Cia. Agricola de Guatemala #39/DSP&PRR 22 is a 3ft narrow gauge 2-6-0 locomotive built in 1914 by H. K. Porter for International Railways of Central America’s subsidiary the Compania de Agrícola de Guatemala, taken over by the US-owned United Fruit Company.
Service[]
Trackage rights were granted CAG to operate its banana trains over International Railways of Central America lines and #39 was probably transferred to the line at this time. IRCA also undertook to operate CAG's trains and maintain its locomotives and rolling stock with CAG reimbursing IRCA for the costs. In 1955, the US Supreme Court, in a lawsuit filed by minority IRCA shareholders, declared the arrangements illegal and forced the fruit company to sell its shares in the railroad and compensate the shareholders.
Preservation[]
In 1965, United sold its Guatemalan interests to Del Monte. That year, #39 was sold to the South Park Historical Foundation, brought back to the US and restored as Denver, South Park & Pacific #22 for display at the South Park City Museum in Fairplay, CO
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