The Minaz narrow gauge Consolidation #1390 hauling a short train has made a brief stop at a little station. The Consolidation is a Baldwin from 1912 and has been delivered new to the mill as Santa... (more)

Among Cuba's most precious operable locomotives in 1996 was this 30-inch gauge Baldwin 0-6-0 built in 1882. The locomotive has been built for this area as Ingenio Santa Lucia #1 and was nicknamed ... (more)

There was no regular passenger transportation service on the Rafael Freyre network. The only way for the peasants living along the track to get to the nearest town was to take one of the company's... (more)

Among Cuba's most precious operable locomotives in 1996 was this 30-inch gauge Baldwin 0-6-0 built in 1882. The locomotive has been built for this area as Ingenio Santa Lucia #1.

It seems that the four-legged horse won the race against the iron horse!

Rural scene along the Rafael Freyre line.

It is quite difficult to find a vertical line to correctly align this photo. The track is so poor that the engine is leaning right and the cane cars behind are leaning left. The Minaz Consolidatio... (more)

The Baldwin locomotive #1388 from 1907 has been repainted to its original appearance. This engine came new to the Santa Lucia mill (name of Rafael Freyre mill before the Cuban revolution). It run ... (more)

Steam train in the Cuban countryside.

The Baldwin locomotive #1388 from 1907 has been repainted to its original appearance. This engine came new to the Santa Lucia mill (name of Rafael Freyre mill before the Cuban revolution). It run ... (more)

The Baldwin locomotive #1388 from 1907 has been repainted to its original appearance. This engine came new to the Santa Lucia mill (name of Rafael Freyre mill before the Cuban revolution). It run ... (more)

The Baldwin locomotive #1388 from 1907 has been repainted to its original appearance. This engine came new to the Santa Lucia mill (name of Rafael Freyre mill before the Cuban revolution). It run ... (more)

Minaz #1386 (a Baldwin from 1919) is pushing some empty cane cars to the next loading point.

A sight like this is certainly the photographer's reward for a long afternoon wait on a scorching hillside. Reckoned to be one of the most scenic locations in Cuba, actually being able to photogra... (more)

The narrow gauge line of Central Rafael Freyre reached numerous peasant communities, each with its own siding and overhead crane. Roads into these places were poor at best, with most people travel... (more)