos were taken by David D. Deyo and are copyrighted.

Puerto Rico, ca. 1950. Robert Ehret photo.
Ehret, Robert.  “RE975–Train No. 31, Water Tower in Background | Flickr – Photo Sharing!” N. p., n.d. Web. 2 Dec. 2013.  http://www.flickr.com/photos/tlehman/11150531503/
Tom Lehman – t13hman’s photostream,  http://www.flickr.com/photos/tlehman/

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pr rr historian1:

#31 is a Baldwin type 2-8-0 freight locomotive belonging to the American Railroad Co. of Porto Rico. At this date in time it is probably lettered for the Puerto Rico Railroad & Transport Co. which took over the ARR after bankruptcy. The condition of the track with so much vegetation is indicative of the last years this system ran while operating in the red with no funds for fancy things like spraying for weeds. #31 was built in January of 1904, serial #23182, and at near 50 years of age is a testimony to the quality of product Baldwin built. Originally fired by coal, it was converted to fuel oil early in its life. Most of these types lasted into the last years of operation of the railroad in 1957. Thanks to Tom and the photographer for helping preserve the railroad history of Puerto Rico, as well as other facets of history of the island.

Email from Dave Deyo, Dec. 2, 2013
Attached is an improved image of a posting by Tom Lehman on Flickr, showing ARR Baldwin 2-8-0 #31 somewhere on the railroad near a water tank, about 1950.  It is sad to see how the railroad itself looked in the last days, with grass growing over the right-of-way and the brush beginning to close in on the tracks.  Built in 1904, this locomotive is nearly 50 years old and still working for a living, a true testimonial to the quality of locomotives Baldwin built.  While not a great picture, any picture of a railroad in Puerto Rico is always welcomed and exciting to me.

Puerto Rico Railways – Passenger Stations & Stops (PDF)

(Partial List / Lista parcial)

Jim Fergusson’s Railway and Tramway Station Lists 2013 http://www.railwaystationlists.co.uk/
Fergusson, Jim.  “Jim Fergusson’s Railway and Tramway Station Lists.” N. p., n.d. Web. 2 Dec. 2013.  Used with permission.

See / Ver:

Distance Tables / Cuadros de distancias

American Railroad Company of Porto Rico.  Tabla de Distancias Exactas de Estaciones, Ramales…/ Table of Distances, Stations, Branchlines…

Maps, Plans, Other / Mapas, Planos, Otros

Photos used with permission.

“Aguadilla (Puerto Rico), Railroad Station with House Opposite Station :: AGSL Digital Photo Archive – North and Central America.” N. p., n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2013.  http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/agsnorth/id/5731/rec/79

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“Puerto Rico, People Filling Water Cans Water next to Railroad Locomotive :: AGSL Digital Photo Archive – North and Central America.” N. p., n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2013.
http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/agsnorth/id/6154/rec/2

Dave Deyo:  ARR Baldwin 4-4-0 #63

See Ver:

Baldwin and Vulcan Locomotives by Richard Dunn

Locomotive Rosters of Puerto Rico / Catálogo de locomotoras de Puerto Rico

Baldwin Locomotive Works Engine Specifications – DeGolyer Library / Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX

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“Arecibo Senatorial District (Puerto Rico), Loading Sugarcane onto Railroad Cars :: AGSL
Digital Photo Archive – North and Central America.” N. p., n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2013.
http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/agsnorth/id/5134/rec/40

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“Mayaguez (Puerto Rico), Quake Damaged Custom House :: AGSL Digital Photo Archive – North and Central America.” N. p., n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2013.
http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/agsnorth/id/5838/rec/1

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Aduana de Mayagüez.  “Molina E Hijo RP Type 2 – MAYAGUEZ – Street Scene & Customs House Aduana on Right – Mailed from Mayaguez APR 28, 1908. | Flickr – Photo Sharing!” N. p., n.d. Web. 2 Dec. 2013.

“MAYAGUEZ – Aduana, Mayaguez, Pto. Rico – Real Photo Post Card Unused C. 1910’s | Flickr – Photo Sharing!” N. p., n.d. Web. 27 Nov. 2013.

Above two photos are 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 .
Photo used with permission / Foto usada con permiso.

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Mayagüez 1910 Plan / Plano Mayagüez 1910
“[Manuscritos De William Armstrong, Vol. 8] :: Manuscritos – William Armstrong.” 161. PDF file.   Web. 28 Feb. 2013.  <http://bibliotecadigital.uprrp.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/william/id/3>
(Nota: Firmado: “Wm. H. Armstrong 1 Lt. P.R.R.I. 1909″ en las hojas de índice. El informe está firmado al final: “Wm. H. Armstrong 1st Lieut. P.R.R.I. Jan. 31st 1910.”)

“San Juan, Puerto Rico 1911 :: American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection.” N. p., n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2013.  http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/agdm/id/1124/rec/4

Compare with this map / Compare con este mapa

Ver /see:

Sepúlveda Rivera, Anibal
San Juan: Historia Ilustrada de su desarrollo urbano, 1508 – 1898
(Planos / Plans)

Port Series Maps by the US Army Engineering Corps / San Juan

Estación de San Juan / San Juan Station

Tramway and Power Development in Porto Rico

Steam Tram of Pablo Ubarri, 76 cm / Tranvía de Rió Piedras a San Juan, 76 cm
(Update / Actualización)

Línea Férrea del Oeste (Valdés Railroad and Ferry Line), Bayamón, Cataño, San Juan –
meter gauge / Ferrocarril de Bayamón a Cataño

Tramways of Puerto Rico / Tranvías de Puerto Rico.  Copyright by Allen Morrison.  – San Juan – http://www.tramz.com/pr/sj.html – This was put online on 1 November 2008.  Esto es una página sobre los tranvías de San Juan, Caguas y Cataño.

Maps, Plans, Other / Mapas, Planos, Otros