hmmm hindi pala mga amerikano ang nagtatag ng railroad sa Pinas,now i know,yep yep... June 26, 1875, a Royal decree was issued by the King of Spain authorizing the preparation of a general plan for a railroad in the island of Luzon. The Inspector of Public Works was then instructed to form the plan of the railway system with Eduardo Lopez Navarro undertaking the task on November 11 of the same year. The projected system 1. A line running north from Manila through the Provinces of Bulacan, Pampanga and Pangasinan. 2. A line running south from Manila and then along the Laguna de Bay shore eastwards through Tayabas, Camarines and Albay Provinces. 3. A branch from line (2) on the Laguna de Bay shore to run almost due south to Batangas. In 1885, the Government solicited tenders for the laying of the first line of railway from Manila to Dagupan in Pangasinan, a port on the Gulf of Lingayen. The distance of the railway line is 196 kilometres. The contract to build the line was taken up by a London firm of contractors. This line was to be completed within four years from the 21st of July, 1887. The first stone of the Central Station in Manila (Bilibid Road in Tondo) was laid by Governor-General Emilio Terrero on July 31, 1887.
Posted on: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 03:35:07 +0000