coming down from the Altiplano and the city of Arequipa, Perurail 752 rolls through the desert before the final descend down to sea level at Mollendo

coming down from the Altiplano and the city of Arequipa, Perurail 752 rolls through the desert before the final descend down to sea level at Mollendo

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HLE 2633 photographed with the special train Adieu Série 26 in Zele on March 24th, 2012.

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coming down from the Altiplano and the city of Arequipa, Perurail 752 rolls through the desert before the final descend down to sea level at Mollendo

Rupprecht von Gersdorff 29.03.2012, 1398 Calls, 0 Comments

EXIF: Date 2011:08:31 13:00:33, Exposure time: 0.002 s (1/500) (1/500), Blend: f/13.0, ISO200, Focal length: 135.00 (135/1)

Perurail 752 on the way back upwards to Arequipa with some petroleum-filled tank cars on the drawbar

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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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