Cuba Railway trains connected the colonial city of Trinidad with the interior city of Sancti Spiritus. The line crosses rivers and canyons on impressive bridges. This one, over the Rio Tayaba, was... (more)

The Diez de Octubre is running an old homemade railbus from the sugar mill to the Ranchuelo station on the FCC line for the convenience of the sugar mill workers.

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 #1590 has been built in 1926 by Alco. It came new to the Bartolome Maso Sugar Mill as N°4

Minaz #1590 has been built in 1926 by Alco. It came new to the Bartolome Maso Sugar Mill as N°4

Minaz #1590 has been built in 1926 by Alco. It came new to the Bartolome Maso Sugar Mill as N°4

The Hershey Electric Railway is a standard-gauge electric interurban railway that runs from Casablanca, Havana, to the city of Matanzas, approximately 92 kilometres (57 mi) to the east. There are ... (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)

Minaz #1837 is storming back to the Orlando Gonzales Ramirez sugar mill with a full load of freshly cut sugar cane. The peasants working in the field were absolutely not distracted by the train. F... (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)

Deep in the Cuban countryside, the most widely used means of transport are horses and ox carts for heavier loads. This peasant returns home with a cart loaded with firewood. Meanwhile, # 1387 (a B... (more)

Minaz #1805 is shunting at the Ruben Martinez Villena Sugar mill. The Moorish inspired architecture dates from 1907 and made the head office of Central Ruben Martinez Villena distinct from all oth... (more)

#1311 from the Ruben Martinez Villena Sugar mill is a Baldwin from 1904. The locomotive has been built for the neighboring mill Osvaldo Sanchez as Central Providencia #1.