Ze022. Corregidor Trolley from Tony Feredo
Work on the railroad system began with the construction of a new pier, which was later called Engineers Wharf , there , Corregidor ’s first rail tracks were born. From the old warehouses located at the said wharf, the railroads ran from level to a grades varying from 16% to 25%. To get to Middleside (elevation 300 feet), a cable incline was built to haul construction materials. The cable line extended all the way to the summit (Topside) by the route later known as “the Golden Staircase.” From the summit, the steam engines serviced the hauling of men and materiel, thus paving the way for the construction of the early concrete structures and gun batteries that we know today. The first rails in the island covered the paths that led to the major structures and coast defense batteries.
With the trolley line at Ft. Mills, the system had a separate “freight” -almost UPS system.
On the 25th to 28th Jan 2019 Glen Williford a leader in research about Coastal Defense and author about this subject visited Corregidor again. He invited me to go along and we looked at building #162 which I was interested in. On the list of buildings it and building #71 are listed as“cheker”.
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