Special passenger train managed by Ferronor, between La Calera city - El Melón town, by the old Longitudinal Norte track.
Sulfuric acid train run near Pampa juction.
Desert and water
Eastbound empty sulphuric acid tank cars from the port at Mejillones nearing the railroad summit at Cumbre. Here the line drops down to the Atacama Desert and continues eastward to the various co... (more)
Westbound 60-car train comprised of Bolivian boxcars containing metal concentrates, copper cathodes and sulphuric acid tank cars. The boxcars originated in Bolivia, the others in Chile. All are ... (more)
Ferrosur train with Ferromex locomotives
1400, first EMD GR12U built in 1961 for FCAB .
International traffic to Argentina.
Departing from Portezuelo with bolivian box cars.
The last climb on the pass.
Waiting orders on the junction
Northbound load at Cumbre Pass.
Full dynamic brakes ,Cumbre station it's the transition point of pure power and control the train on the way down.
Cumbre pass horseshoe curve. The Cumbre Pass is a by pass line (that avoids going through Antofagasta city) and connection between large copper mining (Chuquicamata, Codelco Calama, Radomiro Tomic... (more)
