Philippine Railway Historical Society News and History!: 2009 RANDOM INFRASTRUCTURE / OTHER PT1

Thursday, July 6, 2023

2009 RANDOM INFRASTRUCTURE / OTHER PT1

Signage in the Caloocan Railway Workshops.

Above must have predated the arrival of the 5000 class in 1992, and the demise of the 2000 class.

Below is the current rollingstock awaiting repair, all of which has mostly now been scrapped.

Photo: Brad Peadon

Hyundai Rotem lifting frame for placing the newly delivered railcars on a truck for delivery to Tutuban.

By this time there was no longer rail access to Manila Port.

Photo: Brad Peadon

ASIAN KING was the vessel delivering the new Rpotem railcar sets. The PRHS was lucky to receive an invitation to witness this important event.

Photo: Brad Peadon

Various views of Los Banos (College) station in Laguna.

While not actually closed, it sure looked like it at the time.

Photo: Brad Peadon

This one has an embarrassing/humourous story to it.

Despite, at the time, my having been going to the Philippines for a decade, I had not come across any of the rituals that go on at the time of someone's passing.

So, on this visit to a rather dark and wet Los Banos station, while going about getting a heap of photos, I find myself gravitating slowly toward a very bright section.

Being very bright due to the lighting, and colourful due to the hanging sheets, I quite ignorantly walked up to it taking photos.

Just after taking this shot, I noticed everyone looking at me. Not unusual over there, where I am stared at almost 24/7.

But then I noticed a coffin.

Ahhhhhhmmm opps.

I walked backward out of there and took off.

I have come across these rituals many time since then.

Photo: Brad Peadon

The southbound platform. Just beyond the station there was a level crossing, followed by the former junction for the long closed line to Santa Cruz and Pagsanjan.

Photo: Brad Peadon