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Ferrocarril Del Norte (Bogotá)
The Northern Railroad of Guatemala was a railway system that ran from Guatemala City to Puerto Barrios, the main port of Guatemala, between 1896 and 1968. The American United Fruit Company had the monopoly of the railway system through its affiliate, International Railways of Central America (IRCA), along with the docks at Puerto Barrios, the banana plantations in Izabal Department, Izabal and the cargo and passenger transport with its Great White Fleet. The system was highly efficient, but once a parallel highway was built, it could not compete and eventually was handed back to the State of Guatemala in 1968. After that, the system slowly lost its relevance, as the trucks were more profitable than railway transportation along this route. It ceased regular operations in 1996, and has remained partially abandoned since. History Initial project In 1883, then president general Justo Rufino Barrios had the plan to connect Guatemala City to a port in the Atlantic shore through a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Railways Of Central America
The International Railways of Central America (IRCA) (, FICA) was a U.S. based company founded by Minor C. Keith and incorporated in New Jersey in 1904 which operated a large network of 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railways in Guatemala and El Salvador, it became a subsidiary of the United Fruit company in 1936. The IRCA's Guatemalan division was nationalized in 1968, becoming the '' Ferrocarriles de Guatemala'' (FEGUA), and the El Salvadorian division was merged with the ''Ferrocarril de El Salvador'' (FES) to form the ''Ferrocarriles Nacionales de El Salvador'' (FENADESAL) in 1975. History Formation and expansion Minor C. Keith first purchased the Guatemala Central, and Guatemala Railway companies in 1904, but despite incorporating the IRCA the railways continued to operate independently until 1912 when in April the Guatemala Central was merged with the Ocos Railroad, the Occidental de Guatemala Railroad was also acquired but continued as a separate property. The IRCA also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
