The vast stone field shines bright against the afternoon sun

View from the vistadome car; locomotive diesel Alco DL class headed the tourist train called "Andean Explorer" depart from Wanchaq station in Cusco bound Puno circulates along Watanay Valley close... (more)

FCCA 1000 smokes it up as it pulls hard past the station at Tamboraque. Once the rear clears the switch the train will shove up hill navigating one of the many zig-zag's used to reach the summit a... (more)

PeruRail cars 217 and 216 prepare for departure from Aguas Calientes station which serves visitors to famous Macchu Picchu (reached by bus or van connection) back to Cusco, Peru. PeruRail has a ... (more)

Depart few seconds before "Andean Explorer" tourist train the small Dresine called in spanish slang "Zorra" crossing the Candelaria market to checking the Puno - Cusco main line for the passengers... (more)

What looks like a moonscape is the Atacoma Desert of Peru where PeruRail Alco DL560 #653 guides a 2-car passenger special en route from Arequipa to the seacoast at Mollendo, dropping over 14,000 ... (more)

Still lettered Ferrocarril-Huancayo-Huancavelica, Japanese railcar No. 31 was formerly narrow-gauge and had just recently been converted to standard gauge by Ferrovias Central Andina (FCCA) when p... (more)