Devil’s Nose in the Andes on the Guayaquil to Quito line …from an elevation of 13 feet to 11,000 feet. This was taken just before it was rebuilt and rerouted in spots… it is an amazing feat of late 1800s engineering.
Good video to watch Ken. These switch back railroads are great to watch - even better if you can ride on one.
It goes to show that even if your backyard as graded a railroad can still be built. (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)
I just hope it has good brakes for the return trip…(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)
Nice one Ken…
The history…
http://www.ecuadorexplorer.com/html/train.html
Rebuilding the rails in Ecquador is being done by…the Chinese as they have been granted permission to mine for copper.
Very nice. I especially enjoyed the scenes where Mr Donkey met Mr Iron Horse. Thanks for posting.
Doc Tom
Awesome video Ken.
That will make your eyes pouch out like a stepped-on Toady-Frog, I’ll tell ya! 'Specially if you don’t like high places …
Looks like it would be a great ride! I thought the donkey meant this would become the dinner train (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)Thanks for posting this one Ken!
Very Cool , Thanks Ken.
That was fun. Thanks Ken!
What an amazing line. I wonder how much water and coal they burn getting up there?
Also does it cost more or less to ride on the roof? That’s where I would want to be.
Engineer and fireman would have to being paying close attention on that backing leg to make sure the boiler was full of water. That’s a steep grade and all that water sloshing forward away from the boiler sheet could lead to a heck of an explosion if water level dropped much at all.
I would love to ride that train. Thanks for sharing Ken.
Wow. Things don’t look like they have changed much. These pictures were taken in 1960…I suspect on the Quito end, since that’s our Chrysler and I don’t remember ever driving to Guayaquil. (That’s me with the hat and pistol right in front of the car.)
Apparently you cannot ride on the roof anymore.
Hmm. My dad thinks those pictures were taken in Latacunga, Ecuador. Could be.
Wow. Quite a train ride ! Thanks for posting.
That is super cool! I love the red locomotive and tender too, very classy looking.
Very cool! It reminds me of the darjerling railroad climbing the grades. If you want to ride a switchback railroad a tad closer to home you can always check out the cass.
Terry