FCCA 1001 ( C30-7 ) in the switchback just above Casapalca ( ~4300m a

FCCA 1001 ( C30-7 ) in the switchback just above Casapalca ( ~4300m a.s.l.

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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 .

Rupprecht von Gersdorff 18.03.2012, 1155 Views, 0 Comments

EXIF: Date 2011:09:12 10:41:52, Exposure time: 0.003 s (1/400) (1/400), Aperture: f/7.1, ISO200, Focal length: 75.00 (75/1)

PeruRail 752 and 754 lead their loaded tank car train through the Altiplano of the Andes at around 3800m a.s.l.

FCCA 1001 ( C30-7 ) in the switchback just above Casapalca ( ~4300m a.s.l.

FCCA 1015 ( C39-8 ) on the descend from Matucana down to the Port of Lima / Callao.

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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... 
Rupprecht von Gersdorff

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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. 
Rupprecht von Gersdorff

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Matucana : FCCA 1009 waiting for the next train 
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