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Trans-Andean railways

Index Trans-Andean railways

The Trans-Andean railways provide rail transport over the Andes. [1]

13 relations: Ferrocarril Central Andino, List of railroad crossings of the North American continental divide, Lonquimay, Mountain railway, Rail freight transport, Rail transport in Argentina, Rail transport in Bolivia, Salta–Antofagasta railway, Transandean, Transandine Railway, Transmountain railroad, Transport in Argentina, Transport in Chile.

Ferrocarril Central Andino

Ferrocarril Central Andino (FCCA) is the consortium which operates the Ferrovías Central railway in Peru linking the Pacific port of Callao and the capital Lima with Huancayo and Cerro de Pasco.

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List of railroad crossings of the North American continental divide

A crossing of the North American continental divide is necessary for any transcontinental railroad in North America, and has always been one of the hardest obstacles.

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Lonquimay

Lonquimay is a town and commune in the Malleco Province of southern Chile's Araucanía Region.

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Mountain railway

A mountain railway is a railway that operates in a mountainous region.

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Rail freight transport

Rail freight transport is the use of railroads and trains to transport cargo as opposed to human passengers.

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Rail transport in Argentina

The Argentine railway network consisted of a network at the end of the Second World War and was, in its time, one of the most extensive and prosperous in the world.

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Rail transport in Bolivia

The Bolivian rail network has had a peculiar development throughout its history; owing to losses of land, prestige and credit rating due to the failure of the War of the Pacific, railway development came late to Bolivia.

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Salta–Antofagasta railway

The Salta–Antofagasta railway, also named Huaytiquina, is a non-electrified single track railway line that links Argentina and Chile passing through the Andes.

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Transandean

Transandean (Spanish: Transandino) may refer to things relative to.

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Transandine Railway

The Transandine Railway (Ferrocarril Trasandino) was a combined rack (Abt system) and adhesion railway which operated from Mendoza in Argentina, across the Andes mountain range via the Uspallata Pass, to Santa Rosa de Los Andes in Chile, a distance of 248 km.

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Transmountain railroad

Transmountain railroads are railroads that need to cross dauntingly high mountain ranges to cross between countries on one side to the other.

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Transport in Argentina

Transport in Argentina is mainly based on a complex network of routes, crossed by relatively inexpensive long-distance buses and by cargo trucks.

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Transport in Chile

Transport in Chile is mostly by road.

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South Trans-Andean Railway, Trans Andean Railway, Trans-Andean Railways.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Andean_railways

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