Train & Volcano close to Arequipa

the luxus train "Belmond Andean Explorer" Cuzco-Puno-Arequipa

Peru Rail's 653 with train 20 Cusco - Puno follows the Urubamba river.

A pair of GT42ACs is climbing the grade from the coast towards La Joya with containers for the Las Bambas mine. In the background you can see the usual costal fog.

Peru Rail's 484 hauls Expedition 73 from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes.

Peru Rail's 353 hauls Vistadome 203 from Poroy (outside Cusco) to Ollantaytambo, and later to Aguas Calientes. The train has just passed the switchback near Huarocondo.

Peru Rail's 653 hauls train 19 Puno - Cusco through the wide valley up to La Raya.

Peru Rail's 653 with train 19 Puno - Cusco crosses the Urubamba river just outside of Sicuani.

Peru Rail's 805 and sister unit 806 haul empty copper concentrate containers for the Las Bambas mine past the cement plant at Yura. Despite it's size it is sadly not connected to the rail network ... (more)

Peru Rail's 653 hauls train 19 Puno - Cusco through the busy streets of Juliaca.

Peru Rail's 800 together with a sister unit hauls empty ore concentrate containers for the Las Bambas mine. In the background, the usual costal fog has crept up from Mollendo towards La Joya, and... (more)

Peru Rail's 812 and 808 haul empty containers for the Las Bambas mine. They will shortly reach the transshipping facility where the containers will be loaded onto trucks for the remaining distance... (more)

Peru Rail's 754 hauls the brand-new nr. 532 from Matarani to Cusco. 532 is the third locomotive of the delivery and the first one delivered in 2017 (three more to come in 2017, two more in 2018). ... (more)