Railroads of Central America

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XXXXXXX* * * Costa Rica * * *

Road No. Model Bldr & Date Builder No. Notes
Bananera Companhia (42" gauge)
70-72 U6B GE - 1/59 33495-97 --
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Ferrocarriles de Costa Rica (42" Gauge)
75-79 U10B GE 5/79 41882-86 --
80-89 U11B GE 4/79 41887-96 --
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Northern Rwys of Costa Rica (42" gauge)
30-53 52-ton GE - 5/55 32274-77 --
34-39 52-ton GE 2-3/57 32717-22 --
40-47 52-ton GE 3/57 32861-68 --
50-53 U6B GE - 3/66 35795-98 --
54-59 U6B GE - 11/71 38145-50 --
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United Fruit Co. (42" gauge)
60-63 65-ton GE - 9/51 31265-31268 --
64-67 65-ton GE - 10/54 32267-70 --

XXXXXXX* * * Guatemala * * *

Road No. Model Bldr & Date Builder No. Notes
International Railway of Central (36" gauge)
600-605 120-ton GE 2-3/56 31048-31053 Off-Center Cab, C-2-C Trucks
606-611 120-ton GE 11-12/56 32641-32646 Off-Center Cab, C-2-C Trucks
700-706 50-ton GE - 7-8/56 32647-53 End cab
800-801 GA8 EMD 1/60 15775-76 --
802-803 U8B GE 5/60 33855-56 --
851-866 GA8 EMD 11-12/65 275255-40 --
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Herrera & Compania, Ltd. (30" gauge)
2 25-ton GE - 11/50 30826 --

XXXXXXX* * * Honduras * * *

Road No. Model Bldr & Date Builder No. Notes
Ferrocaril Nacional de Honduras (42" gauge)
60 U10B GE 10/66 35928 --
61-65 U10B GE 12/67-1/68 36525-29 --
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Standard Fruit & Steamship Co. (36" gauge)
17-19 50-ton GE - 12/56 32725-27 --
20-30 U5B GE 6-8/63 34804-14 --
31-33 U6B GE 9/71 37658-60 --
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Tela Railroad (42" gauge)
308-309 U4B GE 12/68 36978 42" gauge
601-612 U6B GE 5/67 36176-87 --
613 U10B GE 4/70 37385 --

XXXXXXX* * * Nicaragua * * *

Road No. Model Bldr & Date Builder No. Notes
Ferrocaril del Pacifico (42" gauge)
51-56 U10B GE 6-7/64 35075-80 --
57-59 U10B GE 3/75 39964-66 --

XXXXXXX* * * Panama * * *

Road No. Model Bldr & Date Builder No. Notes
Chiriqui Land Co. (36" gauge)
12 DL-114 Alco - 3/37 68909 End cab
14 DL-114 Alco - 12/38 69120 End cab; last Alco-built 300-hp switcher
18 50-ton GE - 7/56 32640 End cab
19-20 50-ton GE - 7/57 33124-25 --
722 U4B GE - 2/69 36978 36"gauge
820-823 32-ton GE - 5/70 37224-77 --
832 U6B GE - 5/70 37386 --
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Chiriqui Land - Northern (36" gauge)
50-51 50-ton GE - 5-6/54 32189-90 End cab
56-58 50-ton GE - 8/52 31143-45 --
816-819 110-ton GE - 1968 36463-66 --
830-831 U6B GE - 5/67 36188-89 --
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Panama Railroad
401-405 95-ton GE 8-10/40 12582-86 --
661-663 95-ton EMD 7-9/62 27111-13 --

XXXXXXX* * * Notes * * *

General Information
Sources:
  • Alco-GE Construction Number Listing
  • John Whittingham's GE Locomotive Compilation
  • Larry Russell's Export Locomotives (Internet)
  • Loco Notes II (Internet)
  • Philip Wormald's GE Export Page (Internet)
  • The Diesel Builders: Baldwin by John F. Kirkland
  • The Diesel Builders: Alco by John F. Kirkland

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