List of Puerto Rico railroads
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The following is a list of railroads operating in the U.S. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Current railroads
Passenger systems
Tren Urbano
Defunct railroads
Línea Férrea del Oeste
Compañía de los Ferrocarriles de Puerto Rico
American Railroad Company of Puerto Rico
Compañía de Ferrocarriles de Vía Estrecha de Mayagüez
Fajardo Development Railroad
Luce & Co. Railroad
Humacao Railroad
Northern Railroad of Porto Rico
Ponce and Guayama Railroad
Ponce Light Company Railroad
Porto Rico Railroad and Transportation Company
Porto Rico Railway, Light and Power Company
Roig Railroad
San Juan and Carolina Railroad
Vega Alta Railroad
Tourist railways
Safari Park, Vega Alta in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico
Divertilandia in Humacao, Puerto Rico
Ferrocarril Histórico in Fajardo, Puerto Rico
El Parque del Tren in Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Train of the South in Arroyo, Puerto Rico
Industrial railways
Mona Island Tramway
Railway of the Blanco River Hydroelectric System in Naguabo, Puerto Rico
Central short-lines
Central Aguirre
Central Boca Chica
Central Cambalache
Central Canovanas
Central Carmen
Central Coloso
Central Constancia
Central Cortada
Central Defensa
Central Ejemplo
Central Eureka
Central Fortuna
Central Guánica
Central Juanita
Central Juncos
Central Lafayette
Central Los Canos
Central Machete
Central Mercedita
Central Monserrate
Central Pasto Viejo
Central Plata
Central Plazuela
Central Rochelaise
Central Rufina
Central San Francisco
Central San Vicente
Central Santa Juana
Central Triunfo
Central Vannina
Central Victoria
Street railways
Caguas Tramway
San Juan Light and Transit Company
Tranvía de la Capital
Tranvía de Ubarri
Trolley de San Juan
Mayagüez Tramway
Ponce Tramway
See also
List of United States railroads
Rail transport in Puerto Rico
Transportation in Puerto Rico
References
The Tramways of San Juan
Hilton, George W. (1990). American Narrow Gauge Railroads. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-2369-9.
Aponte, Roger. "Ponce & Guayama Railroad". Railroads of Puerto Rico / Ferrocarriles de Puerto Rico. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
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