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Ferrocarrill TransAndean
Railroad
Richard Reiff Photos
The Peru railroads were owned and operated by the government
until about 6 years ago, when they sold off (e.g. privatized) to various
operators. This line is part of the Ferrocarrill TransAndean Railroad, or former
Southern Peru railroad operations. It has both standard gauge and narrow (3
foot) gage lines.
They followed the Railtrack (UK) business model and broke the railroad up
into two business....Track owner and train owners. So you have one
company that owns the track, another company that runs trains over the
track (any pays a toll). The trains are operated by Peru Rail, so they
pay TransAndean a fee for using the track. In turn, TA then uses that
money to keep the track up. Kind of like a private tollway.
(Click on a thumbnail to see the larger image. Click on
the arrows to scroll to more thumbnails)
Mainline up the Andies, yes that is the mainline up the hill in the background. Steady 3 3.3% grade, 16 degree curves
The gang car used for our inspection...it runs at this altitude, so we should have no problems at 10,000 feet
Highest point on this line (sign shows meters, that is 14,500 feet)
Switchbacks on the narrow gauge
Switchbacks on the narrow gauge
Narrow gauge inspection car. I wanted to take this home, but it wouldn't fit as carry on luggage.
Mainline up the Andies, yes that is the mainline up the hill in the background. Steady 3 3.3% grade, 16 degree curves
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