Transportations During The Spanish Colonization Period : Ferrocarril de Manila - Dagupan

Ferrocarril de Manila - Dagupan

Extended 120 miles long from Manila up to Dagupan Pangasinan, it was the only railway line in the archipelago during the Spanish period. It was constructed using mainly Filipino labor (Polo y Servicio Personal) 

It began operations on November 24, 1892 as the Ferrocarril de Manila-Dagupan, during the Spanish colonial period, and later becoming the Manila Railroad Company (MRR) during the American colonial period. It became the Philippine National Railways on June 20, 1946 by virtue of Republic Act No. 4156. The PNR is an agency of the Department of Transportation and Communications.