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Date: 02/26/17 15:28
Costa Rica follow up
Author: rfdatalink

After a few replies to my questions on operations in the San Jose area a couple months ago, I just returned from my trip and have a few pictures to share.     On the last night of our trip we stayed at the Hampton Inn near the airport and I was pleased find that indeed trains were operating all the way west to Alajuela.   We didn't have car so I didn't range very far, but trains we running roughly every hour from 5 to 7 or 8 at night.     All I saw were the former Spanish DMUs re-gauged to 3' 6".     I have not been able to find a timetable online.   I did find an android app that at least listed these stations, but didn't show trains running nearly as early and late as I saw them.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/26/17 16:36 by rfdatalink.



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Date: 02/26/17 15:36
Re: Costa Rica follow up
Author: rfdatalink

About 10 miles west of the airport is a small rail museum in the town of Rio Grande.     We got our driver to make a quick stop there to take a few photos and walk out to the impressive bridge over the river.     I understand this section of railroad has not been operated in may years.



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Date: 02/26/17 16:08
Re: Costa Rica follow up
Author: LTCerny

Gauge in Costa Rica is 3ft 6 in

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Date: 02/26/17 16:41
Re: Costa Rica follow up
Author: rfdatalink

Corrected to 3' 6" in the original post.
 

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Date: 02/26/17 16:43
Re: Costa Rica follow up
Author: usmc1401

The last photo has what looks like one of the electric locomotives.

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Date: 02/26/17 21:31
Re: Costa Rica follow up
Author: inCHI

Neat shots, but strange to see an electric no where near catenary!

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Date: 02/26/17 22:36
Re: Costa Rica follow up
Author: JimBaker

The Mystery Electric on the spare track looks to be No. 27.
The Motors are numbered in the 200 series from pictures I have seen here on TO.

James R.(Jim) Baker
Whittier, CA

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Date: 02/27/17 05:40
Re: Costa Rica follow up
Author: rfdatalink

I should have posted a picture of the electric locomotive at the museum.    First photo is of the 127 which does look odd sitting there with no catenary in sight.    
The second shot is a poor quality grab shot from the bus of the railway terminal near Puerto Caldera on the Pacific coast.    It looks like it would have been an interesting place to visit.
 


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Date: 02/27/17 08:07
Re: Costa Rica follow up
Author: Lurch_in_ABQ

What's the function of the tubing array on the side of loco 127 between the 127s? Heat transfer from what?

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Date: 02/27/17 08:16
Re: Costa Rica follow up
Author: 86235

Lurch_in_ABQ Wrote:
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> What's the function of the tubing array on the
> side of loco 127 between the 127s? Heat transfer
> from what?

Cooling the transformers - it was a 15000v AC system based on German technology.

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