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John West

February 01, 2006 01:24PM

Palin Hill was a steady 3.7 percent grade. It was the original line into Guatemala City, connecting the capital with the world via Puerto San Jose on the Pacific coast.
One of the things I found fascinating about the IRCA is this original line was built by the Central Pacific syndicate based in San Francisco, with Collis P. Huntington the president. Cars came from Kimball Manufacturing Company in San Francisco, and the CP shops in Sacrament. It was originally built as a meter gauge line, and changed to three feet in 1890.

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Some Guatemala ng. pix PIC	John West	February 01, 2006 01:04PM
Re: Some Guatemala ng. pix PIC	John West	February 01, 2006 01:10PM
Re: Some Guatemala ng. pix PIC	John West	February 01, 2006 01:16PM
Palin Hill PIC	John West	February 01, 2006 01:24PM
West coast line PIC	John West	February 01, 2006 01:28PM
Palin Hill again PIC	John West	February 01, 2006 01:33PM
Re: Some Guatemala ng. pix	Kevin Bush	February 01, 2006 09:49PM
one word.........	earl	February 01, 2006 02:03PM
Re: Some Guatemala ng. pix	Douglas vV	February 01, 2006 02:14PM

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