Pictures of Rupprecht von Gersdorff

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 752 & 756 on the final leg of their trip to Arequipa 
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Perurail 752 & 756 in the deserted highlands above ARequipa 
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Perurail 751 on the altiplano at ~3800m a.s.l. rolling towards Juliaca 
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Perurail 752 on the way back upwards to Arequipa with some petroleum-filled tank cars on the drawbar 
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Perurail 752 on the descend to Mollendo 
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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 
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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. These cars are going to be filled at the loadout just left of the picture behind the hill. 
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Perurail 551 , an ALCO "Alligator" , shunts tank cars at the loadout in Mollendo. Unfortunately, this engine is no longer in road service and rarely leaves the station area. 
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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. 
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Perurail 752 & 756 leave Mollendo with their train of tank cars with petroleum. the trian is likely runnig to Juliaca or Cuzco on the Altiplano, so it has to climb around 4000m now... 
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Perurail 756 & 752 have arrived to Mollendo with their train of empty tank cars. These cars are going to be filled at the loadout just left of the yellow castle 
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Perurail 751 with a train of containers full of acid liquids for the mines. Near La Joya, crossing the Panamericana - Highway. Looking South 
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Perurail 751 with a train of containers full of acid liquids for the mines. Near La Joya 
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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. Near La Joya 
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