Cuero y Salado Wildlife Train (Banana Train)
Navigate from La Unión (near La Ceiba) to Salado Barra (Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge) across a span of 9km.
0.5 hours
9 km
Ultra-Budget
Open Air Bench
Meals: None
Ensuite: No
Diesel-powered self-propelled unit (rail car)
914 mm (3 ft) narrow gauge
Manual/mechanical braking system
Isolated coastal route through mangrove wetlands
Minimal maintenance infrastructure
Dual-role freight and passenger operations
No road access — train is sole means of refuge access
914 mm (3 ft)
FNA / FUCSA
Coastal wildlife refuge access
Open-air wooden flatcars with bench seating
Self-propelled diesel unit + 2–3 pull wagons
Late 2023