The directors of Companhia Paulista poses for the posterity: from the left to the right, Conde Prates, Dr. José de Paula Leite de Barros, Cons. Antonio Prado, Coronel Antonio de Lacerda Franco and Dr. Luiz Tavares Alves Pereira. Photo from the Album Illustrado da Companhia Paulista de Estradas de Ferro, published during the commemorations of the 50^th anniversary of the railroad. This photo is courtesy of Vilson Santoni, from Santos SP.