American Railroad Company

The American Railroad Company (ARR) owned and operated a railroad in Puerto Rico.

History

The ARR was set up in 1902 to take-over of railroad tracks that existed, when the United States invaded Puerto Rico in 1898.Violeta Landron, The Train: Memories and Nostalgia on Rails (El Tren: Recuerdos y Nostalgia sobre Rieles), Fiestas Patronales 2000, Vega Baja, PR, Pg. 44 It was reorganized in 1947 as Puerto Rico Railroad & Transport Co. It discontinued passenger service in 1953 and ended all rail operations in 1957.Allen Morrison: The Tramways of Mayagüez and Mona Island, Puerto Rico. 10 May 2010.

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