The MRR train

From 1917 up to the 1940’s, the Manila Railroad Company was one of the largest corporations in the country.

It was acquired by the government after Act. No. 2547  was passed by the Philippine Legislature on February 4, 1916. As a result, its railway lines had been extended to San Fernando, La Union in the north and Legaspi, Albay in the south.

MRR was heavily damaged during WWII, and out of the 1,140 route-kilometers before the war, only  452 were made operational. The company was renamed Philippine National Railways (PNR) on June 20, 1964.

(Source: http://www.filipiknow.net/)