John West Wrote:
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> United Fruit had plantations in two areas. On the
> Atlantic side they were around Bananera about 36
> miles from Puerto Barrios. On the Pacific side
> they were located near Tiquisate, on a branch from
> Rio Bravo. From Tiquisate to Barrios was about
> 311 miles including the steep climb from Escuitla
> to Palin. Tiquisate plantation was abandoned in
> 1964. Some of this is covered in my short history
> of the IRCA that can be found:
> [url=https://chasingtrains.smugmug.com/Internation
> al/South-of-the-border/Guatemala/International-Rai
> lways-of-Cent/A-short-history-of-the-IRCA]HERE[/ur
> l].
>
> JBWX
Thanks for the added info John. Besides the IRCA 197 that was at Bananera, there was also
Mikes 158 and 186 in addition to their own smaller power like Moguls in the 300 series