Perurail 551 shunts tank cars at the loadout in Mollendo

Perurail 551 shunts tank cars at the loadout in Mollendo.

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Perurail 551 , an ALCO Alligator , shunts tank cars at the loadout in Mollendo.

Perurail 752 & 756 leave Mollendo with their train of tank cars with petroleum.

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Perurail 551 shunts tank cars at the loadout in Mollendo. Unfortunately, this engine is no longer in road service and rarely leaves the station area.

Rupprecht von Gersdorff 23.03.2012, 1065 Calls, 0 Comments

EXIF: Date 2011:08:31 08:46:04, Exposure time: 0.004 s (1/250) (1/250), Blend: f/5.0, ISO200, Focal length: 31.00 (31/1)

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

Perurail 551 shunts tank cars at the loadout in Mollendo.

Perurail 756 & 752 arrive to Mollendo with their train of empty tank cars passing by a little castle on the cliff.

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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... 
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Below Matucana, on the Balta-Loops, FCCA 1012 exits the last tunnel of the loop-section 
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Below Matucana, on the Balta-Loops, FCCA 1012 rolls above a tiny bridge before entering the next tunnel. 
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Matucana : FCCA 1009 waiting for the next train 
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