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RAILWAY SUPPLIES
BY
P. HARVEY MIDDLETON
Executive Assistant, Railway Business Association
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New York, May 26,
RAILWAY SUPPLY requirements in Mexico are set forth in the ac-
companying report by P. Harvey Middleton, Executive Assistant of
the Railway Business Association, who has just returned from a
vacation spent in going over the lines in President Carranza's republic.
Proficiency in the Spanish language and long study of foreign trade,
especially with Latin America, supplement Mr. Middleton 's gifts and
experience as a writer on engineering and commercial subjects and well
equip him for obtaining and presenting what business men interested in
Mexican railway orders need to know.
Mr. Middleton observes that compared with some other periods in Mex-
ico rail operation and travel are at present secure and tranquil, though'
the retention of armed guards on trains and the grim remark that "for
one train assaulted by bandits fifty or more pass in safety" suggest the
persistence of conditions not common for instance in Texas or California.
It is not, however, as railway managers or tourists, or primarily even
as shippers of freight, that members of the Railway Business Association
are interested in the Mexican roads, but as supply manufacturers seeking
markets for product. Hence they may regard as an opportunity for them
what is a calamity for som'e others- the dilapidation of equipment, way
and structures which show Mexico's urgent need ,for substantial quantities
of material. Railways having between 15,000 and 16,000 miles in opera-
tion, a part nationalized, a part outside government control and a part
affiliated with well known lines in the United States, comprise a group of
lines capable of consuming a substantial tonnage of necessaries, provided
financial arrangements are practicable.
Speaking specifically of the government operated lines, constituting
more than half of the Mexican mileage, Mr. Middleton states that terms
are "cash against documents." based upon a systematically replenished
bank deposit at New York.
Members of the Railway Business Association are invited to seek infor-
mation of Mr. Middleton either by letter or in person at the Association
office.
FRANK W. NOXON, Secretary
30 Church Street
New York
May 26, 1919
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530503
Railway Supplies in Mexico
BY
P. HARVEY MIDDLETON
Executive Assistant, Railway Business Association
Col. .Paulino Fontes, General Manager of the government lines
south of Mexico City, has arrived in the United States on an errand
understood to include enlargement of funds available for purchases
to be made through the New York representative of the Mexican
Government Railway Administration in the Woolworth Building, F.
P. de Hoyos. Accepting an invitation entrusted to Mr. Middleton by
President E. H. Walker of the Railway Supply Manufacturers As
sociation, and extended in person in Mexico City, Col. Fontes haa
appointed Y. Romo of his staff to attend the Car Builders' Convex
tion in Atlantic City June 18. A visit will also be made in June by
a representative of the government lines north of Mexico City, V. L.
Blanco, General Purchasing Agent, who will make his headquarters
in the Woolworth Building.
IN accepting the invitation tendered
to me by Mr. M. Mufioz, Superin-
tendent of Transportation and of Mr.
R. Zerecero, Assistant General Man-
ager, of the southern railway lines of
Mexico, under Government control
an invitation which was extended by
them on behalf of Col. Paulino
Fontes, the General Manager of the
system to make a trip over the lines,
I had in mind the possibiltiy of Mex-
ico as a field for American railway
supplies.
After completing a trip from the
Rio Grande to Yucatan and after
three weeks spent in Mexico City at
the offices of the Mexican Government
Railway Administration, it is obvious
that American railway supply manu-
facturers will in the very near future
be called upon to furnish very large
quantities of every class of railway
material. No matter what may hap-
pen politically in Mexico (President
Carranza's term expires May -J. i
and under the present Constitution he
cannot be re-elected), the rehabilita-
tion of the railway system musj be un-
dertaken within the next 12 months
to avoid a breakdown in the trans-
portation machine.
The Mexican Government railway
operating officials deserve the greatest
credit for the manner in which they
are keeping passengers and freight
moving in the face of difficulties un-
known to railway men in any other
part of the world, but the constant
crease in equipment through lack
of material with which to repair roll-
ing stock and the occasional destruc-
tion of a train by bandits, coupled
with the constant increase in traffic
offered for transportation, will com-
pel large purchases of equipment. To
realize the situation it is only neces-
sary to point out that since 1910 revo-
lutions have resulted in the destruc-
tion of over 10,000 freight cars; that
at the present moment on the lines
north of Mexico City 5,000 freight
cars are laid up awaiting material
with which to repair them, as well
as 400 locomotives and 225 tank cars,
and that track material needed in-
cludes about 87,500 tons of rails, ac-
cessories and supplies.
Cars in Bad Order
Leaving New York on April 8, I
arrived at Laredo, Tex., on April 11,
and the following day crossed the Bio
Grande to Nuevo Laredo and boarded
the train of the National Railways of
Mexico, arriving at Monterrey late in
the afternoon of the same day. Here
I saw the first evidences of the urgent
need for railway material. Just out-
side of the station near the track is
the steel skeleton of what was once
a repair shop and inside this open
frame work are thirty rusty locomo-
tive frames. From this point on I saw
many freight cars in service in bad
condition, holes being patched up with
pieces of tin or rough boards nailed
across them.
The roadbed on the line from Nuevo
Laredo to Mexico City is, however, in
excellent condition and the trip to
the Capital was without incident, al-
though it is still necessary to carry
military guards on all trains. On our
train there were forty soldiers, and
this guard was changed at Monterrey
and San Luis Potosi so that military
protection was afforded throughout
the journey. The time consumed in
the trip from Nuevo Laredo to Mexico
City was forty hours, the train being
six hours late on account of engine
trouble.
On my arrival in the Mexican Capi-
tal i decided before continuing my
journey further south, to make a de-
tailed study of the railway supply
requirements of Mexico a task which
presented many difficulties owing to
the fact that no statistics of impor-
tance have been compiled since 1913
and it was necessary for me to gather
the material piecemeal from the files
in the offices of the Government rail-
ways. However, I was able at the
end of three weeks (ten days of which
were "dead" owing to Holy Week
and three other fiestas), to construct
a table showing the extent to which
the railway equipment of Mexico has
shrunken since 1913, as the result of
revolutions and the lack of material
with which to repair rolling stock.
This table is given at the end of this
bulletin, and represents the rolling
stock which must be replaced to bring
the Mexican Government railways
back to the state of efficiency existing
in pre-revolutionary days under the
American operating officials.
With the aid of the General Man-
ager Colonel Fontes and Superintend-
ent of Transportation Mr. Muiioz, I
have prepared a list which is pub-
lished in this bulletin covering rail-
way supplies which the railway lines
south of Mexico City are prepared to
purchase at this time. This list is
given with requisition numbers at-
tached to each item and members of
the Railway Business Association are
advised to send quotations for this
material to the offices of the South-
eastern Lines of Mexico, 35th floor of
the Woolworth Building, New York,
or S. Pruneda, Estacion Buenavista,
Lineas del Sureste de Mexico, Mexico
City, mentioning this bulletin as the
source of their information and giv-
ing requisition numbers.
Many of these requisitions are for
small quantities, but the list is given
as an indication of the kind of mate-
rial for which Mexico is constantly
in the market. It is merely a prelimi-
nary list, and only represents a frac-
tion of the vast amount of maU -rial
which must be purchased in tin-
near futi,
Methods of Payment and Personnel of Organization
THE purchase of supplies for the
Mexican government -operated
railways is on a cash basis. Not 1
than $250,000 is remitted to the New
York office of the Mexican Govern-
ment Railway Administration each
month, and supplies are bought f. o. b.
New York or f. o. b. factory, cash
against documents. As soon as the
bills are presented they are paid. On
May 1, 1919, $420,000 was on hand in
New York banks to the credit of the
Mexican Government railways. As
soon as funds are used up they are
replaced, and it is hoped in the very
near future to materially increase the
amount of money in hand for railway
purchases. Col. Paulino Fontes, Gen-
eral Manager of the southern railway
lines of Mexico under government
control, has just arrived in New York,
and the subject of increasing the
amount of money available in the
United States for current require-
ments will be one of the things which
he will take up.
Sometime in June V. L. Blanco,
General Purhasing Agent for the Na-
tional Railways of Mexico, will arrive
in New York from Mexico City to ob-
tain prices for about five million dol-
lars worth of railway supplies for
use on the northern lines. Mr. Blanco
will make his headquarters at the of-
fices of the National Railways of Mex-
ico, Woolworth Building, New York,
and members of the Railway Business
Association who desire to get in touch
with him should address H. V. Garza,
Assistant Purchasing agent of the
Mexican Government Railway Admin-
istration, Woolworth Building. There
are urgently needed at the present
time on the northern lines 100 loco-
motives of 75 to 180 tons each, as
well as 7.~) first ami second class pas-
senger cars with six wheel nu
Mr. Blanco will obtain prices
With me to Mexico City 1 ,-an
a letter from President Bdwurd II.
Walker of t IK- Haiiv.ay Supply .Manu-
facturers' Association addressed
Col. Paulino Kontes. Ceneral .Manager
of the southern rail u a of
.Mexico, inviting him to sen. I
sentative to the .June exhibition ii,
lantie City. This invitation
gladly accepted, and V. Romo will at-
tend the convention as the represen-
lative of the lines under Col.
direction.
Resident Agent Desirable
To obtain the best results in the
Mexican market, a group of A
railway supply manufacturers should
have a resident agent in .Mexican t
He should be a man with a wide
quaintance among Mexican gov-
ment officials, speaking Spanish
fluently, thoroughly familiar with po-
litical and business methods undt :
present regime, of )<mg residence in
Mexico, able to sell goods not only
to the government but to the prr
ly operated lines. There an
Americans in Mexico City who answer
these requirements. There are plenty
of orders to be secured in .M
and American manufacturers can sell
their goods and get their in
promptly provided the business is
properly handled at the Mexican end.
A.-curate credit information can be
obtained regarding commercial houses
in Mexico from R. G. Dun & Co.,
who have an office in Mexico Cit\
are in close touch with actual condi-
tions.
Present Mexican Systems
'"INHERE are between fifteen and
A sixteen thousand miles of railway
in operation in the Republic at the
present time, which include :
The Mexican Railways under gov-
ernment operation include the 'Na-
tional Railways of Mexico which is-
made up of the Mexican National,
Mexican Central, Mexican Interna-
tional, Monterrey and Gulf and the
Cuernavaca and Pacific. Then there
are the Southeastern Lines of Mexico
in which are included the Mexican
Railway, Vera Cruz and Isthmus, Te-
huantepec National, Alvarado Rail-
w a y, Pan-American, Interoceanic,
Mexican Southern and several smaller
lines.
Outside of Government ownership
or control are : The Southern Pacific
of Mexico, the Kansas City, Mexico
and Orient, the Mexican North-
western, the Mexican Northern, the
Parral and Durango, the Potosi and
Rio Verde, and the United Rail-
ways of Yucatan. Smaller lines
are: From Acambaro to Queretaro;
Avalos to San Pedro Ocamp, Celaya
to San Roque and Santa Cruz, Car-
denas to Rio Grijalva, Cazadero
to Solis, Coahuila to Zacatecas, Cam-
argo and Western, Esperanza to
Xuchil, Inter-California, Puebla In-
dustrial, Jalapa to Teocelo, Piedad to
Piedad Cabadas, Lerdo to Torreon,
Monte Alto Railway, Minatitlan to
Carmen, Chihuahua Mineral Railway,
Nacozari Railway, Orizaba to Ingenio,
Mexico Western, Tampico to La Bar-
ra, Tiajuana to Tecate, Torres to
Minas Prietas, Toluca to San Juan,
Rio Frio Railway, San Rafael and
Atlixco, and several others of more
recent construction, notably in the oil
region. Practically all these private
lines buy their supplies in the United
States, at present largely through
commission houses.
The Government railway system is
divided into two great systems, the
Northern lines being under the direc-
tion of Felipe Pescador. The
Southern lines being under the direc-
tion of Colonel Paulino Fontes. The
headquarters of both Northern and
Southern systems are in Mexico City.
Equipment in Government Service
The Mexican Railway has in service
54 locomotives of standard gage and
11 of narrow gage ; 58 passenger cars
standard gage, 13 narrow gage; 569
freight cars standard gage and 105
narrow gage.
The National Railways have: 767
locomotives standard gage and 295
narrow gage; 497 passenger cars
standard gage, 258 narrow gage; 11,-
062 freight cars standard gage and
2,778 narrow gage.
The National Tehuantepec has : 47
locomotives standard gage, 12 pas-
senger cars standard gage and 1,008
freight cars. The Vera Cruz and
Isthmus, standard gage, 16 locomo-
tives, 10 passenger cars, 193 box cars.
Pan- American, standard gage, 7 loco-
motives, 1 passenger car, 40 freight
cars. Veracruz to Alvarado has 7 lo-
comotives, 1 passenger car and 40
freight cars. On branch lines of the
Mexican Railway, are 11 locomotives,
13 passenger cars and 105 freight
cars. Equipment owned by shippers
or rented to shippers includes 158
locomotives and 3,263 freight cars.
Several Pullman cars were recently
purchased in the United States by the
National Railways of Mexico at a cost
of $10,000 each and a few months
ago 3 Pullman sleeping cars were com-
pleted in the railway shops in Mexico
City.
There is great activity in the rail-
way machine shops in Monterrey,
Torreon, Aguascalientes, Mexico City,
Puebla, Vera Cruz and Orizaba, where-
locomotives and passenger and freight
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cars are being repaired as fast as
material can be obtained. A new style
of electric passenger coach was re-
cently completed in the railway
machine shops at Aguascalienlcs.
This was made entirely by Mexican
mechanics and i
equipped of an
public. . caii be
obtained it is proposed
this passenger coach in larj/i- <|U.
ties.
New Lines Proposed or Under Way
ACTIVE construction is soon to
be commenced on a new railway
line extending from the City of
Zacatecas, capital of the State of the
same name, on the old Mexican Cen-
tral Railway, south west to the cities
of Jerez, Villanueva and Tlaltenango.
The new line will traverse a fertile
agricultural region which has been re-
tarded in the past by lack of adequate
transportation facilities. The neces-
sary material for the construction of
the line has been secured and work
will begin shortly.
The American Smelting and Refin-
ing Company is negotiating with the
management of the National Railways
of Mexico for the development of
plans by which the former concern
will expend some five millions of dol-
lars in the construction of a new rail-
way line to be operated in connection
with its extensive mines and smelters
in the states of Chihuahua and Du-
rango. The company intends to
gradually extend its operations and
give employment to many thousands
of additional workmen.
The concession has been granted for
the construction of a railway from
Mexicali, a railroad town on the
boundary line between the United
States and Mexico, to the bay of San
Felipe, in the Gulf of California, a
considerable distance South of the
mouth of the Colorado River. The re-
gion to be traversed is rich in agri-
cultural possibilities, but at present
is kept in a backward condition by
lack of transportation facilities. Cot-
ton and other products are raised on
a small scale, but with the construc-
Of the .proposed railway. <1 \clop-
ment of the region both a^ricultui .
and from a mining siandpiont, is
expected to follow.
Work is progressing on the new
line of railway between Guadalajara
and the port of Cham< -la, on the Paci-
fic Coast. Large quantities of hard-
wood ties cut on the Tres Marias Is-
lands by Yaqui Indians have been re-
ceived for construction, and a good
portion of the roadbed has been
graded and prepared for track lay-
ing, while considerable steel has al-
ready been laid. Branches will be
constructed from Mascota and Ant Ian
to connect with this new lino.
Crossing the Sierra Madre
A|i important project which now
bids fair to be realized is the com-
pletion of the Southern Pacific Rail-
road of Mexico so as to constitute a
direct connection between the vast
system of that company and its con-
necting roads in the States with the
(lit ire west coast of Mexico, including
the states of Sonora, Sinaloa, Nayarit
Jalisco and across the Sierra Madre
by existing lines to Mexico City. This
line had been completed from Nogales
to Compostela, a point a few miles
south of the city of Tepic, before the
revolution, and freight and passenger
trains were run regularly to the
named. The surveys of the road wert
directed to San Marcos, in the north-
western portion of the state of Jalisco,
which was a temporary terminus of
the line that had been built westward
from the city of Guadalajara to con-
nect with the line being built south-
ward from Nogales. While the inter-
vening distance is only a few miles
comparatively speaking, the character
of the country is so rugged and diffi-
cult, being comprised of a portion of
the Sierra Madre, that a number of
tunnels and much heavy grading are
necessary, one tunnel in particular
being planned, that is two or three
miles in length. Representatives of
the Southern Pacific are now in the
field arranging for the early resump-
tion of construction work between
Tepic and San Marcos.
The above road affords the only
outlet for the agricultural and mine-
ral products of the immensely wealthy
west coast. The only other means
for exportation are the infrequent
steamers of various lines, but which
do not suffice to handle one hundredth
part of what that region is capable
-of producing in almost infinite
variety, including corn of superior
quality, sugar, cotton, coffee, tobacco,
fruits of every kind, sea products,
hard and soft woods, dye woods,
grain, beans, peas, cattle, hides,
minerals of great value and abund-
ance.
There is also a revival of interest in
the completion of the line from
Piedras Negras in the state of Coahui-
la to Mazatlan now constructed as
far as Durango. Careful examina-
tion is being made of the various
routes that may be followed in cross-
ing the Sierra Madre from Durango.
The western slope of the Sierra
Madre is rugged and precipitous to a
degree, but it is not impossible from
the standpoint of modern railway
construction methods. The region
that will be traversed by this road is
rich in timber wealth of various kinds,
while its mineral treasures have been
scarcely touched. Agriculturally too,
it is susceptible of great development.
For the entire thousand or more miles
form the American boundary to the
point where the railway will cross the
mountains between Tepic and Guada-
lajara, there is no trans-mountain
communication other than that by
pack train and trails, and during the
revolution it was impossible to send
troops or munitions to that part of
the country except in the most round
about and expensive manner. It is
estimated that the cost of the Duran-
go-Mazatlan line will be about $15,-
000,000.
Railroad Warfare
f^ ONDITIONS, so far as law and
v> order are concerned, are far
less satisfactory than Mexico's friends
could desire. Portions of the coun-
try are overrun with bandits. No
matter what they may call themselves,
whether Felicistas, Zapatistas or
Villistas, or upon what platform they
may pretend to be opposing the
Government, the fact remains that
they are outlaws pure and simple.
They constitute no grave menace to
the stability or permanence of the
Mexican Government. There is no
concert or cooperation among them.
They are important only for that they
delay and make difficult the resump-
tion of normal economic commercial
and development activities in the
more remote parts of the country.
Little by little the Government is
making headway against the bandits.
They do not control one state in the
entire confederation. Parts of states,
where geographical conditions and
distance from railways combine to
make campaigning difficult, are more
or less under their domination. Oc-
casionally they attack or blow up rail-
way trains. This is decidedly un-
pleasant, but when one considers the
vast stretches of comparatively unin-
habited rough country traversed by
some of the railway lines, and the ease
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with which a handful of men, provi.l
ed with a few sticks of dynamite, can
wreck a train or a bridge, one wonders
that inure of these outrages .
perpetrated. For one train assault. ,1
by bandits, fifty or more pass in
safety.
The establishment of block-houses
along the line of the Mexican K
way, standard gage, between Mexico
City of Vera Cruz, over which I
travelled on May 8, has resulted in
the protection of that route from th<
attacks of the Felicistas, and travel
is now regular and comparatively
safe. There are 70 of these railroad
forts about four miles apart, con-
nected by telephone, and in many
cases within sight by field glasses
from one to the other. At the first
suspicious occurrence, troops are
rapidly dispatched to the threatened
point. Ditches are excavated around
each fort and these ditches are pro-
tected by steel barbed wire strung
at a reasonable distance from t In-
trenches and around them.
From the Capital to the Gulf
No trains are operated at night on
this route. I boarded the train at
the Buenavista station, Mexico City,
on the night of May 7 and we pulled
out at 5 a. m. with a military guard
and made an uneventful run across
the central plateau to Esperanza. On
leaving this station we soon struck the
most perilous part of the run through
the mountains, a mile and a half above
sea level, from Esperanza to Maltrata.
At one point here, at Alta Luz, the
train is 2,919 feet higher than the top-
most point of Mount Washington, and
the panorama was awe inspiring as
the train glided along perpendicular
cliffs and over spidery bridges, across
chasms where the sight drops over
2,000 feet before resting on anything
on which even a blade of grass can
lay hold. The scenery attained its
greatest magnificence when we crept
along the Matrata cumbre whence
tin.- L-NC dominate* a thoimnd quare
miles of mountain ridge and b
:<'. thin great diaunce
aiid el< the houses in the
valley far below resemble match boxes
and the cows look no larger than
From the car window it looked
the view from an aeroplane. The
powerful hill climbing Fairlie locomo-
tives are used on this line.
Going down these mountains at a
gradient of nearly 5% over great
curves and aerial bridges one's mind
m. 'vital.!;, -iwelt on the possibilities
of a stick ni" .hnuiuii,: run-fully
placed nj,ly a few days before at
Las Vegas, in these same mountains
on the Interoceanic Railway (narrow
gage), a train was dynamited by
Felicistas, the military guard at-
tacked, a number of persons killed and
the cars burned. However, we reach-
ed Orizaba in safety, observing for
three miles along the line entering
the station a veritable wall of wrecked
railway ^nipinc-nt. the tuistcd frames
of cars of every description, som-
them bent double, engine frames,
wheels by the hundred with and with-
out trucks, and great piles of debris
that was once part of cars or engines.
From Orizaba to Vera Cruz
precautions are taken to protect all
passenger trains from rebel attacks
through the heavily wooded sections.
Our train was provided with an ad-
vance guard, called el tren de explora-
dores. This is a locomotive and four
cars filled with soldirrs. with sol.
also riding on the car roofs, fully
armed, and ready for instant action.
Our train followed behind, with
another carload of soldiers on the
rear.
now in the heart of the
coffee zone, approaching Cordoba, and
soon reached one of the most weird
passes on the line, ^oini? through a
number of tunnels and then
gingerly across the Metlac bridge, a
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very skilful piece of engineering work
350 ft. long, built upon a curve of
325 ft. radius, on a 3% grade, 92 ft.
above the river. Eight cast and
wrought iron pillars on masonry bases
uphold it, and when a long train is
winding across it the horseshoe effect
is very striking. Flagmen are station-
ed here permanently, as the pass is
considered the most dangerous on the
line. From Cordoba to Vera Cruz
the run is through level country, and
we reached the seacoast without un-
pleasant incident.
As a consequence of the success of
the block-house system on the Mexican
Railway, it has been decided to equip
the Interoceanic Railway, a narrow
gage line running from Mexico City
to Vera Cruz, in the same manner.
This line has suffered severely from
bandit raids. Passenger service has
been frequently interfered with and
several times stopped entirely. The
military authorities in the State of
Vera Cruz have ordered that 60 block-
houses be built close to the tracks and
extending along the entire length of
the line. At the time I was in this
part of Mexico, military engineers
were engaged in selecting sites for
the block-houses.
To check attacks against railroads
by the Vilistas in the northern part
of the republic, it is proposed to
build block-houses on the railway be-
tween Chihuahua and Ciudad Juarez.
This railroad has suffered from nume-
rous bandit raids, the Villistas swoop-
ing down on a town or a railway train,
capturing supplies, possibly money
and sparse ammunition, and whirling
back to one of their numerous hiding
places in the mountains. The secre-
tary of war of Mexico ordered the
dispatch of a commission of three
engineers to Chihuahua to prepare
plans for the construction of these
block-houses.
A large amount of rolling stock has
been returned to the railway manage-
ment by military commanders who
now have no further use for it, ow-
ing to the pacification of the districts
controlled by them. Five locomotives
and sixty cars were thus recently re-
turned in the State of Chihuahua
alone. These cars are invariably re-
turned in a deplorable state, without
seats, windows or shades.
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LIST OF MATERIALS REQUIRED BY RAILWAY LINES
SOUTH OF MEXICO CITY
Quotations for these items will be requested either by Mr.
Silviano Pruneda, Purchasing Agent, Estacion Buenavista,
Ferrocarril Mexicano, Mexico, D. F. or by Mr. F. P. de
Hoyos, General Agent, Mexican Government Railway
Administration, Woolworth Building. New York.
Requisition Xumbcn
1,000 Oar Wheels, 33-in. diameter
1,000 Car Wheels, 30-ln., narrow gauge 1 . .CB-75, AC4168
2 : 000 Car Wheels, 33-in., standard gaug< . .
6,500 Tie Plates .ilS-CVi AC-2751
Locomotive Tires . . .... AG-776, AC-2771
Loomotive Tires AG-778, AC-2772
Channels, Plates, Tank Sheets . AG-824, A
Bars, Bolts, Clamps, Drills . . AG-830, AC-2797
Boiler Flues AG-886, A
2,000,000 square feet Pine I ,
1,000,000 square feet Oak CE-75, Af -I l *:',
1,000,000 square feet Miscellaneous Lumber CE-7.Y .\<M i ;:;
Locomotive Tires CE-7." AC in 1 .:',
Steel Firebox Plate CE-75, A
Steel Plates for Tank Cars CE/75 \< 1 1 '..';
Air Gauges AG-331, AC-4152
80 60-gallon Casks for Water 628-CV, AC-4162
10 Rolls Wire and 250 Kilos of Nails 628-CV, AC*4162
10 Tons Lime \'.:;7" A(
5 Tons Lime r,2i
10 Tons Lime CV-G19, AC-3761
1,000,000 Cross Ties, standard gauge CE-75, AC-4163
* 500.000 Cross Ties, narrow gauge CE-75, A -
Accessories for Pintsch Gas CE-75, AC-4163
100 Pairs Catches, Deck Sash, A. & W. Co., No. 35 AG-42, AC-183
20 Kilos Chalk White, lump AG-42, AC-183
50 Kilos Cord, Bell, Hemp, 5-16^in AG-42, AC-183
30 Kilos Rivets, Deck Sash, No. 3, A. & W \>
70 Kilos Rivets, Tinned, Iron, various sizes AG-42, AC-183
76 Gross, Screws, Flat Head, Brass, various sizes AG-42, AC-183
6 Wheel "Barnes," Pipe Cutters, No. 3 \.
240 Kilos Wire, Copper, Soft Drawn, various sizes
5 Kilos Wire, Brass Spring, 1-32-in AG-42, AC-183
5 Kilos Wire, Brass Spring, No. 16 AG-42, AC-183
24 Sheets Asbesto Millboard, V 8 -in. x 40-ln. x 40-in AG442, AC-183
24 Sheets Asbesto Millboard, sheets 1-16-in. thick, 40-in. wide A<,
100 Kilos Asbesto Rope, %-in AG-42, AC-183
24 Pieces Burners, Acetylene, %-dn., Colonial No. 2 LG-42, AC-183
144 Pieces Burners, "Dual" No. 2 AG-42, AC-183
144 Pieces Burners, "Dual" No. 3 AG-42, AC-183
36 Kilos Carborundum AG-42, AC-183
Carborundum Wheels AG-S26, AC-2769
144 Pieces Gaskets Lubricator, %-in. hole, 15-16-in. diam., 4-ply AG-42, AC-183
144 Pieces Gaskets Lubricator, for Detroit No. 21 Bull Eye Lubricator AG-42, AC-183
Packing Cloth Insertion, various sizes AG-42, AC-183
50 Kilos Putty, Commercial, in bladders AG-42, AC-183
790 Kilos, Bolts, Machine, various sizes AG-42, AC-183
100 Mts. Chain, Straight, Link Iron, %-dn AG.42, AC-183
100 Mts. Chain, Straight, Link Iron, 1^4 -in AG-42, AC-183
1O8 Packages Cotters Spring, various sizes AG-42, AC-183
2 Kegs Nuts, Hexagon, Tapped U. S. S., 7 <<-iu .A, -_'. A'-lv.
2 Kegs Nuts, Hexagon, Tapped, 1%-in AG-42. AC-183
2 Kegs Nuts, Square. Tapped %-in A ;-4L. AC-183
3 Kegs Rivets, Cone-Head, Boiler Burden, Iron, %-in. x 2-in AG-42, AC-183
3 Kegs Rivets, Cone-Head, Boiler Burden, Iron, %-in. x 3'%4in AG-42, AC-183
1 Keg Washers, Cut %-in A ,
1 Keg Washers, Cut, '%-in
1 Keg Washers, Cut, %-in AG-42. AC-183
1 Keg Washers, Cut. %-in AG-42, AC-183
50 Pieces Bushings, '%-in. x %-in AG-42, AC-1S3
50 Pieces Bushings, 1-in. x %-in AG-42, AC-183
50 Pieces Couplings, Reducing, %-in. to J4-<in AG-42. AC-183
50 Pieces Couplings, Reducing, '%-in. to %-tfn AG-42, AC-183
50 Pieces Couplings, Reducing, %-in. to %-in AG-42, AC-183
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Requisition Numbers
50 Pieces Couplings, Wrot, ^4 -in. . . .AG-42, AC-183
100 Pieces Couplings, Wrot, %-in AG-42, AC-183
50 Pieces Couplings, Wrot, l%4n AG-42, AC-183
50 Pieces Elbows, Malleable, Beaded, %-in UJ 42, A-
50 Pieces Couplings, Wrot. 1-in AG-42, AC-183
100 Pieces Elbows, Malleable, Beaded, %-Un AG-42, AC-183
50 Pieces Pipe, Wrot Iron, 1-in AG-42, AC-183
50 Pieces Couplings, Wrot, 1%-in AG^42, AC-183
50 Pieces Pipe, Wrot Iron, 1 %4n AG-42, AC-183
20 Pieces Pipe, Wrot Iron, 2-in AG-42, AC-183
50 Pieces Plugs, Cast for Screw Pipe, %-\\\ V<; 4'J. AIMS:;
25 Pieces Plugs, Cast for Screw Pipe, %4n AG-42, AC-183
25 Pieces Plugs, Cast for Screw Pipe, %-in AG-42, AC-183
25 Pieces Plugs, Cast for Screw Pipe, '%-in AG-42, AC 1 ^
25 Pieces Plugs, Cast for Screw Pipe. 1%-in AG-42, AC -i
50 Pieces Tees, Malleable. Beaded for Screw Pipe, '%-in AG-42, AC-183
50 Pieces Tees, Malleable, Beaded for Screw Pipe, %-in AG-42, A<
50 Pieces Unions, Common, Malleable, %4n AG-42, A<
50 Pieces Unions, Common, Malleable, %-in AG-42, AC-i
50 Pieces Unions, Common. Malleable, 1-%-in AG-42, AC-183
25 Pieces Unions, Common, Malleable, l-t% -in AG-42, AC-183
10 Pieces Globe Valves, Brass, Screwed, J4-in AG-42, AC-183
10 Pieces Globe Valves, Brass, Screwed, %-in AG-43, AC-183
10 Pieces Globe Valves, Brass, Screwed, '%-in AG-42, AC-183
12 Pieces Globe Valves, Brass. Screwed, %-in AG-42, AC-183
12 Pieces Globe Valves, Brass, Screwed, 1-in AG-32, AC-183
1 Piece Gauge, Steam Locomotive, Brass, 6%-in., Black Drail. White Figures,
300-lbs. Pressure AG-42, AC-183
24 Mts. Tubing, Copper, Seamless, %-in., O. D. 3-32-in. thick, 12 ft. 6 in. length. .AG-42, AC-i>::
24 Mts. Tubing, Copper, Seamless, 2-in., O. D. 5-32-in. thick, 15 ft. length AG-42, AC-183
24 Mts. Tubing. Copper, Seamless, 2 %-in., O. D. 3-164n. thick, 12 ft. 6 in. length. .AG-42, AC-183
50 Lts. Euchrelyptum AG-42, AC-183
5 Rolls Gold Leaf Ribbon, XX, '%-in AG-42, AC-183
5 Rolls Gold Leaf Ribbon, XX, l%4n AG-42, AC-183
100 Kilos Plaster of Paris AG-42, AC-183
2 Pieces Crucibles, No. 80 AG-42, AC-183
50 Sheets Iron. Planished. No. 22 r. S.. sheets I'.s-in. x 72-in \C,-42. A<
2 Sheets Lead, sheets 1-16-in AG-42, A<
500 Kilos Steel Angle, %-in. x 3%-in. x 3%-in AG-42, A<
nun Kilos Steel Angle, %-in. x 3%-in. x 3%-in AG-42, AC-183
500 Kilos Steel Angle, %-in. x 3%4n. x 3%-in AG-42. AC-183
500 Kilos Steel Angle, %-in. x 4-in. x 4-in AG-42, AC-183
2 Sheets Steel Fire Box, sheet 5-(16-in. x 52-in. x 92-in AG-42. AC i 83
1 Sheet Steel Fire Box, sheet 9-16-in. x 80-in. x 80-in AG-42 A<
200 Kilos Steel, Machine, Round, %-4n AG-42. A<
8;000 Kilos Steel, Spring, %-in. x 7-in . . AG-42 \
1,000 Kilos Steel, Spring, 7-16-ln. x 7-ln AG-42, AC-183
4 Sheets Steel. Tank. l-:;2 in. x 48-in. x 120^in AG-42, AC 1 33
C Sheets Steel, Tank. 1-16-in. x 4S-in. x 120-in \(, \:\. A<
Slieets Steel, Tank. %-in. 'x 48-in. x 120-in \; 12. A<
6 Sheets Steel. Tank. :Mfi-in. x 4S-in. x 240-in \c, 12. Al
400 Pieces Brake Beams, R. H. Acme I. H AG-42, AC-1
600 Pieces Flues, Boiler, Charcoal AG-42, AC-183
123 Wheels, Cast Iron, for freight cars AG-42, AC-183
72 Wheels, Handcar AG-609, AC-3945
16 Sets Taps, Hand Machinists, U. S. S AG-42, AC-18?
190 Pieces Pneumatic Material AG-42, AC-18c
20 Taps, Patch Bolts AG-42, AC-18J-
60 Mts. Burlap AG-42, AC-18I-
3 Rolls Canvas u; 42. A
80 Kilos Hnir, Curled F. M. Black, Grade of Armour Curled Hair Works AG-42, AC-18J
100 Feet 1'lnsh. Quality "E," Red AG-42. AC -1 *:
100 1'ieees Lamps. Incandescent AG-42. A
10.000 Pairs Baggage Checks 518-CV, AC-377:
2,480 Pairs Tieplates 155-AC, 378-
800 Chisel Points AG-543, AC-200
200 Separators for Accumulators AG-297, AC-114
10 Tons Babbitt Metal AG-312, AC-394
100,000 Car Seals AG-328, AC-401
500 Towels for Pullman CD-46, AC-400 i
3 Tons Antimony AG-3f>v A 1 :
15,300 Hose for Air Brake AG-279, AC-381 ,
3,150 Hose for Air Brake AG-360, AC-406
5.000 Partitions 610-tCV, AC-406
20.000 Kilos of Lime 610-CV, AC-406
500 Kilos of Borax AG-338, AC-407
50 Water Barrels \<, RB9, AC 405
Picks. Bars, Jacks, etc 363, AC-40f
300 Boxes of Carbide AG-349, AC-40.'
Tubes, Rods and Valves 169, AC-40-1
Electrical Material AG-368, AC-41:
S2 Manometers . . AG-330, AC-41.'
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Requisition Xumberw
3 Windows Various Sires 589-CV, AC-4025
15,000 Incandescent Lamps AG-261, AC-3742
864 Pac. Burners, 5 barrels of Globes AG-211, AC3681
2,100 Pieces Pipe, Screw, Lap Welded AG-210, AC-3680
50 Cases Pure Turpentine AG-379. AC-4142
Adzes, Axes and Handles AG-346, AC-4003
Narrow Gauee Freight Cars
Blocks and Tackle AG-793
24 Tires, 5%-in. wide, Rough Rolled, 43%4B AG-596, AC-2179
700 Galvanized Plates AG-47, AC-3232
50 Pieces Brake Beam Heads AG-181, AC-3589
45 Window Glasses of Various Sires 151-CV, A<'-.i523
31 Window Glasses, 124n. x 18-in, .... 255-C V, AC-3042
20 Machetes . . 179-AG, 4130
American YeUow Pine, Various Sizes AG-895, AC-2961
Bengal Lights and Torpedoes AG-41, AC-3226
50 Levels \ - <*J .',590
Electric Lanterns AG-653, AC-2235
48 Rules of Interchange Books 38-LA, AC-C720
Stationery 607-CV, AC-4077
Transparent Curtains 171- AC, 3980
Padlocks AG-G44, AC-4O01
Wire Netting - AG-314, AC-4O06
380 Pieces Steel Spring AG-336, AG-4013
* Ties are usually bought in the Mexican market.
Quotations are also required for air
brake equipment and tank cars. All
material for repair of locomotives and
cars must be in accordance with the
specifications of Master Car Builders.
Competitive bids are obtained and
ordered are placed on basis of quality
as well as price.
SHRINKAGE IN MEXICAN RAILWAY EQUIPMENT
JVumber
Number
Destroyed
Destroyed
or
or
Metric Condemned
Metric Condemned
TOM Since 1913
Tons fliiM?l91S
Standard Gauge Box Cars.
. 13.6 41
. 18.2 67
Narrow Gauge Flat Cars. .
Standard Gauge Coke Cars
12.0 24
22.7 8
44 ..
. 22.7 62
44 44
27.2 5
..
. 27.2 1,673
Standard Gauge Tank Cars
27.2 25
..
. 36.3 1,630
<4 ..
36.3 106
Narrow Gauge Box Cars. .
. 20.0 254
..
45.4 95
. 4 4
. 25.0 204
.. .. ..
20.0 2
. 27.2 16
44
25.0 9
...
. 10.0 21
Narrow Gauge Tank Cars
25.0 16
. 20.0 270
Standard Gauge Cabooses
13.6 82
. 12.0 86
ft 44 44
18.2 15
.
20.0 27
.4 44
22.7 61
Standard Gauge Cattle Cars. 18.2 11
Narrow Gauge Cabooses.
11.5 11
10.0 28
..
27 2 399
12.0 5
..
! 36!3 309
Standard Gauge Ballast Cars 13.6 35
Narrow Gauge Cattle Cars.
. 20.0 45
18.2 34
. 10.0 11
36.3 18
..
. 27.2 5
45.4 8
..
. 12.0 13
Standard Gauge Passengers
Standard Gauge Gondolas.
. 22.7 23
272 407
Cars, Combination First
and Second Class 22
*
'. 36".3 592
Narrow Gauge Passenger
Narrow Gauge Gondolas. . .
. 20.0 22
Cars, Combination First
10.0 3
and Second Class 12
..
25.0 44
rs 36.3 20
Standard Gauge Passenger
r^o^a QtfttfVinri flflMI 55
Standard Gauge Hopper Ca
Standard Gauge Flat Cars.
45.4 151
. . 13.6 12
Narrow Gauge Passenger
Cars Second Class
. . 22.7 25
. . 27.2 176
36 3 502
Standard Gauge Combination,
Baggage, Mail and Express.
Narrow Gauge Flat Cars. .
'. '. 25.0 124
. . 22.0 65
Narrow Gauge Combination,
Baggage, Mail and Express.
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