Showing posts with label Canlubang Railways. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Canlubang Railways. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

ICX Container Yard and Locoshed

The short branch to ICX Container yard was constructed in 1996. ICX started operations in March, 1998. It was merged with ICTSI in November 2002 and has ceased to operate since February 2003. They only operated using one loco which was shipped to Australia this year.

The last months of ICX operations at Manila North Harbor in 2002 can be viewed here.

The yard is located beside the Mamatid Triangle. Please download this kmz file to view ICX yard. The yard is right beside the Canlubang Branch.

ICX Administration Building.
ICX Locoshed.
Locoshed inside view.
The former container yard of ICX. Only the six lamp posts are left.
The railroad to Makiling? Just an empty space.
ICX Train Gate. This is located beside the Mamatid Triangle.
They lifted all the tracks except this switch.
The start of the branch. Bicol or ICX?

Monday, October 1, 2007

Cabuyao-Calamba Railways Sneak Preview

ICX Locoshed. Calamba, Laguna. September, 2007
Canlubang Sugar Estate. September 29, 2007.

More pictures to follow...

Friday, July 6, 2007

Canlubang Sugar Estate Railways

Railways within Canlubang Sugar Estate are long gone except for few traces of the old railroad tracks on the road around the Sugar mill. Within the estate the remaining lifted tracks are being used not as railways but steel barriers or posts. Picture below shows a bridge using the tracks as railings.



The construction of the superhighway and the subsequent influx of Industrial plants led to the demise of the Canlubang Sugar Estate and the lifting of the tracks. Fortunately, the superhighway that caused the conversion of the cane fields into industrial parks is also the same highway that shows us the location of the once proud railways. The Canlubang Sugar Estate Railways crossed the South Luzon Expressway in three points.



The picture above is the Cabuyao Extension Railway overpass of the South Luzon Expressway. There are two more railroad crossings, an overpass and one underpass. The railway underpass is part of the Canlubang branch of the southrail.



Same overpass (in circle) above but using Google Earth. With the development of the Asia Brewery exit (surrounding the overpass), this structure may be lost forever.

In its heyday, PNR branch was constructed from Cabuyao to the estate.



One can see the underpass of this branch along the South Luzon Tollway after the tollgate before the Mayapa turnpike.