Waiting crew change at the desert.
load sulfuric acid
1400, first EMD GR12U built in 1961 for FCAB .
The last climb on the pass.
Waiting orders on the junction
Climbing the pass,loaded with acid bound for Calama region.
Down the top!
Portbound ,6400 horse power are needed to be able to control the train over the pass.In the second unit you can see the missing windshield, replaced by a camera, the reason in that place is the sm... (more)
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.
Fully dynamic braking down the extreme grade .
