Very old inspection car

Night Mechanic

We are in the middle of the night and railroaders are on duty in the Chosica shops. A reduced team of mechanics keeps ready in case anything is required from them.... (more)

Engine hotel

Asleep before another day of hard work in the Andes, from left to right: GE C39-8 1014, ex NS GE C39-8 8604, GE C30M-3 1000.

The new night pictures

The combination of the most recent Digital SLR (Single Lens Reflex) cameras and softwares now make it possible to take night pictures of moving trains with... (more)

Level crossing by night

In the outskirts of Chosica, a night train illuminates a level crossing as a single car waits on the "Carretera Central", a major highway.

Getting the engine ready for a night trip over the mountain

Leaving Paris for Cherbourg

Busy Saint Lazare

At Pont Cardinet, commuter trains are waiting for the next rush hour. The Z6400 and the Z20500 (on the right) are the two types of EMU trains serving the suburb... (more)

Busy Saint Lazare

The Paris St Lazare station is one of the busiest stations in Europe. Here, at 8:47 am, during the morning rush hour, we see 3 commuter trains representing 3 ou... (more)

Lost in sand

This lonely landscape is not as remote as it looks. Shot from the “Interoceanica Sur” Highway, it is just 12km / 7.5miles away (as the crow flies) from the center of... (more)

A hard trek

We are above Tamboraque, a bit after the Aruri switchback. Between Tamboraque (3007m 9864ft asl) and San Mateo (3216m 10551ft), the track climbs 209 meters (686ft) in... (more)

7 days to go

92 “BB 9200” were built between 1957 and 1964. They have hauled the most prestigious passenger trains and they have inaugurated the 200km/h / 125mph commercial speed... (more)

Siberian weather on Paris

Railroader and Cowboy

On the Altiplano, there are some instances when the railroader becomes a cowboy. This herd of cattle had considered the main line its territory. Abundant us... (more)