National of Mexico narrow-gauge photos from Jim Shaughnessy

Volcano and narrow-gauge freight
The extinct volcano Popocatepeti rises in the background as a southbound freight passes through Neapantla in March 1961. Tank cars on the head end carry water for on-line villages.
Jim Shaughnessy

Steep grade north of Cuatula
A 2-8-0 rolls the afternoon train for Puebla down the 4 percent grade north of Cuatula in March 1961.
Jim Shaughnessy

Narrow-gauge “high-wheeler”
NdeM narrow-gauge 4-6-0 190 pulls into Chalco with the noon train from Mexico City to Ozumba in March 1961.
Jim Shaughnessy

Mixed train for Puente de Ixtla
A narrow-gauge 2-8-0 lettered for Mexican Eastern (OM) leads the mixed train to Puente de Ixtla through Cuautlixco in March 1961.
Jim Shaughnessy

Night at San Lazaro roundhouse
A narrow-gauge 2-8-0 is eased onto a stall at San Lazaro roundhouse in Mexico City in March 1961.
Jim Shaughnessy

Action at Chalco, Mexico
Doubleheaded 2-8-0s move out with a southbound through freight as another 2-8-0 waits with a local freight at Chalco on NdeM’s narrow-gauge line southeast of Mexico City in March 1961.
Jim Shaughnessy

Hostler at San Lazaro roundhouse
A hostler tends to a narrow-gauge NdeM 2-8-0 at San Lazaro roundhouse in Mexico City in March 1961.
Jim Shaughnessy

San Lazaro roundhouse arches
Narrow-gauge Consolidation No. 76 rides the turntable at the arch-doored San Lazaro roundhouse in Mexico City in March 1961.
Jim Shaughnessy