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<p>Subjects: Yucatán (Mexico : State) -- Description and travel; Campeche (Mexico : State) -- Description and travel; Quintana Roo (Mexico : State) -- Description and travel
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"Another very noticeable peculiarity to be seen here,
is the prevalence of the Decauville narrow gauge
light railway system, which forms a vast net-work
throughout the city (of Progreso). In one year alone, one hundred and forty five kilometres of this track, were imported into Progreso. In fact portable railways are to be
seen continually throughout the many plantations of
the State, a feature not to be found to such an extent,
in any other part of the country. In this connection
the most important detail is very peculiar, although it may escape the notice of the casual visitor, if he is hurried or worried, it is that every pound of these rails,
and attending light freight platform cars, are plainly of
French or Belgian origin, which incongruity, considering the close proximity of the United States, is difficult
to understand. It is certainly true that the Progreso
Street Cars are of American manufacture, and the cor- responding rails, but still, why all of the Decauville
type, should be monopolised, seems peculiar to say
the least of it, and is certainly too important an item,
not to be thoroughly investigated."
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Case, Henry A</div>
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