Bolivian freighter load with Cooper mineral in FCAB Mejillones yard near port
Mejillones engine facility.
Some switching at engine facility.
Northbound down to Mejillones port ,this part of the main line is on sand.
Down the pass to Mejillones port , Full dynamic brakes,the ex CN Newfouland NF210 still alive in the south américa desert
Bolivian Engines at Chile/Mejillones port.
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)
One of the longest and heaviest FCAB trains in Chile, the 1212 train that comes from the SPENCE large copper mine located between Sierra Gorda and Calama and that transports copper concentrate in ... (more)
A friendly Chilean engineer,The blinds are a tradition of steam era, to keep cab's cooler from the desert heat.
Mejillones engine facility ,ex Australian Clyde G22C ,and Canadian NF210.