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Matucana : FCCA 1009 waiting for the next train

(ID 10520)

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

Perurail 752 & 756 on the final leg of their trip to Arequipa

Peru / Various / Various

Matucana : FCCA 1009 waiting for the next train

Matucana : FCCA 1009 waiting for the next train

Rupprecht von Gersdorff 29.03.2012, 1979 Views, 0 Comments

EXIF: Date 2011:09:05 12:27:54, Exposure time: 0.003 s (1/320) (1/320), Aperture: f/9.0, ISO200, Focal length: 44.00 (44/1)

Perurail 752 & 756 in the deserted highlands above ARequipa

Perurail 752 & 756 on the final leg of their trip to Arequipa

Matucana : FCCA 1009 waiting for the next train

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 exits the last tunnel of the loop-section

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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

 1717 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

 1772 1024x682 Px, 29.03.2012 

Perurail 752 & 756 on the final leg of their trip to Arequipa

Perurail 752 & 756 on the final leg of their trip to Arequipa 
Rupprecht von Gersdorff

Peru / Various / Various

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