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PeruRail 752 ... Rupprecht von Gersdorff 18.03.2012

PeruRail 752 and 754 lead their loaded tank car train through the Altiplano of the Andes at around 3800m a.s.l. towards Juliaca. Location is near Pillones.
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FCCA 1001 ... Rupprecht von Gersdorff 18.03.2012

FCCA 1001 in the flanks of the Andean Mountains, just underneath the Summit at Galera. Amazing, how this railroad was built into the mountains more than 100 years ago.
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FCCA 1001 ( C30-7 ) in the switchback just above Casapalca ( ~4300m a.s.l. ). Due to the thin air, the engine's exhaust is quita a fat, oily smoke .
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SPCC 32 ... Rupprecht von Gersdorff 18.03.2012

SPCC 32 & 61 in the upper section of the line to Toquepala at around 2800m a.s.l. This is a deadly desert with no human settlement in a 50km circle. Only ...
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FCCA 1015 ... Rupprecht von Gersdorff 18.03.2012

FCCA 1015 ( C39-8 ) on the descend from Matucana down to the Port of Lima / Callao. The train runs at only 25km/h, has a weight of >2000tons and ...
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SPCC 32 ( GP40 ) and SPCC 61 ( SD70 ) work hard on their train towards the mines at Toquepala
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PeruRail 751 ... Rupprecht von Gersdorff 18.03.2012

PeruRail 751 in the desert between La Joya and the descend down to the ports of Mollendo / Matarani
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SPCC 61 ... Rupprecht von Gersdorff 18.03.2012

SPCC 61 ( SD60 ) just above the port of Ilo in Southern Peru
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FCCA 1001 ( C30-7) just underneath the Galera summit tunnel. Note the visible line on the side of the mountains just above the locomotive.
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SPCC 31 ... Rupprecht von Gersdorff 19.03.2012

SPCC 31 & 33 ( both GP40 ) pass by a hillside writing - "Jesus loves us" - at km 38 above Ilo in Southern Peru
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SPCC 31 & 33 above Ilo - the Pacific ocean in the very background
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SPCC 31 & 33 ( both GP40 ) roll down towards Ilo
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SPCC 31 & 33 ( both GP40 ) have rolled through Ilo and are now on their way towards the smelter.
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SPCC 61 ... Rupprecht von Gersdorff 19.03.2012

SPCC 61 ( SD70 ) and 32 ( GP40 ) descend from the desert to the sealevel
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SPCC 32 ... Rupprecht von Gersdorff 19.03.2012

SPCC 32 & 61 on their noontime return trip up to the mines at Toquepala
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SPCC 61 & 32 slowly roll through Ilo, while a petrol truck has to wait.
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SPCC 32 & 61 have left Ilo, climbed about 150m onto the first "step", which is a plain before the ascend through the desert to Toquepala
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SPCC 32 & 61 ( GP40 + SD70 ) pass by a hillside writing - "Jesus loves us" - at km 38 above Ilo in Southern Peru
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pure desert ... Rupprecht von Gersdorff 19.03.2012

pure desert ... and a lonely train ...
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SPCC 32 & 61 climb through the desert hills at km 38
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around 150km ... Rupprecht von Gersdorff 19.03.2012

around 150km away from the coast, the steepest part of the trip is under the wheels of the train.
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at km ... Rupprecht von Gersdorff 19.03.2012

at km 150, the engines work at maximum to get their train to the mines.
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SPCC 32 & 61 near the crossing of the Panamericana highway
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SPCC 32 & 61 on the highest accessible part of the line, before the sun is gone ...
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