Re: South/Central American Steam Questions

Dan, thanks for the information. I guess it's not too surprising that steel cars became much more the norm on those lines instead of wood bodies. Although, if I remember right, there are or were a number of wooden cabooses until later.

It almost brings a tear to my eye thinking about what's going on down there. As you said totally different culture, and even more importantly, at least for some people I'm sure, the need to survive. Still a big shame no matter how you cut it. I guess we can only hope that enough remains until someone is allowed to step in and start it up again. But, a lot of damage can happen to track and cars if they are not watched...I just hope that some gets saved.

So much lost in both Guatemala and El Salvador, when I think about what could have been if only someone had been able to step in in the 70's or 80's, what kind of tourist and other operations could exist. But, with the mentality of "national treasures", I supposed no one can do much, and after what I've heard about the last FEGUA operator, who would want to?

Now, if I only had a spare few million dollars and some influence in central american politics....