This photo, taken from the beginning of the inclined planes of the Serra Nova, shows the Piaçagüera station, probably during the late forties. This place has changed tremendously since then, being overcrowded with industries and losing all its bucolic appearance. Photo originally edited in the book Traçado de Ferrovias (Railroad Construction), by Jerônimo Monteiro Filho and edited in 1955. Copy courtesy of Hermes Yoiti Hinuy, from São Paulo SP.