Specifications - Fegua Rail Network Reconstruction, Guatemala

System
Ownership	Compania Desarrollodera Ferroviaria SA (a subsidiary of US-based Railroad Development Corporation)
Date opened	1904
Route length	784km (490 miles)
Stations	12
Maximum line speed	80km/h (50mph)
Gauge	1,067mm
Extensions planned
Phase 3	To Cementos Progreso
Phase 4	Zacapa-Anguiatu-El Salvador
Opening date	To be determined
Rolling Stock
Fleet total	15 locomotives serviceable, steam in reserve
Builder	Alco/General Electric
New stock on order	Nil
Power System
Electrification	None, all trains diesel-hauled
Special Characteristics
From scratch regeneration of the national rail system
Investment driven by need to move growing freight traffic
No Government subsidy
Railroad Development Corporation to invest US$10 million
50-year concession
Steam locomotives safeguarded as contingency
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