Perurail 752 on the way back upwards to Arequipa with some petroleum-filled tank cars on the drawbar

Perurail 752 on the way back upwards to Arequipa with some petroleum-filled tank cars on the drawbar

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Perurail 751 on the altiplano at ~3800m a.s.l.

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Perurail 752 on the way back upwards to Arequipa with some petroleum-filled tank cars on the drawbar

Rupprecht von Gersdorff 29.03.2012, 1372 Views, 0 Comments

EXIF: Date 2011:08:31 16:20:28, Exposure time: 0.003 s (1/400) (1/400), Aperture: f/13.0, ISO200, Focal length: 135.00 (135/1)

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

Perurail 752 & 756 in the deserted highlands above ARequipa

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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... 
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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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