THE CUBA REVIEW. 



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Cuba Eailroad connects and runs through Guayas 

 and Zaza, and thence to Tuiuucfl, and brings cane 

 from farms near those places. Standard gauge. 

 Weight of rails, 60 lbs. per yd. Rolling stock: 

 One locomotive and 45 cane cars (hired). 



Central "TRINIDAD," Trinidad. — Twelve kilo- 

 meters. To Algaba, Guimara, Manacas and Iznaga. 

 Narrow gauge. Weight of rails, 60 lbs. Rolling 

 stock: Two locomotives and So cars. 



Central "FE," Camajuani. — Railway owned by 

 Cuban Central and Cuban R. R. About three 

 miles. Telephone follows track. Branch of the 

 Cuban Central runs also to batey and to Central 

 "JULIA." Standard gauge. Weight of rails, 70 

 lbs. per yd. No locomotives. Locomotives are 

 furnished as needed by the Cuban Central R. R. 

 Plantation owns 10 cane cars. 



Central "FIDENCIA," Placetas, — One and one- 

 half miles, joining with the Cuban Central and 

 Cuba Co.; joins Cuban Central R. R. at San 

 Andres. Standard gauge. Weight of rails, 60 

 and 65 lbs. per yard. Rolling stock: No loco- 

 motives and S new cane cars. 



Ingenio "ZAZA," Placetas. — Owns no railway. — 

 Cuban Central lines run a spur % mile, which hauls 

 all the cane. Narrow gauge. Rolling stock: One 

 locomotive. 



Province of Camaguey. 



Central "SEITADO," Nuevitas. — About 25 miles, 

 covering plantation. Gauge, 30 inches. Weight 

 of rails, 30 lbs. Rolling stock: Bight locomotives 

 and 300 cars. 



Central "LTTGAREfJO," Nuevitas. — Twenty kilo- 

 meters. Narrow gauge and rails weigh about 30 

 lbs. per yard. Rolling stock: Four locomotives and 

 180 cane cars and 60 closed. 



STEWART SUGAR COMPANY (Central) Ciego 

 de Aviles, — Railway is not yet completed. Roadbed 

 finished and sleepers in place to railroad station, 

 fifteen miles distant. Gauge is to be standard. 

 Weight of rails, SO lbs. 



Ingenio "JATIBONICO," Ciego de Avila (Cama- 

 guey). — Six miles. Standard gauge. Weight of 

 rails, 60 lbs per yard. Rolling stock: No loco- 

 motives, except a small one of a small variety 

 known as observation locomotive. The plantation 

 rents from railway one locomotlre and 100 flat 

 cars with uprights for hauling cane. 



Central "FRANCISCO," Santa Cruz del Sur, — 



St:andard gauge to wharf at Francisco de Guayabo, 

 10 miles distant. Weight of rails, 45 and 50 lbs. 

 per yard. Rolling stock: Three locomotives, one 

 small engine, 10 box cars, four "gondolas," four 

 flat cars and 20 cane cars being constructed. 



Province of Oriente. 



Central "LAS CAiJAS," Guantanamo. — Narrow 

 gauge to Guantanamo Bay; twenty miles in all. 

 Gauge, 30 inches. Weight of rails, 36 lbs. per yd. 

 Rolling stock: Two locomotives and 120 cane cars, 

 mostly of steel. 



Ingenio "CONGLXTENTE," Guantanamo. — Railroad 

 sixteen kilometers long, nearing completion. Gauge, 

 36 inches. Weight of rail, 30 lbs. per yd. Rolling 

 stock: Two locomotives of 11 tons; 120 cars, all 

 of wood, with steel trucks, for hauling cane. 



Central "DOS AMIGOS," Manzanillo.— Single track 

 ta wharf, about 700 yds. Gauge, 4 feet S inches. 

 Weight of rail, 60 lbs. No locomotives. Four flat 

 cars. 



Ingenio "SOLEDAD," Guantanamo. — Two branches, 

 8 kilometers in all. Mill is reached by Guan- 

 tanamo E. R. Gauge of plantation road, 36 inches. 

 Weight of rails, 35 lbs. per yd. Rolling stock. 

 One engine, 62 cars. 



Ingenio "SOFIA," Bayamo. — No railway. 



Ingenio "SANTA MARIA," Guantanamo, — Eight 



kilometers, but in very bad condition. Gauge, 17 

 c. m. Weight of rail, 25 lbs. per yd. Rolling 

 stock: Ten narrow gauge cars and 60 for standard 

 gauge. Cars are di-awn by oxen. The Cuban 

 Eastern Railway and the Guantanamo R. R. pass 

 through plantation. 



Central "LAS CAN AS," Guantanamo. — Narrow 

 gauge to Guantanamo bay, and branches to colonias. 

 Twenty miles in all. Gauge, SO inches. Weight of 

 rails, 36 lbs. to the yd. Rolling stock: Two loco- 

 motives, 120 cars for cane, mostly of steel. 



Central "CABO CRUZ," Manzanillo. — Eight miles. 

 Gauge, 30 inches. Weight of rails, 40 lbs. per yd. 

 Rolling stock: Two locomotives and 90 cane cars. 



Central "BOSTON," Banes.— Sixty-four miles In 

 all, not counting sidings and spurs. Line connects 

 with the Cuba K. R. at Bntronque de Dumas, north 

 of Alto Cedro. Road operated with telephone sys- 

 tem. Gauge, 36 inches. Weight of rail, 40 lbs. 

 to the yd. Rolling stock. One donkey engine, 6 

 tons; one shunting engine, S tons; 5 engines, 30 

 tons; 4 engines, 20 tons; 2 engines, 13 tons; 

 and one engine, 26 tons, bearing from 50 to S6 h.p. ; 

 630 steel flat cars for hauling cane, capacity 12 

 tons each; 40 wooden box cars, steel trucks, 

 capacity 12 tons each; 60 flat cars, steel trucks, 

 wooden superstructure, 12 tons each; one water 

 tank car, 6 steel tank cars; 2 cars especially 

 equipped for wrecking, with supply of jacks, etc. 



Ingenio "LUCIA," Bauta. — To Banes bay, S 



miles; to Encarnacion, 4 miles, and to the flnca 

 "Baraeoa. Gauge, 40 inches. Weight of rails, 

 35 lbs. per yd. Rolling stock: Two locomotives 

 and 60 flat cars, with uprights for hauling cane. 

 Three tank cars. 



Central "ISABEL," Guantanamo, — No railway. 

 Guantanamo R. R. traverses the estate. Standard 

 gauge. 



Central "ISABEL," Manzanillo. — Eleven miles of 

 single track to wharf. Spur to Los Guayos, 31/2 

 miles, and another to Colorado, 6% miles. A 

 complete system of switches around the batey, ac- 

 commodating some 100 cars. Gauge, 36 inches. 

 Weight of rails, 60 lbs. Rolling stock: Pour loco- 

 motives and 104 flat cars, capacity 10 tons. 



Ingenio "UNION," San Luis.— Eleven and one- 

 half miles, connecting with Cuba Co. R. R. near 

 San -Luis Junction. Proposed route of the Cuba 

 Eastern R. R. crosses plantation; work now in 

 progress. Standard gauge. Weight of rails, 60 

 lbs. Rolling stock: One locomotive and no cars. 



Ingenio "TRANQUILIDAD," Manzanillo.— No rail- 

 way. 



Central "TERESA," Manzanillo.— Railway joins 

 main line and turns south five miles. Gauge, 36 

 inches. Weight of rails, 40 lbs. Rolling stock: 

 Four locomotives, 100 cars. 



"TACAJO, CACAO and SUGAR CO.," Taoajo,— 



The narrow gauge railroad of United Fruit Company 

 passes this property to Entronque, where it joins 

 the Cuba Co. From Entronque to Dumois and be- 

 yond Dumois to Punta Leugua. The road is three- 

 rail for narrow and standard gauge. The narrow 

 gauge belongs to the United Fruit Co. and the 

 standard to the Tacajo, Cacao & Sugar Co. The 

 latter company has one kilometer of track on its 

 property. Rolling stock : One 30-ton engine and 1 

 50- ton; 200 wooden cars, narrow gauge. 



Central 'ESPERANZA," Guantanamo Fourteen 



miles, extending to Santa Rosa colony. Narrow 

 gauge. Weight of rails, 35 lbs. to the yd. Roll- 

 ing stock: Two 20-ton locomotives and 50 wooden 

 cars for haulmg cane. 



Central "PRESTON," Nipe.— Twenty-five miles, 

 standard gauge; five additional miles now being con- 

 structed. Weight of rails, 60 lbs. General head- 



