Old boxcab electric locomotives, GE 289A former FCTT nitrate railways and now working for SQM, transporting nitrate from Coya, Pedro de Valdivia and Maria Elena. In this case, coming from Tocopill... (more)

Built by General Electric (April 1927) in Schenectady, New York, the legendarys GE BoxCab of the nitrate railways perform crossing in Quillagua former station and passing loop, moving for the edge... (more)

Two GE Boxcab electric locomotive with Soquimich nitrate train, up to Barriles circulating throughout the Barriles canyon with maximum slope - gradeability of 4.1% in Quillagua.

Old GE Boxcab 289A electric locomotives, are still working for the hard Tocopilla - Barriles railway line, on the photo going up to barrels through the area of "Carmelita", Barriles ravine.

On february 04-2012, another day with the old GE BoxCab 289A and nitrate railways of SQM in the coast zone of Tocopilla, second region of Chile. A eastbound empty train, locomotive No. 607 "Alejan... (more)

Coming from Tocopilla, empty SQM train near Barriles and change to diesel locomotive to Maria Elena town.

Electric locomotives GE BoxCab and Soquimich empty nitrate train arriving at Barriles station, change to diesel traction and departure to Maria Elena.

Electric shock!

BoxCab 289A GE Electric Locomotives built in 1927, circulating for Barriles Gorge, from Tocopilla harbour to Barriles yard, change traction electric to diesel for was still to Maria Elena (soquimi... (more)

One of the monuments most recognizable of the Tocopilla coastal, old but still brilliant BoxCab 289A GE Electric Locomotives built in 1927, no major problems up the grade (slope) of 4.1% from seap... (more)

One of the MONUMENTS most recognizable of the Tocopilla coastal, old but still brilliant BoxCab 289A GE Electric Locomotives built in 1927, no major problems up the grade (slope) of 4.1% from seap... (more)

One of the MONUMENTS most recognizable of the Tocopilla coastal, old but still brilliant BoxCab 289A GE Electric Locomotives built in 1927, no major problems up the slope of 4.1% from seaport to t... (more)