05-03-2009, 09:01 AM
Last time I went to visit my kids/grandkids in Mexico, I took a little jaunt to the old downtown area of the city, and, to my surprise....the old passenger station is being refurbished with the intent of turning into a RR museum. Here are a few pics I took of the station as it stands now. The station is a late 40's design, and from its size, RR travel, as in most places, was at its peak, so it's a very sizable building. Back in the days when rail travel was essentially the only alternative for any kind of long distance travel I took several trips out of this station.
A viem looking west....
East...
A closer look at the clock tower....
The ticket counter...
The train schedule board...
The waiting platform...Most of this area was once filled with tracks...Now it's turned into a parking lot...
You can see the clock tower a ways back....
And finally, a couple of goodies that were parked in one of the tracks...presumably to be restored and housed at the museum-to-be...
Can anyone tell me what type of loco this is..?
Hope you enjoy this little vignette of RR happenings south of the border...
A viem looking west....
East...
A closer look at the clock tower....
The ticket counter...
The train schedule board...
The waiting platform...Most of this area was once filled with tracks...Now it's turned into a parking lot...
You can see the clock tower a ways back....
And finally, a couple of goodies that were parked in one of the tracks...presumably to be restored and housed at the museum-to-be...
Can anyone tell me what type of loco this is..?
Hope you enjoy this little vignette of RR happenings south of the border...
Gus (LC&P).