Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico — The Southeast (Yucatan Peninsula)

Steam Locomotive

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, February 16, 2019

1. Steam Locomotive Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Locomotora de Vapor
Construida en EE.UU en septiembre de 1903

Steam Locomotive
Constructed in the United States in September of 1903.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1903.

Location. 20° 58.623′ N, 89° 36.737′ W. Marker is in Mérida, Yucatán. It is on Calle 42 just west of Calle 42, on the right when traveling west. The marker is located at the Museo de los Ferrocarriles de Yucatán A.C. (The Yucatán Railroad Museum). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mérida YU 97000, Mexico. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Mexican Gulf Coast,

in the Maya Heartland,

and on the Yucatán Peninsula.

Globally, it is in North America,

Mesoamerica,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

and the Western Hemisphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also a Spanish colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Diesel Electric Locomotive F.U.S 412 (here, next to this marker); Diesel Electric Locomotive S-BC 2201 (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Passenger Car 4285 (within shouting distance of this marker); José Rendón Peniche (within shouting distance of this marker); Passenger Car 1552 (within shouting distance of this marker); Héctor Victoria Aguilar (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); "La Plancha" and Railway Station (about 90 meters away); The Old Rendón Peniche Sanitorium (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mérida.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, February 16, 2019

2. Steam Locomotive Marker

The marker is just to the left of the locomotive in this view.

Steam Locomotive at the Yucatán Railroad Museum. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, February 16, 2019

3. Steam Locomotive at the Yucatán Railroad Museum.

The locomotive was produced by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 10, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 244 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 10, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.