Having already outgrown the Los Colorados Mine and the North Junction, and added two helper locomotives, the train of railroad company Ferronor loaded with iron, begins the difficult 3% ascent to ... (more)
Ending the day, EMD GT46AC numbered 4301 belonging to FERRONOR and with EMD corporative blue / grey livery - scheme, it is on the turntable of Huasco, where it will be inverted to return to Vallen... (more)
EMD G22CU # 94 of the Ferronor, built in 1971 for the Codelco, is pulling 9 empty sulfuric acid tank cars from Llanta up to Potrerrilos, in the steep slope on a grade of about 3.0 %. Sadly, lower ... (more)
EMD G22CU # 94 of the Ferronor, built in 1971 for the Codelco, is pulling an empty sulfuric acid tank car train from Llanta up to Potrerrilos, in the steep slope on a grade of about 3.0 %. Sadly, ... (more)
Sadly, one of the most spectacular railroads worldwide was destroyed by heavy floods in march 2015, the 1 meter gauge line from Chañaral via Llanta up to Potrerillos in northern Chile. When you l... (more)