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FCAB Ascotán Pass
FCAB Atacama
SQM Tocopilla
Ferronor Potrerillos
Ferronor Vallenar

 

 

Heavy haul through the desert: Two Ferronor EMD GR 12 work a loaded iron ore train on the Los Colorados - Huasco line. Picuture taken above Vallenar, December 16, 2009.

Mit schwere Lasten durch die Wüste: Zwei Ferronor EMD GR 12 führen einen beladenen Erzzug auf der Strecke Los Colorados -  Huasco durch die Wüste. Das Bild entand oberhalb Vallenar. 

Slide show with picutres from Chilean trains with Soundtrack ' Deshacer el Mundo'. ( Heroes de Silencio)
Listen to the song Tren al Sur from the famous Chilean group Los Prisoneros.
Great trailer about Chilean trains from trenchile.com, the Chilean page for Railfans. (In Chile called 'Ferroaficionados')
Wonderful pictures of the Empresa Nacional de Ferrocarriles de Chile from the early 70ies, mainly south of Santiago. Note that only few pictures exist from that era with broad gauge steam and old electrics  when Railroads played still an important role in the country.
 

 

 

 

 

 

FCAB Mejillones/ Antofagasta - Calama, FCAB Calama - Ollagüe, SQM Tocopilla - Barriles, Ferronor Chañaral - Potrerillos, Ferronor Vallenar - Huasco

(c) Markus Fischer, Zuerich