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pure desert ...

(ID 10435)

SPCC 32 & 61 climb through the desert hills at km 38

SPCC 32 & 61 ( GP40 + SD70 ) pass by a hillside writing - Jesus loves us - at km 38 above Ilo in Southern Peru

Peru / Various / Various

pure desert ... and a lonely train ...

pure desert ... and a lonely train ...

Rupprecht von Gersdorff 19.03.2012, 1107 Views, 0 Comments

EXIF: Date 2011:08:29 13:43:48, Exposure time: 0.002 s (1/500) (1/500), Aperture: f/13.0, ISO200, Focal length: 135.00 (135/1)

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

SPCC 32 & 61 ( GP40 + SD70 ) pass by a hillside writing - Jesus loves us - at km 38 above Ilo in Southern Peru

pure desert ...

SPCC 32 & 61 climb through the desert hills at km 38

around 150km away from the coast, the steepest part of the trip is under the wheels of the train.

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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...

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

Peru / Various / Various

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Below Matucana, on the Balta-Loops, FCCA 1012 exits the last tunnel of the loop-section

Below Matucana, on the Balta-Loops, FCCA 1012 exits the last tunnel of the loop-section 
Rupprecht von Gersdorff

Peru / Various / Various

 1600 1024x682 Px, 29.03.2012 

Below Matucana, on the Balta-Loops, FCCA 1012 rolls above a tiny bridge before entering the next tunnel.

Below Matucana, on the Balta-Loops, FCCA 1012 rolls above a tiny bridge before entering the next tunnel. 
Rupprecht von Gersdorff

Peru / Various / Various

 1657 1024x682 Px, 29.03.2012 

Matucana : FCCA 1009 waiting for the next train

Matucana : FCCA 1009 waiting for the next train 
Rupprecht von Gersdorff

Peru / Various / Various

 1874 1024x682 Px, 29.03.2012 

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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

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 31 & 33 ( both GP40 ) pass by a hillside writing - Jesus loves us - at km 38 above Ilo in Southern Peru

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