Sulfuric acid train run near Pampa juction.

Desert and water

Eastbound empty sulphuric acid tank cars from the port at Mejillones nearing the railroad summit at Cumbre. Here the line drops down to the Atacama Desert and continues eastward to the various co... (more)

Westbound 60-car train comprised of Bolivian boxcars containing metal concentrates, copper cathodes and sulphuric acid tank cars. The boxcars originated in Bolivia, the others in Chile. All are ... (more)

Ferrosur train with Ferromex locomotives

1400, first EMD GR12U built in 1961 for FCAB .

International traffic to Argentina.

Departing from Portezuelo with bolivian box cars.

The last climb on the pass.

Waiting orders on the junction

Northbound load at Cumbre Pass.

Full dynamic brakes ,Cumbre station it's the transition point of pure power and control the train on the way down.

Cumbre pass horseshoe curve. The Cumbre Pass is a by pass line (that avoids going through Antofagasta city) and connection between large copper mining (Chuquicamata, Codelco Calama, Radomiro Tomic... (more)

FCAB train en route to Ollagüe (border with Bolivia, where it will exchange international cargo), borders the Poruña volcano, which is the smallest volcano in the world (150 meters / 492 feet hi... (more)