It is really an "empty" place in this northernmost part of the Atacama desert - you feel sort of being "lost in the nowhere"

SPCC 32 & 61 pass an interesting message -> we would say : Jesus loves you ! <- made from stones on the flank of the mountain

It's the early afternoon as SPCC 32 & 61 roar past this farmhouse out of use for decades already and slowly collapsing.

SPCC 61 has nearly reached Ilo, as the gradient of the tracks gets a bit smoother.

A sea of sand - the loneliness and vastness is breathtaking. Thanks to the red engines, there is at least a little colour ...

An anormeous advertisement of a mobile phone company is ondisplay on the flank of the hill ( "I am clear - how about you ?" ) above the loaded train of the SPCC

151 151 heads a southbound automotive working at Koln West at 16:47 on 28/9/2011.

Crossrail 185 602 heads a southbound container train at Koln West at 15:36 on 28/9/2011.

186 196 on a southbound train of Cargowaggons at Koln West at 16:31 on 28/9/2011.

189 087 heads a southbound freight through Koln Sud at 14:50 on 28/9/2011.

SŽ -Slovenske Železnice- class 644, parked at Ljubljana station in a hot hot summer night. This class was built by the spanish manufacturer "Macosa". This photo was taken during my Interrail t... (more)

Perurail 751 has taken over a loaded petrol train at Pillones and rolls towards Juliaca. Note the stones - looking like cast around - as well as the structures in the background.

Perurail 751 has some loaded tank cars bound for Cuzco as it runs through the high desert in the last rays of the evening sun.

Perurail 752 and 756 have just arrived to Mollendo with their train of empty tank cars. They will be filled the next morning. In the distance, you see the small castle above the beach, the Pacif... (more)