Philippine Railway Historical Society News and History!: MARK'S NORTHERN ADVENTURE PART 3

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Since 1999, the Philippine Railway Historical Society has regularly published items, FOR FREE, of railway interest on our PRHS Website. These include locomotive, rollingstock and transit updates, as well as our occasional magazine, 'Along Da Riles'.
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Friday, February 5, 2021

MARK'S NORTHERN ADVENTURE PART 3

Again, our roving reporter, Mark Chua, has headed out searching for some of the Philippines rich railway history.

This time, he set off north for an overnight journey to San Fernando (La Union), where an early morning arrival saw them following the long closed railway line back towards Manila.

As always, we thank Mark both for his passion for the railways of the Philippines, but for his generosity in sharing it with us.

This is the second part of a multi-part series looking at what he saw.

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DAMORTIS - Opened 1938

Superseded the original station, thenceforth named 'Old Darmortis' which was built in 1908.

Damortis Station during the war.

Photographer Unknown. Mark Chua Collection

Damortis station in 1945.
AP Photo via Gorio Belen

MANGALDAN

DAGUPAN PART 1

PRHS Member Benjamin Saga shared this family photo taken at Dagupan Station in 1983. The railcare is CMC-383.

1907 Timetable via Gorio Belen

The Journey Towards Forgotten History

Part 1

Part 2

Philippine Railway Historical Society Group

Since 1999

Lucena Rail Heritage Commitee

Rehabilitate Panay Railway

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