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

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Peru / Various / Various

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

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

Rupprecht von Gersdorff 20.03.2012, 1151 Views, 0 Comments

EXIF: Date 2011:08:29 08:29:26, Exposure time: 0.003 s (1/400) (1/400), Aperture: f/14.0, ISO200, Focal length: 135.00 (135/1)

The RE 3765 Luxembourg City - Troisvierges is running through Essingen on March 9th, 2012.

SPCC 31 & 33

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

SPCC 31 & 33

SPCC 31 & 33 in the morning sun some 20 km above Ilo

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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

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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

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Matucana : FCCA 1009 waiting for the next train

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

Peru / Various / Various

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