Image:Fnh.jpg '''Railroads in Honduras''' were built in late 19th and early 20th centuries by two competing U.S. corporations - United_Fruit (Tela Railroad Company) and Standard_Fruit (later nationalized). All were in the Caribbean coastal area and never reached the capital. In 1993, the combined network had 785 km. At present (2006), only three separate segments remain in operation under the management of '''FNH''' - Ferrocarril Nacional de Honduras: * San_Pedro_Sula - Puerto_Cortes (50 km, freight trains carrying mainly lumber) * City rail in La_Ceiba (3 km, passenger transport between downtown and a western suburb, Col. Sitramacsa) * Line between La_Unión,_Honduras and Parque_Nacional_Cuero_y_Salado (9 km, transport of coconuts to a processing plant and of tourists to national park) == History == The railroads in Honduras were originally built by banana companies and consisted of two separate systems with differing gauges. The larger system, with almost 600 kilometers of track, was built by Standard Fruit Company in the early 1900s. Half of this system was 1.067-meter narrow gauge; the other half consisted of 0.914-meter, narrow-gauge lines. The government nationalized the Standard Fruit line in 1983, renaming it the Honduras National Railroad (Ferrocarril Nacional de Honduras--FNH). The other system, owned by the Tela Railroad Company, a subsidiary of Chiquita Brands International, encompassed 190 kilometers of 1.067-meter narrow-gauge lines. Both systems were located in the north central and northwestern coastal areas of Honduras and provided freight and passenger service. (from www.countrydata.com). == See also == * Honduras * Rail_transport_by_country == External links == * Unofficial timetables of Central American railroads * Pictures from 2003, before suspension of passenger trains Puerto Cortés - Tela * Overview of Honduras rail with contact addresses, pictures and external links * More pictures from La Ceiba city rail (2005) {{rail-stub}} {{honduras-stub}} {{Central America in topic|Rail transport in}} Honduras Category:Transportation_in_Honduras