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THE CUBA REVIEW. 



quarters at Pi-eston and division headquarters at 

 Guaro, fifteen miles distant. Telephone follows 

 track. Round house at Preston; haiS capacity for 

 fifteen locomotives. Rolling stock: Eight locomo- 

 tives of 60 tons, and 1 of 20 tons; 225 flat cars, 

 steel trucks, self couplers, and patent brake. One 

 wrecking car. 



Ingenio "NIQTJERO," Manzanillo. — Two miles. 

 Narrow gauge, the weight of rail being light. No 

 locomotives and 30 small cars. 



Central "CHAPPARRA," Chapparra Sugar Co., 

 Puerto Padre. — Railway from Chaparra to San Man- 

 uel, eight miles, and connects with the San Man- 

 uel Railway to Puerto Padre. To Cascorero Dock 

 in Northwest on Bay of Puerto Padre, about 3% 

 miles; Chaparra to Velasco about 12 miles, and 

 connects with branch of the Gibara and Holquin 

 Railroad. This portion is public, through El 

 Trompo, about 7 miles; branch from this line runs 

 through La Yaya, about 4 miles. Branch from 

 Velazso line about 1% miles west from San Oris- . 

 tobal, runs south about 3 miles. The entire road 

 aggregates 20 miles. Gauge, 36 inches. Weight 

 of rails, 45 lbs. to the yd. Rolling stock: Ten lo- 

 comotives, 575 cane cars, 100 flat cars, ten box 

 cars, 1 passenger car, 1 open passenger car, and 

 12 flat cars. 



Ingenio "SANTA LUCIA," Ybarra. — Narrow gauge. 

 Weight of rails, 35 lbs. Rolling stock: Eight loco- 

 motives and 180 flat cars; 12 box cars. 



Ingenio "SANTA CECILLA," Guantanamo. — Nine 

 miles. The Cuban Eastern R. R. has spur to mill. 

 Gauge, 28 inches. Weight of rail, 40 and 60 lbs. 

 per yd. No locomotive; 22 wooden cars. 



Ingenio "SANTA ANA," San Luis. — One kilometer 

 connecting with Cuba Co. R. R. Weight of rail, 

 60 lbs. Standard gauge. No rolling stock. 



Ingenio "SAN VICENTE," Guantanamo. — (Not 



running.) Plantation connected with branch of 

 Guantanamo R. R., which has a branch to Sau 

 Carlos and Rio Seco. Standard gauge. 



Ingenio "SAN SEBASTIAN," Alto Songo.— No 

 railway. 



Central "SAN RAMON," Manzanillo. — About ten 

 miles, running to Caiias. Gauge, 36 inches. Weight 

 of rails, 40 lbs. per yd. Rolling stock: Two loco- 

 motives, 61 cars. 



Central "SAN MIGUEL," Guantanamo. — Seven 

 miles. Cuba Eastern R. R. has a switch to mill. 

 Gauge, 30 inches. Weight of rail, 30 lbs. per yd. 

 Rolling stock: Two locomotives and 30 wood cars. 



Ingenio "SAN MANUEL," Puerto Padre. — Rail- 

 way connects with Puerto Padre, 8 kilometers. 

 About half way between San Manuel and Puerto 

 Padre branches to the Chaparra line. Total length, 

 18 kilometers. Gauge, 30 inches. Weight of rails, 

 40 lbs. per yd. Rolling stock: Three locomotives 

 and 110 cane cars; four flat cars, 4 tank cars. 



Ingenio "SAN CARLOS," Guantanamo. — No rail- 

 way. Guantanamo R. R. traverses estate. 



Central "SALVADOR," Manzanillo. — Railway from 

 mill to wharf, about 1.60O yds. Rolling stock: 

 Twenty flat cars. Gauge, 38 inches. 



Central "ROMELIE," Guantanamo. — No railway. 



Central 'SAN ANTONIO," Guantanamo — 10 8/10 

 kilometers, narrow gauge. Gauge, 36 inches. 

 Weight of rail, 36 lbs. per yd. Rolling stock: Two 

 locomotives (30 tons), 20 new cars, and 46 old cars. 



Central "HATILLO," Palma Soriano. — Standard 

 gauge spur connects mill with main line to Parlsio. 

 There is also a narrow-gauge plantation railway 

 about 214 kilometers. Weight of rails, 25 lbs. 

 per yard. Rolling stock: One locomotive and 12 

 cars for hauling cane. 



The Isle of Pines Road Building. The Government la building fine roads,, as illustrated above, 

 all over the island. 



