Argentina narrow gauge-Esquel Line
| February 02, 2009 03:55PM |
Here are few shots from 2007. All 400 kms. of the line are open. Only charter trains run the full length. Our company Wings and Rails International Expeditions is planning a tour Oct 17-27. More details when we get a confirmation from the railroad.
The railroad management only work in the mornings.
Railroad is 750 mm or 2 ft 5 1/2 in. Operated by two local provinces of Argentina as a historical attraction. There are no diesels on the railroad.
Dale Brown
1922 Baldwins 1 & 6 departing Cerro Mesa, Argentina southbound to El Maiten
#1 departing El Maiten for Esquel
Tunnel on line near Cerro Mesa. The only tunnel on the line.
The railroad management only work in the mornings.
Railroad is 750 mm or 2 ft 5 1/2 in. Operated by two local provinces of Argentina as a historical attraction. There are no diesels on the railroad.
Dale Brown
1922 Baldwins 1 & 6 departing Cerro Mesa, Argentina southbound to El Maiten
#1 departing El Maiten for Esquel
Tunnel on line near Cerro Mesa. The only tunnel on the line.
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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter
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