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John West

February 01, 2006 02:46PM

Here are few more pix. Guatemala roundhouse. The engines were pretty worn out, and road failures were frequent, but the extensive Guatemala shop and its skilled labor force could make about anything needed for a steamer, whereas the diesels required imported parts for which there was no cash. IRCA had been almost dieselized, but the shortage of cash caused first IRCA and then Fegua to "steamize". My notes indicate that in the early 70's Fegua had about 50 active steam engines.

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More Guatemala PIC	John West	February 01, 2006 02:46PM
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Re: More Las Vacas	Mark	February 02, 2006 10:00AM
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Re: Guatemala roundhouse again	Herb Kelsey	February 01, 2006 05:19PM
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