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Posted by NIMBYkiller on Sun Dec 27 18:14:09 2009, in response to Re: Future expansion wish list?, posted by Kew Gardens Teleport on Sun Dec 27 13:57:24 2009. Long story short for the railfans is PR once had an extensive rail system circling the entire island with lines also running into some mountain areas (Caguas, San Sebastian). It was used mostly for transport of sugar cane, but also offered passenger service. It basically shut down in the 50s and was torn up. Today a good chunk of the ROW still exists with many structures (old bridges, station houses, etc) still standing. You can even find rails in some places. Tren Del Sur is the line from Ponce to Guayama and Arroyo, and I believe all the rail is still there except for the section from Ponce to the Mercedita Airport. The only existing passenger rail service today is on Tren Urbano, a heavy rail mass transit line operating between Bayamon and Sagrado Corazon. Expansion of the system has been stalled and in large part is shifted towards BRT (except for Sagrado Corazon to Old San Juan which is planned as light rail).Here's a map of what I propose for San Juan: View Tren Urbano Map in a larger map And here's a map showing an idea I have for island-wide rail service (don't mind the 3 stop line in the bottom left, I was using this map to also show old ROWs and stop locations). The vast majority of lines on this map follow the old ROW. View PR Rail System in a larger map |
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