Events in Catemaco & Los Tuxtlas
Retracement of the Tuxtlas Railroad
related pages:
tuxtlas.com - Introduction to the Tuxtlas Railroad
tuxtlas.com - historical photos of the San Andres Tuxtla railroad
Retracement of the Tuxtlas Railroad
related pages:
tuxtlas.com - Introduction to the Tuxtlas Railroad
tuxtlas.com - historical photos of the San Andres Tuxtla railroad
In spring 2005 we set off to retrace the disappeared Tuxtlas railroad from San Andres Tuxtla to Juan
Rodriguez Clara.
Most of the track has been ripped out and used as construction supports, garden fencing and whatnot.
Almost nothing remains of what was one the life line for dozens of communities.
We were possibly the last gringos to cross this route. The October 2005 floods wiped out access to the
remaining major bridge.
And that´s probably the end of the Tuxtlas railroad. A bad end to a good road. That area of Los Tuxtlas
is still in the 1900´s and although continuously disrupted dirt roads have been established, its inhabitants
still clamor for their "tren".
Rodriguez Clara.
Most of the track has been ripped out and used as construction supports, garden fencing and whatnot.
Almost nothing remains of what was one the life line for dozens of communities.
We were possibly the last gringos to cross this route. The October 2005 floods wiped out access to the
remaining major bridge.
And that´s probably the end of the Tuxtlas railroad. A bad end to a good road. That area of Los Tuxtlas
is still in the 1900´s and although continuously disrupted dirt roads have been established, its inhabitants
still clamor for their "tren".
as usual - "damn yankees" were here
A sleeping giant, Rio San Juan controls a wide
floodplain of the train´s route
floodplain of the train´s route
At last a live engine - in Juan Rodriguez Clara
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