Ponce and Guayama Railroad

Ponce and Guayama Railroad
An old abandoned Plymouth locomotive in Ponce from Ponce and Guayama Railroad, similar to those used along the Train of the South
Overview
HeadquartersCentral Aguirre, Salinas, Puerto Rico
LocaleSoutheastern Puerto Rico
Dates of operation1904 (1904)–1990 (1990)
Technical
Track gauge3 ft 3 3⁄8 in (1,000 mm) (metre gauge)
Length60 mi (97 km)
Route map
Ponce & Guayama Railroad
Branch to Patillas dismantled
from Central Lafayette
Nigua River
Tren del Sur Yard
Tren del Sur station (Arroyo)
Guásimas
Municipal Limit Arroyo/Guayama
Corazón Creek
Road PR-3
Algarrobo
Branderí
Central Machete (Tren del Sur termini)
to and from Guayama railway station
Road PR-707
Central Guamaní
Puente Jobos
Viaduct over Jobos Bay mangrove
Municipal Limit Guayama/Salinas
Aguirre railway station
Port of Aguirre
Road PR-705
to and from Fortuna Branch
Central Aguirre Yard
Central Aguirre Turntable
Central Aguirre Workshop
Central Aguirre Sugar Mill & Warehouse
Sugar cane wagon loader ramp
Salinas railway station
Salinas River
Arenal
Parcelas Las Ochenta
Jueyes River – Municipal Limit Salinas/Santa Isabel
Road PR-543
Road PR-542
Jauca
Road PR-1
to and from Paso Seco Branch
Florida Branch
to Hacienda Florida & Santa Isabel town
Branch to Hacienda Florida & Santa Isabel town dismantled
Santa Isabel railway station
Coamo River
Central Cortada
Descalabrado – Municipal Limit St. Isabel/Juana Díaz
Pastillito
Road PR-535
to and from Fort Allen
Jacaguas River
to and from Juana Díaz Branch
Municipal Limit Juana Díaz/Ponce
Fortuna railway station
Road PR-1
Mercedita Airport (Original right-of-way, cut by runway)
Central Mercedita wagons sideyard
Fortuna
Central Mercedita Yard
Central Mercedita Turntable
Central Mercedita Workshop
Central Mercedita Sugar Mill & Refinery
Cintrona Segunda
Vayas
Highway PR-52
Bucaná
Line end
Bucaná River, Ponce
The Central Lafayette in Arroyo was the start point of the Ponce & Guayama Railroad.
The Mercedita Refinery and Central Mercedita in Ponce was the end point of the Ponce & Guayama Railroad.

References

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  • Aponte, Roger. "Ponce & Guayama Railroad". Railroads of Puerto Rico / Ferrocarriles de Puerto Rico. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  • Aponte, Roger (1984). Apuntes sobre el último ferrocarril de Puerto Rico, Ponce & Guayama Railroad. Ponce: Editorial Kider Printing. (in Spanish)
  • Pumarada, Luis (1980). Trasfondo histórico del ferrocarril en Puerto Rico. Mayagüez: Centro de Investigaciones de Ingeniería, Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez. (in Spanish)