Puerto Rico Railroads

picture info	Puerto Rico Railroads The following is a list of railroads operating in the U.S. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Current railroads Passenger systems * Tren Urbano Planned systems * San Juan-Caguas Rail – ''(Postponed, originally planned for Q1 2010.)'' * Hatillo-Bayamón Rail – ''(Under Construction. Scaled back to bus rapid transit.Mass Transit System – Hatillo to Bayamón Official Project Page)'' Defunct railroads * Línea Férrea del Oeste * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Railroad Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prepared flat surface, rail vehicles (rolling stock) are directionally guided by the tracks on which they run. Tracks usually consist of steel rails, installed on sleepers (ties) set in ballast, on which the rolling stock, usually fitted with metal wheels, moves. Other variations are also possible, such as "slab track", in which the rails are fastened to a concrete foundation resting on a prepared subsurface. Rolling stock in a rail transport system generally encounters lower frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, so passenger and freight cars (carriages and wagons) can be coupled into longer trains. The operation is carried out by a railway company, providing transport between train stations or freight customer facili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ponce Light Company Railroad Ponce may refer to: * Ponce (surname) * * Ponce, Puerto Rico, a city in Puerto Rico Ponce High School Ponce massacre, 1937 * USS ''Ponce'', several ships of the US Navy * Manuel Ponce, a Mexican composer active in the 20th century * British slang for a procurer of prostitutes, also used figuratively to refer to an effeminate man. See also * Ponce Inlet, Florida, a town in Florida, US * Ponce de León (other) * Ponce de Leon, Florida, a town in Florida, US * Ponce de Leon, Missouri, an unincorporated community in Missouri, US * Ponce de Leon Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia, US Ponce de Leon Bay, a bay in Florida, US Ponce de Leon Springs State Recreation Area Ponce de Leon Springs State Recreation Area is a Florida State Park in Holmes County, Florida, USA. It is located in the town of Ponce de Leon. The park, which was created to provide public outdoor recreation and other park-related uses, was i ... , Holmes County, Florida, US {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	El Parque Del Tren Rail transport in Puerto Rico currently consists of a passenger metro system in the island's metropolitan area of San Juan. Its history can be traced back to the mid-19th century with the construction of a limited passenger line in Mayagüez. Between the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Puerto Rico's rail transport system expanded significantly, becoming one of the largest rail systems in the Caribbean at the time thanks to an economic boom in agriculture industries, especially the sugar cane industry. The rail system was expanded to include passenger travel with a direct line from the island's northern capital of San Juan to the western and southern cities and towns, greatly improving travel and communication within the island. However, the entire system was soon overshadowed by the arrival of the automobile, and by the 1950s was completely abandoned. Small remnants of this system still exist in some parts of Puerto Rico, some conserved for tourism purposes. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Fajardo, Puerto Rico Fajardo (, ) is a town and municipality -Fajardo Combined Statistical Area. Fajardo is the hub of much of the recreational boating in Puerto Rico and a popular launching port to Culebra, Vieques, and the U.S. and British Virgin Islands. It is also home to the largest marina in the Caribbean, called Puerto del Rey. The town contains various hotels and inns. Offshore, near Fajardo, a few islets can be found. These are Icacos, Isla Palomino, Palominito, and Diablo, among other uninhabited coral islands and barrier reefs. History Fajardo was founded in 1760, 1773 or 1774 (depending on the authority) as Santiago de Fajardo. It was one of the locations used by the American troops to invade Puerto Rico. On August 1, 1898 the USS Puritan under the command of Captain Frederic W. Rodgers, was sailing by the coastline of the city of Fajardo, when Rogers noticed the Faro de Las Cabezas de San Juan (Cape San Juan lighthouse) which was supposed to be the landing site for the US Army i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

Defunct railroads