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THE CUBA REVIEW. 



INTERIOR OF MILL AT PRESTON, NIPB BAY, SHOWING THE IMMENSE HOPPERS. 



Central "Limones," M«,tanzas. — Standard gauge; 

 connects mill with Limones. Intermediate narrow 

 gauge track. Plantation also owns 6 kilometers 

 of narrow gauge road, running to colonias. Weight 

 of rails, 30 lbs. Rolling stock: Pour locomotives, 

 one standard gauge and three narrow gauge; 120 

 small cars and 46 large cars. 



Central "Jicarita," Bolondron. — Spur connects 

 main line at Bolondron. Standard gauge. Weight 

 of rails, 70 lbs. per yd. No rolling stock. 



Central "JESUS MARLA.. "— To San Francisco de 

 Paula, and connects with the United Rys. of Ha- 

 vana. Standard gauge. Weight of rails, 60 lbs. 

 per yd. Rolling stock: One 80-h.p. engine, and 14 

 freight cars, 25,000 cap. 



Ingenio "GtriPTTZCOA," Marti. — Standard gauge, 

 one mile to main line. Narrow gauge road, 6% 

 miles, runs to colouia. Rolling stock: Two narrow 

 gauge locomotives and 90 cane cars. 



Ingenio "VICTORIA" Jovellanos. — Branch road 

 to main line of the Jovellanos R. R. Standard 

 gauge. Weight of rails, 80 lbs. Rolling stock: 

 One locomotive and no cars. 



Ingenio "VEGAS," Colon. — Not grinding. Ti-ack 

 1% miles long through ijlantation, connecting the 

 Cardenas lines with Guareiras-Manguito line. No 

 rolling stock. 



Central "VALIENTE," Alacranes. — Standard- 

 gauge spur to Matanzas R. R.. west of Union de 

 Reyes. Weight of rails, 75 lbs. Rolling stock: 

 Two locomotives and 25 cane cars. 



Ingenio "UNION," Colon. — Eighteen kilometers, 

 narrow gauge, to colonias. Other branches to co- 

 lonias. Weight of rails, 30 and 35 lbs. Rolling 

 stock: Two locomotives and 76 cars. Standard 

 gauge spur connects with main line of the Car- 

 denas & Jucaro R. R. and sidings. 



Central "TRIUNVIRATO."— Standard gauge, SVa 

 kilometers. Weight of rails, 30 lbs. Gauge, 30 

 inches. Rolling stock: One locomotive and 40 

 cane cars. 



Ingenio "EL TRIUNFO," Matanzas. — Narrow 

 gauge; connects mill with Coliseo. Road now 

 being converted into standard gauge. Rolling stock: 

 Two locomotives and 56 cars. Weight of rails, 

 30 lbs. 



Ingenio "Tinguaro," Colon. — Twenty-three miles, 

 standard gauge; connects with the Cardenas & 

 Jucaro R. R. at Pipian. Weight of rails, 80 lbs. 

 Rolling stock. Three locomotives and 160 cane cars. 

 Five tank cars. 



Central "FELIZ," Bolondron. — Two miles of 

 standard railway to main line of United Rys. of 

 Havana. Weight of rail, 70 lbs. per yd. Rolling 

 stock: One locomotive and 15 cane cars, each 

 26,000 lbs. cap. 



Province of Santa Clara. 



Central "CARACAS," Santa Isabel de las Lajas. 



• — ^About 180 kilometers. Narrow gauge. 30 inches. 

 Broad gauge from Cuban Central lines to the west 

 for about half mile. Weight of rail, 30, 40 and 

 60 lbs. per yd. Rolling stock,, 12 locomotives, all 

 good, and of 50- ton; 300 cane cars, and 60 sugar cars, 

 150 small iron cars, 4 passenger cars, 40 "casillas," 

 capacity 2500 lbs., 6 "planchas" or flat cars. 



Central "CARDOSA," San Cristibal. — No railway. 



Ingenio "CARIDAD," Rancho Veloz. — Railway of 

 Central "Caridad" runs to Rancho Veloz and to 

 cane fields, 2% miles. Narrow gauge, 30 inches. 

 Weight of rails, 30 and 35 lbs. to the yd. Rolling 

 stock: 2 locomotives and 80 cars for hauling cane. 



Ingenio "CARMITA," Vueltas. — No railway. 



