12 A YEAR OF COSTA RICAN NATURAL HISTORY 



its railway to the Northern Railway Company and the latter 

 took over the operation and management of the line from 

 July I of that year. 



The Atlantic railroads being of English and American con- 

 struction have their distances estimated in miles, a series of 

 posts often only a quarter of a mile apart alongside the 

 tracks giving the distances from Limon. The distances 

 and grades may be appreciated from this list: — 



Distance from Limon Altitude 



Principal Stations miles feet meters 



Limon o ii .... 3.4 



Moin Junction 3.5 .... 



Zent Junction 20.4 .... 



Matina 21.9 SS-7---- ^7 ■ 



Madre de Dios 28.7 .... 



Indiana Junction 35-7 • • ■ • 



Siquirres 36.7 196.8. . . . 60. 



La Junta 38.6 187 57. 



On the "Old Line" to Guapiles, technically the Santa Clara Division, are 



La Junta 38.6 187 57. 



Cairo Junction 39-6 .... 



Germania 42-5 • . . . 



Destierro 44 .... 



Guacimo Junction 5i-2 .... 



Jimenez 55.5 



Guapiles 58.5 984 300. 



On the "New Line" to San Jose and Alajuela are 



La Junta 38.6 187 57. 



Florida 43 .... 



Las Lomas 45 . 2 879 268 . 



Peralta 54.2 1055 322. 



Turrialba 62.4 2037 621. 



Tucurrique 68 . 7 .... 



Juan Vinas 73 . 8 3 286 1002 . 



Santiago 78.1 3536 1078. 



Paraiso 85.4 4392 1339. 



Cartago 89.4 4760 1451. 



El Alto 92.2 5137 1566. 



