Hi, I am trying to find information on the American Railroad of Puerto Rico, and the Baldwin locomotives thay uesed in their operations, I am especially interested in locating a photograph of engine # 44, c/n # 32236, a 2-8-0 meter gauge built by BLW. 1907 thanks Jerry
Hi Jerry, Welcome to Trainboard.com. We appreciate your membership and participation in the forums. I have no information to your question, but your question might be better received in the "Narrow Gauge & Short Line" forum. I was going to move it to that forum but thought you might like to put it there yourself. If you go into the NG&SL forum, be sure to check out the archive for other information you might enjoy. If I can be of any assistance, don't hesitate to let me know. ------------------ Bill (#16) "Get Goosed on the Yreka Western"
Hi Jerry, welcome to the TrainBoard. My suggestion is the same as Ironhorseman's. You might also check your local library for: "American Narrow Gauge Railroads" by George W. Hilton pub. 1990 by Stanford University Press, Stanford, Ca. (ISBN 0-8047-1731-1) Some engines were sold to Puerto Rico, so might find something mentioned there. Baldwin had developed both inside and outside frame locos in meter gauge and built a lot of them. Baldwin started building the outside frame type around 1886, which proved to be more stable than the inside frame type, and because of the larger firebox, was more powerful. ------------------ Watash #982 "See you in the Pit"
There seems top be very little available about the American Railroad of Puerto Rico. The History of Baldwin Locomotive Works does show some fascinating equipment - an articulated and a steam powered doodlebug built for it. TYhe meter gauge is no doubt due to P.R. being a Spanish possession until 1898. The narrow gauge is Spain is known as the "Via Estrecha" and is meter gauge. There is nothing about it in Hilton's work, but then again I bought it to find out about the Georgia Northeastern and the New Orleans, Natalbany & Natchez and they weren't in there either!
