Lutucan Station Visit

Nippon Sharyo crane parked in front of Lutukan Station.  The Lutukan station above is one of several PNR stations no longer listed.

New PNR DMU

FTI-Bicutan PNR ROW Demolition, Oct 28, 2009

Concrete Ties Production at PNR Caloocan

RIHSPI Weekend Trip: September 20, 2008.

Pre-stressed concrete ties stored beside Horace Higgins Hall, Philippine National Railways Compound,  Caloocan City.

RIHSPI members followed the rows of pre-stressed concrete ties and discovered the production area inside the Engineering Department compound of PNR.

More pre-stressed concrete ties stored inside the compound.

A peek inside the mold.  

Workers busy preparing the steel bars with Pandrol shoulders.

An unknown machine being used to prepare the steel bars.

The concrete mix plant.

Pouring concrete inside the mold.

Preparing for hardening. Twenty four hours under the canvas with steam.

Special thanks to Mr. Anonuevo for letting us view the production process. Mr. Anonuevo learned the production process from John Holland in the early 1990s.

San Pablo Station Circa 1908

Southrail Update

New shed at Tutuban. August 31, 2008.

Newly refurbished locoshed at Tutuban. August 31, 2008.

Inside the newly refurbished locoshed at Tutuban. August 31, 2008.

Paco Station, August 23, 2008.

FTI ROW Taguig near C5 SLEX exit. August 22, 2008.

FTI ROW, view on top of C5 SLEX exit, August 22, 2008.

Asphalt Over Rails

Motor vehicles are still the priority of local leaders down south. For the past two years, officials are busy covering the railroad crossings with asphalt. Location: Calamba, Laguna near the new municipal building.

Southrail Paco Station Updates

Southrail Paco Station update. August 9, 2008.

Goodbye Rail Ferry Virgin Mary

Photo courtesy of http://www.nzmaritime.co.nz/aratika.htm.

According to David Williams of Philippine Railways SIG, the rail ferry (3 feet 6 inch gauge) Virgin Mary formerly Aratika was sold to an Indian ship breaker for scrap. The rail ferry Aratika was in service in New Zealand from 1974 to 1999 before it was sold to MBRS Lines Philippines and was used to service the Manila-Caticlan route.

MRR Caloocan Workshop

MRR Caloocan Workshop, date unknown.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

PNR Inspection Car

PNR Inspection Car, Los Banos, Laguna. October 2007. Photo courtesy of Cealwyn Tagle.

Paco Station - Then and Now

Paco Station, 1924.

Paco Station, November, 2007.

Paco Station and PNR 909. November 2007.

The last passenger train to Bicol left several years ago.

PNR 909

PNR 909, Paco Station, November 2007.

Ugly Marikina Train

Horror Train, Marikina Riverbanks, November, 2007. Undocumented Diesel Train.

Northern Negros Logging Circa 1924

Northern Negros Circa 1924. Click on image for larger view.

Tutuban Station Circa 1924

Tutuban Station Circa 1924. Click on image for larger view.

Manila Railroad Company Logos

Manila Railroad Company Delivery Service Circa 1927