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Companhia Estrada
de
Ferro Maca
he é
Campos.-Line
of road from Campos to port of
ImlletllJa, 59.5 miles. This company has a concessiou fi'om the provincial goverument
of Rio de Janoiro.
Conde D'Eu Railway
(province of Parahyba), from Parahyba to Independencia,
60
miles, branch from Cobé Juoction to Pilar,
15
miles. Total, 73 mil0s. The follmving
aro projecte<l: Exteusion of maiu lino to Cabedcllo, 11.2 miles, to be coustructed in
oue year, exteusion of branch to Inga, and constrnction of branch from Malnngn to
Alagoa Grande. Gauge, 1 meter. Britisb corporatiou, organized in 1
75.
Con. truc–
tioo wa begun in 1882 ; the roa<l openc<l to Molnngu September, 1 i33, to Indepen–
dencia Jnne, 1884; branch lino
~ovembor,
1 d:3.
This line has a governmout g nar–
anty of 7 por cent. per ano um ou mas:imum capital of
S3,375,000,
with option of pur–
chase. Loss on operating for year ending Jnne
30,
18c38,
$50,000.
Corcorada Railway,
from Larangeiras to Monnt Corcovada,
~.5
miles.
Don~
!'edro Seyundo Railr·oad
main lino aml brancbos in provinco of Rio Janoiro,
etc., md iating from the city of
Rw
Jaueiro to lcauing tow·ns ofthe interior, conuecting
with all otbcr ímportant lines of railway in tbe province of Rio Janeiro, Es11iritu
a.nto, Miuas Gemes, aml San Paulo. Totallcngth,
460
miles. Gauge, 5 feet 3 iucbe .
This roacl was built
~tu<l
owued. by the Imperial GoverU111ent of Bra.zil and naiJJedafler
the Emperor Dom Pedro H.
Its constmction was begnu in 1 62, in which year
:39
mile of mu,iu lino wore opened. Extcnsious and brauches were opened from time to
time and constrnctive operations are not yot closed.
Donnn
Theresa Christinct
Railway,
from Lagunu, to Imbetuha and Tuberao (coal
mines), province of Santa Catarina, 71.9 miles. Gnage,
1
meter. British corporation,
organized i.n 1 76. Thi line has a go vernrucut guaranty on
$3,155,000
capital, wiLh
pri>ilege of purc.t:Jaso.
Estrada
ele Ferro Balltrite.-Line
of road from Fortaleza, province of Cerea, toCanao;
totallength, including brauchos to Alf,wdega from
Maru.c~tnahu
to
l\Iarangu.tpe and
the es:tensiou from Canao to Baturite, 68.6 miles. Gauge, 1 meter. Owned by the pro–
vincw.l govcrnmeut of Cerea.
Estrada de Fe:rro de Can/agallo,
from Nictheroy toRio Bonita and to Pass geme via
Macaco, with branch to Parabyba Corte aud San José; total,
1G5
miles. Ganrre, 1.1
meters. This roa n was owned by the provincial government of Rio de J aneiro, but
was purchased in August, 18 7, by the Leopoldina Railway Company.
Great IVestern of Brazil Railway Company
from Recife to Liweoiro,
60
miles; branch
from Nazareth to Timbauba,
"27
miles; total, -
í
mile . Gange, 3 feet
3g
inche . The
con truction was begnu in 1
1, aud the whole of the main lino completad and opeued
in September, 1 "'2.
In 18"'6 the company und rtook an extension toTimbauba with–
out a government guarnnty. This is a British corporation aml ha. a govemmeut
gnar,wty of 7 per ceut. per aunum on a capital of 2,
12,500,
with option. of pur–
chase.
I mperial
Braz ilian
Natal muZ
Xova C1·uz Railv:ay Company.-Main
line from Natal to
Nova Cruz, 75 miles. Gauge, 3 feet
3~
inchee. This line ha · a governmeut guara.nty
of 7 per cent. per annum on a capital of
$3,091,iJ00,
with option of purchase after
thirty years.
It
was operated in 1 6 at a loss.
It~tana
Railway,
from Jundiahy to Piracicaba, 12'2.4 miles; branch from maiu line
to
ltu, 14 miles; total, 136.4 miles. Gauge, 1 meter. Extension to San Manoel pro–
jected.
The road was opened in Febru;ry,
1877.
It
has a guaranty of 7 per cent.
by
the provincial government of an Panlo.
Leopoldina Railway
(province of Minas Geraes), from Porto Novo de Cunha (Jnnc–
tion DomPedro II Railroad)
-.iaLeopoldina and Sao Geraldo northwest. Total
length of completed main line and branches,
1ti4.1
mile ; exten ions and branches
projected,
40.3
miles. Gange, 1 meter.
In .August, 18 7, this road
purcha.~ed
from the
province of Rio de Janeiro the CantagaUo Railway,
165
miles, extending from Nicthe–
roy
éo
Macuco in the province of Rio Janeiro.
Mad¡¡im
ancl.Jlamore Rcti.lway,
projected along the
~1adeira
River,
205
miles,
t.o
carry
.. There is publiahed a >ery finely illu.strated description of
this
road,
a.
railway of perhaps finer
construction tb:m 1\llY other in Sonth America.