Jack Delano spent a bit of time down in Puerto Rico back in January of 1942, no doubt a relief from the winter weather in the northeastern part of the United States. While there he toured the vast sugar industry on the island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The image below shows one of the many steam powered sugar cane trains at a location near Gu\u00e1nica. The harvested cane is hauled from the fields in the oxen powered carts, then loaded onto the train for the trip to the mill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 3-spot appears to be of Baldwin origin, and based on the headlight and its slide valves, I would guess its build dates to the early twentieth century. With a 4-6-0 wheel arrangement, she’s a good bit larger than what us Louisianians were accustomed to seeing in our cane fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jack Delano spent a bit of time down in Puerto Rico back in January of 1942, no doubt a relief from the winter weather in the northeastern part of the United States. While there he toured the vast sugar industry … Continue reading ![\"Cane](\"https:\/\/www.lacentralrr.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Cane-Train-near-Guanica-Puerto-Rico.jpg\")
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