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Passenger station in SLP-Mexico - Steamtrains - 05-03-2009 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... Re: Passenger station in SLP-Mexico - nomad - 05-03-2009 Is there some kind of tank on top of that green car? And what is that anyhow, a caboose? BTW, Great pictures, thanks. Loren Re: Passenger station in SLP-Mexico - nachoman - 05-03-2009 That locomotive looks like something that was custom cobbled together. The trucks look like regular freight trucks, but notice the exterior brake cylinders - and what looks like a traction motor between the wheels on the rear truck.