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Steam Survivors in Puerto Rico, 2012

For a full general index covering many islands in the area, please see Railway Relics (and more) in the Caribbean,


Roger Aponte and Dave Deyo have sent information on steam survivors on the island. For more information on the railways here please read:

There is a former Puerto Rico metre gauge steam locomotive, Cail 2-6-0T preserved in France, http://ferrocarrilespr.rogerseducationalpage.com/?p=1203.and http://www.cfbs.eu/collection/1-vapeurs/130-cail-n-2-47-fr.html.


Toa Baja, Levittown

Metre gauge (former 2ft 6in gauge) Baldwin 60180 (#7) 2-8-0 10-22E-110 class locomotive built in 1927 for Central Pasto Viejo. This picture from Dave Deyo is used with his permission and the original is here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2-8-0_Levittown_by_Sings-With-Spirits.JPG and this version is used under the Wikipedia Creative Commons licence.

Penuelas.

Metre gauge Baldwin 53959 9/1920 6-16-1/3C-68 class 0-4-2ST Hacienda Dolores #2 Meter gauge, coal fired, South PR Sugar Co. Lucas P. Valdivieso. This picture from Dave Deyo is used with his permission and the original is here http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Penuelas_Steam_Locomotive_01_by_Sings_With_Spirits.jpg and this version is used under the Wikipedia Creative Commons licence.

Bayamón, Science Park, Parque de las Ciencias Luis A. Ferré

Metre Gauge Ferrocarriles Del Este, Baldwin 60681 10/1928 #7, 2-6-0. The museum has incorrectly renumbered it #8. Photograph by Dave Deyo is used with his permission.

Camuy, Parque de las Cavernas del Río Camuy (Camuy Caves Park)

Metre gauge, former American Railroad 88 Alco Cooke Compound 59826 10/1918 2-8-0, sold in the 1950s to Ferrocarriles Del Este where it was renumbered #11. This is Roger Aponte's picture.

Sugar mill Manati

These are two locomotives that formerly worked at Penrhyn and Dinorwic quarries in North Wales, they are said to be:22¾ inch gauge 

Hunslet (704/1889) 0-4-0ST Nesta

Andrew Barclay (1931/1891) Cegin


Rob Dickinson

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