Whatever angle you look at it, the Montandon to Potrerillos grade is always spectacular

FCAB acid and copper train, crosses the railway line known as Cumbre Pass, railroad connection between large copper mining and Angamos harbour in Mejillones, in the second region of Chile . The Cu... (more)

Whatever angle you look at it, the Montandon to Potrerillos grade is always spectacular

Incredible to see a railway in these grounds. 3.9% steep the line to Potrerillos is somehow glued into the loose rock slopes of the Río Salado valley. Here GR12U #93 and a sister unit are hard wor... (more)

Considered less interesting than the upper section of the line to Potrerillos (around Montandon), the lower section between Llanta and Diego de Almagro also has some beautiful landscapes, provided... (more)

This downward train has just made a careful and safe stop to check the brakes. If you look carefully, you can see a railroader walking along the 2nd tank car

The train has 23 tank cars ... (more)

Captions and more of the same here: Railroad: Ferronor
Locomotive: EMD GR12
Location: Altamira, Chile
Locomotive #: Ferronor 401
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: August 15, 2010

Toward the end of the vertiginous descent from Potrerillos to Montandon.

Atacama desert solitude at dusk

Vertiginous! ... Tunnel No. 3, and abyss Montandon - Potrerillos line. For friends and members of the Rail Pictures community, you have a beautiful Christmas, an affectionate hug from Chile.

SP's Potash Local rambles through a deep cut on the Cane Creek Branch near Seven Mile.

Absolute darkness and desolation in the Atacama desert, and FERRONOR iron trains continue working nonstop!

Amtrak’s train No. 6, the California Zephyr, is eastbound through the barren and lonely desert landscape at Solitude, Utah, on the morning of March 5, 2012. Looks like the locomotive took out some... (more)

Westbound FCAB ore train from Ollague, decreasing to Angamos harbour in Mejillones, through a large horseshoe, forming a true circle, something very special to see. The Cumbrepass characterized th... (more)