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Baja Bound July 2021 Article: A Tale of Two Railroads
Read about the railroads of San Quintín and El Triunfo in the new Baja Bound Bulletin: https://www.bajabound.com/bajaadventures/bajatravel/a_tale_o...
Also, Nomad 'GregN' writes about the Guadalupe Valley: https://www.bajabound.com/bajaadventures/bajafever/beyond_gu...
And, Martina writes about MD Wines: https://www.bajabound.com/destinations/bajawinecountry/mdwin...
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Quote: Originally posted by lencho  |
For some reason I thought the railroad ran from San Antonio down the valley to Bahía de los Muertos. You have any information about that?
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Bahía (or Ensenada) de Muertos was a shipping point for the silver when operations were taken over by the French El Boleo Company in 1924. No
railroad line is mentioned in my books. In later years, it was used to ship out produce from the Los Planes area farms.
Good question! Maybe if the silver prices were better or the mine was more productive? The good times don't last... 1929 was just around the corner!
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David,
I’ve heard that in support of a new container port in Mazatlán there will be a railroad link to Durango added. What do you know about this project?
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Hey David, fun read! Not sure if my brain cell is making this up, but wasn't there a railroad with associated mining activity south of Bay of LA?
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| Quote: Originally posted by StuckSucks | | Hey David, fun read! Not sure if my brain cell is making this up, but wasn't there a railroad with associated mining activity south of Bay of LA?
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Yes, and in this article is a link to my one on the Last Flores Railroad... There are more railroads in Baja than these three, as well. Santa Rosalía
had several miles of mine railroad lines. A train engine is on display in that town.
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| Quote: Originally posted by RFClark | David,
I’ve heard that in support of a new container port in Mazatlán there will be a railroad link to Durango added. What do you know about this project?
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Sounds like the one proposed for Punta Colonet to Yuma before the 2008 economy killed the port plan there.
I am not heavily versed on Mainland Mexico. Baja gives me enough material to think about! 
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Here is a 1904 Postal route map and it includes the railroad from San Quintín north to San Ramon:
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El Triunfo RR is 2.5 miles - nada mas
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Las Flores RR is 5.7 miles
Santa Marta RR is 2.9 miles (the one closer to BdlA)
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Mina San Juan RR is 1.3 miles
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Nice work Harald.
My El Triunfo mileage figure comes from:
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The San Quintin Railroad (a part of it) also appeared on the 1927 AAA Baja Map, going northeast from the bay a short distance:
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books can be very wrong
we both know that very well
I measured El Triunfo myself
hiking the old bed to the Humboldt Mine
2.48 miles
there is a second bed to a mine (don't have the name) in Arroyo Los Encinitos
that one is 1.73 miles
any plans in that book?
guess, I have to visit the museum and ask
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Very cool, Harald!
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just read about El Tunel de las Almas - a 3km straight line tunnel
have to find it
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El Triunfo railroad
Jack Swords took this photo:
Bridge located at 23°48.72', 110°05.50' (NAD27) elev. 1,689'
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there is a 2nd one a few meters away
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