Ponce and Guayama Railroad

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HeadquartersCentral Aguirre, Salinas, Puerto Rico
LocaleSouthern Puerto Rico
Dates of operation1904 (1904)–1990 (1990)
Track gauge3 ft 3 3⁄8 in (1,000 mm) (metre gauge)
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
LocaleSouthern 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
Legend
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 Ponce and Guayama Railroad is an abandoned railroad in Puerto Rico, primarily used to transport products of a sugar mill in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Operating from 1910 to 1990, it was the last sugar mill railroad in Puerto Rico.[1] The railroad used a one-meter track gauge and had a mainline track length of 30.4 miles.[2]

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