Climbing the grade around 4580 meters asl between the former Meiggs siding and Puente Ernesto Copello

Heading east, an autorack glides downgrade just outside of the small town of Glencoe on a beautiful fall day.

Upgrade train at Km 148 between Saltucana and Tunnel 49, altitude 3978 meters. The roof of freight cars travelling on a downgrade train can be seen in the ravine on the right.

An eastbound unit coal train grinds up the final leg of Sandpatch Grade.

Climbing the 4%+ grade, FCCA 1012 rounds the curve at km 167.2 between Tunnel 52 and Tunnel 53, at 4625 m above sea level (15170 ft).

The major "Central" highway ("Carretera Central") shares the narrow Rimac River valley with the Central Andean Raiway (Ferrocarril Central Andino) such as this spot where the t... (more)

The old-soviet electric locomotive VL8-914 is leading a freight train from Russian border (Vesyoloe station) to Sukhum.

An eastbound drifts downgrade into Fairhope, PA

The two French operational Pacifics are gathered in Longueau on the occasion of a Rail Celebration and Open Doors Days at the Longueau roundhouse. The 231K 8 is a PLM (Paris-Lyon-Marseille) Pacifi... (more)

On the mountain section where the grade can reach 4.7%, the engineer maintains a max speed of 15 km/h (9.3 mph) for his downgrade loaded train. His right hand is on the direct brake and his left h... (more)

The Ernesto Copello bridge is located at km 166.3 between Chinchan and Ticlio at 4592 meters above sea level (15066 ft). This small bridge - 50 meters long - is located on a spectacular high mount... (more)

The Tunnel