A steam crane loads pallets of flour from a box car into the hold of the Lake Titicacca steamer Ollanta. At the time of this photo a Hitachi 2-8-2 occasionally shunted the Puno docks. Unfortunate... (more)
FVCA 34
1001 and her train snaking alongside the valley and climbing towards Casapalca
1016 and 1017 bring a long train ( at least for the historically highest railroad in the world ) down from the pass into La Oroya
This station isn't exactly a bustling hub of activity.
The raging river off to the right is responsible for creating this scenic valley which were climbing. Plenty of tunnels to go through on this route!
re-shaping of the profile of the weels without dis-assembling the axle. This is actually a lathe. It spins the axle while a cutting edge re-profiles the wheel.
Sunshine in the workshops ... No. 412 is about to get back into daily service.
This is the result of a collision with a rock of about 50 tons weight, found on the rails behind a curve when descending from Ticlio to Casapalca. Emergency braking of the engineer was of little e... (more)
Turned by hand at San Bartolome.
Slowly grinding downwards towards San Bartolome.
Now, waht is left for our 6-car passenger extra, is the visible track, ending at a concrete block, which is already inclined, and behind which is NOTHING for about 200 meters in hight .....
1001 is moved by hand on the turntable, full of water
Tren Turistico Lima-Huancayo
