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

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

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Perurail 751 on the altiplano at ~3800m a.s.l.

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

Rupprecht von Gersdorff 29.03.2012, 1175 Vues, 0 Commentaires

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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

Perurail 752 & 756 in the deserted highlands above ARequipa

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

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

Perurail 551 shunts tank cars at the loadout in Mollendo.

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

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

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.

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SPCC 31 & 33 - a pair of GP40-2's rolls downhill towards the port of Ilo

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Perurail 752 & 756 on the final leg of their trip to Arequipa

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Perú > Arequipa > Islay > Mollendo