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WW1 - 1914-1918
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RAILROADS
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OTHERS TIMES
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OTHERS PLACES
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ARR Co of PUERTO RICO
Near Rincon, Puerto Rico. Train waiting in the siding as another train passes.
6-1946
Photo by Jack Delano
Source of Photograph:
Railroads: Photographs, Manuscripts, and Imprints’ digital collection at DeGolyer Library,
Southern Methodist University, Texas
Near Toa Baja, Puerto Rico. Train on its way to San Juan. June 1946
Photo by Jack Delano
Source of Photograph:
‘Railroads: Photographs, Manuscripts, and Imprints’ digital collection at DeGolyer Library,
Southern Methodist University, Texas.
Isabela, Puerto Rico. Train locomotive in a siding at station Maleza.
6-1946
Photo by Jack Delano
Source of Photograph:
‘Railroads: Photographs, Manuscripts, and Imprints’ digital collection at DeGolyer Library,
Southern Methodist University, Texas.
San Juan, Puerto Rico. Locomotives in the yard of the American Railroad Company of Porto [sic] Rico. 6-1946
Photo by Jack Delano
Source of Photograph:
‘Railroads: Photographs, Manuscripts, and Imprints’ digital collection at DeGolyer Library,
Southern Methodist University, Texas.
San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Locomotives at the roundhouse of the American Railroad Co. of Porto [sic] Rico.
6-1946
Photo by Jack Delano
Source of Photograph:
‘Railroads: Photographs, Manuscripts, and Imprints’ digital collection at DeGolyer Library,
Southern Methodist University, Texas.
San Juan, Puerto Rico. Locomotives in the yard of the American Railroad Co. of Porto [sic] Rico.
6-1946
Photo by Jack Delano
Source of Photograph:
‘Railroads: Photographs, Manuscripts, and Imprints’ digital collection at DeGolyer Library,
Southern Methodist University, Texas.
San Juan, Puerto Rico. In the yard of the American Railroad Co. of Porto [sic] Rico.
6-1946
Photo by Jack Delano
Source of Photograph:
‘Railroads: Photographs, Manuscripts, and Imprints’ digital collection at DeGolyer Library,
Southern Methodist University, Texas.
Guayanilla, Puerto Rico. View of ARR trains in the station.
June 1946
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Source of Photograph:
‘Railroads: Photographs, Manuscripts, and Imprints’ digital collection at DeGolyer Library,
Southern Methodist University, Texas.
San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Locomotives outside the roundhouse of the American Railroad Company of Porto [sic] Rico.
6-1946
Photo by Jack Delano
Source of Photograph:
‘Railroads: Photographs, Manuscripts, and Imprints’ digital collection at DeGolyer Library,
Southern Methodist University, Texas.
San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Railroad workers checking an engine in the yards of
the American Railroad Company of Porto [sic] Rico. 1946
American Railroad Co. of Puerto Rico
Photo by Jack Delano, June 1946.
Source of Photograph:
‘Railroads: Photographs, Manuscripts, and Imprints’ digital collection at DeGolyer Library,
Southern Methodist University, Texas.
Arecibo, Puerto Rico.
Sugar trains going into the grinder of the government owned and operated Central Cambalache.
2-1946
[Photo by Rosskam, Edwin, 1903-1985]
Source of Photograph:
‘Railroads: Photographs, Manuscripts, and Imprints’ digital collection at DeGolyer Library,
Southern Methodist University, Texas.
Puerto Rico, people filling water cans water next to railroad locomotive
[Robert Platt]
1922
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Little information about this photograph of a train in Puerto Rico in 1922, taken by Robert. L. Platt. Title:
" Puerto Rico, people filling water cans water next to railroad locomotive
." It appears to be locomotive No. 63 of the American Railroad of Puerto Rico.
Perhaps a Baldwin 4-4-0 locomotive built in 1904 -1908?
Source of Photograph:
AGSL Digital Photograph Collection for North America and Central America
at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
for Non-Commercial use.
San Juan - Ponce Railroad
1914
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The American Railroad of Porto Rico in May 1902 provides service from San Juan to Ponce
for a distance of 220 miles. Rail gauge is 1 meter, 52 locomotives, 1,157 freight and passenger cars.
This picture shows the rail bridge over the Guajataca River
on the line between Quebradilla and Isabella.
The train has just emerged from the Dark Tunnel.
Source of Photograph:
Verrill, A. Hyatt, Past and Present and San Domingo of To-Day, Dodd, Mead and Co., NY, 1914.
American Railroad of Puerto Rico
1910
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"Passenger travel began to flourish in 1902 when the American Railroad Company
from New York acquired the system.
In 1904, a southern line was constructed between Hormigueros and Yauco.
The northern line was expanded towards the west of San Juan
to include the towns of Arecibo and Aguadilla.
One of the most significant projects of this line was linking the main rail line through Quebradillas and Isabela, requiring the construction of tunnels and tall bridges,
including the Guajataca Tunnel completed in 1904.
In 1907, the northern line of San Juan was connected to the southern line of Ponce,
finally connecting the northern and southern portions of the island."
from Wikipedia
Photo Source: Brill Magazine, 1910
Daily train on the San Juan-Carolina Railroad by J. G. Somers, Puerto Rico
1899
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The main system of the National Railroad of Puerto Rico began operations in 1891
under Spanish control, when the northern line was built between San Juan
(in the Martín Peña sector) and the town of Manatí, followed by extensions to the towns of Carolina (to the east) and Arecibo/Camuy (to the west) the following year.
When the United States invaded Puerto Rico in 1898, the system already had approximately
168 mi (270 km) of railroad tracks.
This picture shows the line under American control.
Source of picture: Harper's Weekly, Jan. - Jun, 1899
Spanish Railroad from Yauco to Ponce, Porto Rico
ca. 1895
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The steam engine [2-6-0T] was manufactured
at the Joseph Cail plant in France as locomotive No. 2296 in 1889.
It was first used on the failed Panama Canal construction by the French.
It was sold to the Compañía de Ferrocarriles de Puerto Rico [FCPR] for use on the line between Ponce and Yauco for hauling coffee beans as well as passengers.
Here it was renumbered as FCPR No. 2.
After the Spanish American War in 1898, the locomotive became part of the rolling stock of
the American Railroad of Porto Rico. In 1929,
Henry Ford took a fancy to the locomotive and had it shipped
to his museum at Dearborn MI.
From there it was sold to a bank in Traverse City MI as a static display.
In 2003, it was purchased and sent back to France to be restored and put into working order.
See:
www.cfbs.eu/en/collections/1-steam/9-130-cail-n-2/
The main system of the Compañía de Ferrocarriles de Puerto Rico began operations in 1891,
when the northern line was built between San Juan (in the Martín Peña sector)
and the town of Manatí, followed by extensions to the towns of Carolina (to the east)
and Arecibo/Camuy (to the west) the following year.
When the United States invaded Puerto Rico in 1898, the system already had approximately
168 mi (270 km) of railroad tracks.
Source of photograph: Munsey's Magazine, Vol. XXII. Oct. 1899 - Mar. 1900.
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