out of the tunnel - over the bridge - into another tunnel .... and all this with towering mountains, nearly vertical walls of stone and a very narrow passage for rail and road - this is transport ... (more)
before departure, the engineer and the "safety-man" have a chat. These safety-men ride on one of the last cars of each train to ensure braking possibility if the train should tear apart.
FCCA 1011 leads a La Oroya bound train across the steel deck/truss bridge over the Rio Rimac at Rio Blanco. This is the only mode of transportation moving up the valley here at Rio Blanco. Just of... (more)