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Perurail 751 with a train of containers full of acid liquids for the mines.

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Perurail 751 with a train of containers full of acid liquids for the mines.

30 minutes before, I saw this train as a small light on the horizon at the virtual end of this long stretch of railroad through the desert.

Peru / Various / Various

Perurail 751 with a train of containers full of acid liquids for the mines.
Near La Joya

Perurail 751 with a train of containers full of acid liquids for the mines.
Near La Joya

Rupprecht von Gersdorff 23.03.2012, 925 Calls, 0 Comments

EXIF: Date 2011:08:28 14:26:37, Exposure time: 0.003 s (1/400) (1/400), Blend: f/16.0, ISO200, Focal length: 35.00 (35/1)

MOB Ge 4/4 with the Golden Pass Express 3123 from Zweisimmen to Montreux by Sendy Sollard.

30 minutes before, I saw this train as a small light on the horizon at the virtual end of this long stretch of railroad through the desert.

Perurail 751 with a train of containers full of acid liquids for the mines.

Perurail 751 with a train of containers full of acid liquids for the mines.

Perurail 756 & 752 have arrived to Mollendo with their train of empty tank cars.

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No, this is not Puente Verrugas but PUENTE CARRION, it is the biggest bridge on the Ferrocarril Central.
and : it carries much more than 60 tons - FCCA 1012 has easily 200 tons alone...

No, this is not Puente Verrugas but PUENTE CARRION, it is the biggest bridge on the Ferrocarril Central. and : it carries much more than 60 tons - FCCA 1012 has easily 200 tons alone... 
Rupprecht von Gersdorff

Peru / Various / Various

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Below Matucana, on the Balta-Loops, FCCA 1012 exits the last tunnel of the loop-section

Below Matucana, on the Balta-Loops, FCCA 1012 exits the last tunnel of the loop-section 
Rupprecht von Gersdorff

Peru / Various / Various

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Below Matucana, on the Balta-Loops, FCCA 1012 rolls above a tiny bridge before entering the next tunnel.

Below Matucana, on the Balta-Loops, FCCA 1012 rolls above a tiny bridge before entering the next tunnel. 
Rupprecht von Gersdorff

Peru / Various / Various

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Matucana : FCCA 1009 waiting for the next train

Matucana : FCCA 1009 waiting for the next train 
Rupprecht von Gersdorff

Peru / Various / Various

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