Ride the Ferrocarril Central Andino! Part 2: 14 tunnels in 20 KM!

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Ride aboard a GE C39-8 as we climb through the mountains on the Central Railway of Peru. The climb from Matucana to San Mateo is one of the most scenic parts of the line (its all spectacular though!) with 14 tunnels, 1 tall steel viaduct and two switchbacks in the span of just 20 Kilometers. The grades average 4% for much of this segment and the locomotive is working hard, plenty of great FDL sounds! This is truly one of the most spectacular lines in the world and I think you will agree after watching this! Part 3 coming soon!
For photos and more click the blog link here: railscapestravel.com/2017/07/1...

[@collhandluke9491]

Wspaniała trasa kolejowa. Z pięknymi widokami. Jako Polak, jestem w podziwie konstrukcji, inżynierii Ś.P. pana Ernesta Malinowskiego. Te tunele, gdyby były projektowane dzisiaj, musiały by😂 spełniać zupełnie inne wymogi bezpieczeństwa. Typu wentylacje, oświetlenie. Ogromny szacunek dla p. Malinowski Brawo 🖐️🇵🇱🖐️🇵🇱

[@hntrains2]

Clever use of switches! No mountain stays unconquered that way! Lucky trip, offering so much to the passionate traveller, from the railway bed cut into rock to bridges seemingly fragile enough to collapse under the weight of the train to tunnels carved as if by hammer and chisel!

[@user-ht1le4fs9y]

Estos vídeos son eternos. No los dañen por favor. Siempre así, normales. Gracias.

[@costinbconstantin4054]

Superb video! Această linie ferată ar trebui să fie electrificată și folosită și pentru transportul regulat de pasageri!

[@user-dy3yn1be9r]

До того красиво! Я пересматриваю все ролики, спасибо! Лиепая

[@egorkoloskov4173]

И я тоже!!!

[@paulaj2829]

the job you are doing for all the guys who love this sort of toys is just brilliant to watch & enjoy ..

[@danutebendziuviene4339]

L00000000

[@smitty2868]

A thoroughly enjoyable video - thanks for the upload. You have to appreciate the planning, surveying, engineering and the actual construction of such a spectacular line.

[@nikosjk1]

Thank you for the compliments, the engineering is indeed absolutely fascinating to behold.

[@javierrprailfan]

For those who wonder about the use of the horn, here in Peru you find people walking almost anywhere like that lady sat aside of the line, you better use the horn instead of using breaks because someone was in the tunnel.

[@nikosjk1]

Finally someone gets it, thank you!

[@Bigbro28]

Part 1 was very good, but Part 2 is even better 👍. I’m envious - the guys wearing the safety helmets have all the fun.

[@justinaaguero487]

Ojala algun dia pueda probar!! alguno de esos trenes!! q maravilla gente!,! ustedes tienen el lugar mas lindo!! del mundo, silencio!!, aire puro!! sin contaminacion!!, sol a pleno! es hermoso!!.

[@solomonflavius24]

Very interesting and an excellent video with excellent quality, thanks with warm regards from Toronto Canada

[@alamirocerdatroncoso4590]

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[@douglasengle2704]

Info from Wikipedia 2018-11-04: The GE C39-8 six axle traction motor diesel electric. Maximum Tractive Effort: 108,600 lbf (483,000 N) at 10.8 mph (17.4 km/h), Power: 3,900 horsepower (2,900 kW), Prime Mover: V16 7FDL-16 diesel engine driving a GE GMC187A2 main alternator, Fuel Capacity: 3,900-4,500 US gal (15,000-17,000 l; 3,200-3,700 imp gal), Gear Ratio of 83:20 connected to 40-inch (1,016 mm) wheels which allowed the C39-8 a maximum speed of 70 mph (110 km/h). Total 161 built between 1984-1987 for two North American railroads, Conrail and Norfolk Southern, which have now retired all of them. The GE C39-8 was a fairly unpopular locomotive with crews, cited factors such as a rough ride, tendency to overheat, frequent turbocharger issues, issues with the fuel injection system, and various other reliability issues. Note from poster: The calculated speeds through the first 8 tunnels in Part 1 of this video using this locomotive had an averaged speed of about 15 mph. At 15 mph an unsophisticated clunky suspension and over heating are likely non issues with low throttle slow climes, short trains, and once you get some altitude cool air. More than 100,000 lbf of tractive effort likely makes this locomotive a reliable hero pushing cars up steep switch back ramps with grades over 3% in the rain!

[@Isochest]

Thanks for the info on the motive power:-)

[@travelingtom923]

Very beautiful country. Thanks for sharing.

[@klauskohlberg9369]

what a great train ride into the mountains

[@J3scribe]

Stunning scenery and incredible engineering! Simply amazing.

[@nikosjk1]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it

[@robertnielsen2461]

How would you like to have been on the survey crew that laid this out?

[@MsMst12]

Robert Nielsen wow!

[@vanrogui4819]

Que passeio maravilhoso. Uma sugestão, troque sua câmera por uma 4K ou 2.160p, uma natureza tão linda merece imagens nítidas para quem assiste a toda essa natureza exuberante. Sou do Brasil. 😀

[@steveegallo3384]

BRAVO desde Acapulco!

[@astitila7220]

Rezeki nyata perjalanan terlama hanya negara🇵🇪dunia pertanyaan sepanjang kelambatan meteran angkasa

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

absolutly fantastic scenic, interesting video. thank you

[@fernandoandresvalverde8165]

05:17 Túnel #13 05:30 Túnel #14 05:47 Túnel #15 07:46 Túnel #16 23:52 Túnel #17 24:33 Túnel #18 27:25 Túnel #19 28:40 Túnel #20 29:41 Túnel #21 30:04 Túnel #22 30:43 Túnel #23 31:08 Túnel #24 32:09 Túnel #25 47:04 Túnel #26 51:12 Túnel #27 30:12 Puente Chaupichaca

[@DeepakDeepakpandey-kb6zp]

Beautiful scenarios.Thanks for sharing.

[@Hornhausen]

Very nice video.

[@justinaaguero487]

C/cual tiene sus maravillas!! del mundo!!, mas me gusta el tren !! q el micro!! se mejor la vegetacion!! GRACIAS A LOS DOS!! Q VAN ARRIVA!! MUY BUEN TRABAJO!!.🇦🇷

[@lidiafumagalli4888]

Quanto tempo è mediamente necessario per percorrere tutto il tragitto? Grazie . E grazie per farci conoscere queste impressionanti meraviglie.🙏🏻😊🤗

[@Rational375]

Why some of the tunnel portal are bricked and lined and some are not? And what is that structure on the opposite side of the gorge and in the background at 45:16 to 46:29 ? It looks like two steep parallel lines dug into the hillside going way up. It comes into view again at 46:44 to 47:00 when it disappears around a turn just before tunnel #26. After the switchback, it is visible again when the train comes out of tunnel #27 at 52:03 to all the way to the end at 52:17

[@brianfochler3677]

This is one of the best videos I have watched. I look forward to the next video. Thanks!

[@nikosjk1]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed the video!

[@robertlollathin8373]

@@nikosjk1 How does that train get Traction going up that heal like that ?

[@Gregviciousful]

Increíble y espectacular como con esfuerzo se consigue mantener líneas de tren , asumiendo los peligros y la orografía tan salvaje. Olé

[@sokolovasvitlana5601]

Прекрасное видео, обворожительные пейзажи! Путешествий данного жанра по Пэру очень мало в просмотре. Спасибо, что делитесь со всеми столь редким видео с высокогорной железной дороги!

[@olegan64]

Я тоже смотрю, мне нравится, интересно

[@user-gu9kr1ky5y]

Почему тепловоз гудит постоянно

[@user-gu9kr1ky5y]

И впереди в каске постоянно маячит, в камеру смотрит и улыбается

[@egorkoloskov4173]

На дворе 2023 год! Третий раз пересматриваю. Класс!!!

[@rk11366]

Absolutely breathtaking stuff!! Wow you cover some amazing places Nikoos.

[@mustafatuzcu5630]

T5e5e

[@cr10001]

I love that rasping jagged GE exhaust note. That C39 sounds very similar to the U26C's I've ridden behind in New Zealand South Island (though the grades were nothing like these Andean ones, and ours didn't actually breathe fire like this one)

[@alextosi4701]

I rode this line in 1956 when I was 7 yrs old. They were using steam locomotives then.

[@rickm.5221]

One of the most dramatic train rides I've seen. And that guy with the red hard hat? -- I want his job!

[@marels9000]

Thanks a lot for the great video. I enjoy it very much!!!

[@nikosjk1]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

[@hectoromares8444]

Que maravilla de paisaje Solo les falta quitar el derrumbe de sobre los rieles ! o solo es el final del trayecto ? Cuanto esfuerzo habra costado tunelar las montañas y luego tender los rieles Que barbaridad ! Pero que Divinidad ...La verdad

[@myotherfakeid]

The ending really took me by surprise.

[@stevepowell6896]

Awesome video with amazing scenery. You just got a new subscriber here.

[@martinejoseph1644]

On remarque toute la difficulté de la Cordilière , à flanc de falaises et ces va et vient des aiguillages pour élever ce train dans les altitudes des sommets !!! Merci de cette très belle vidéo où l'on voit une locomotive fatigué qui mérite d'être remplacée .... Nous vous souhaitons bon courage ! Un bonjour de FRANCE Europe le 22/02/18

[@patriksiegfried5050]

Magnifiques paysages.... superbe vidéo...

[@ebolaafrica8756]

Patrik Siegfrie

[@goodmoaningvietnam1439]

Thanks for posting the video reminded me of working in Taiwan. I worked on the Taiwan High Speed Rail Project as Senior Inspector of Works on the C220 16 klm section. 11 tunnels, several bridges of varicose types, viaduct sections and a station and maintenance yard. It took 4 years to build even though we experienced earth quakes and typhoons. A great experience that I'm proud of being part of.

[@nikosjk1]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed the video. Very cool to hear about your experience, its truly amazing what kind of terrain the new HSR lines in Asia and Europe are being built through. When in Korea in 2009 I couldnt believe how they were just drilling dozen mile long tunnels everywhere to replace the old lines that wound through river gorges.

[@heinzluhmann2003]

Good Moa

[@heinzluhmann2003]

Good Moaning Vietnam isover, isoliert in

[@goodmoaningvietnam1439]

Heinz Luhmann, that name is familiar !!!!! Tell me more.

[@Tuckaway]

Amazing video, you just can't imagine how difficult it must have been to survey and build this railway.

[@qwerty.9300]

Yeah! And this railway was build in late 19th century. It started in 1871.

[@pfflyer3381]

Beautiful views . thanks for the video and the math. San Mateo 10,331 ft.

[@mishuvv]

Congratulations builders! Who was the idea of ​​the route? Who designed the railroad? All these have all my appreciation.

[@nikosjk1]

The railway was commissioned by the Peruvian Government to access the vast mineral wealth of this region, a job it still does today. The two men primarily responsible for the design are Ernest Malinowski and Henry Meiggs.

[@mishuvv]

@@nikosjk1 OK!

[@jeronimabarbosa3743]

Meu Deus, como é bom viajar com voces👍👏👏👏👏👏

[@taborsinai]

Amen!

[@Raduch83]

Świetny film i super widoki, pozdrowienia z Polski 🇵🇱🇵🇱

[@collhandluke9491]

Ciekawi mnie ile cylindrów ma ta lokomotywa. Silnik Diesla wymiata, aż ognie idą na starcie.

[@pedrozuquete5051]

Excelente locomotiva, excelente som de buzina, grande motor. Filme fabuloso, adorei. Gostaria de ver mais filmes deste género com estes mamutes de força.

[@marcelakankova92]

Nádherné video a krajina.

[@justtruth467]

I enjoyed the video. The mountainous scenes were spectacular though very scary. I am certain you are enjoying your job. Hats off to the engineers of the route.

[@nicom.peeters1576]

Contemplating this landscape, could anyone deny there is a Creator? Thank you for posting this; I am enjoying this for the third time, I cannot get enough of it, not the least because of the magnificent sound (not the typhon)

[@richardpentelow655]

Nico M. Peeters. There was Thomas Meiggs, who built this line.

[@Bigbro28]

Great video; thanks for sharing. (That’s a lot of forwards and backwards 😉.) 🇦🇺

[@FRailFan]

It's interesting for me to think if the Denver & Rio Grande would have found alternative places to lay track here. They were notorious for their looping lines in mountainous areas and tried to avoid building tunnels to the absolute extreme. Note how the Durango & Silverton line has no tunnel at all.

[@nikosjk1]

The Spiral tunnel was actually built sometime in the 1970s, before then the line gained elevation looking through the valley but was continuously destroyed by floods. Interesting thought though as rough as the landscape is there might have been no other choice but to build tunnels.

[@marcob4630]

This mountain track is a genius idea! Thanks for loading from Switzerland

[@chrisweiser6522]

I watched a similar video on this railroad, which ran the total distance. It is something like 170 kilometers! This trip was aborted due to a rock fall.

[@mariageralda48]

Gratidão por essa maravilha 💓

[@jorgemarcostellesdeoliveir6681]

Viagem simplesmente maravilhosa...de Santa Maria RS Brasil.

[@Bruno.Trains]

Nice Video** I'L Love mountains Payisage !!

[@jcpjean-claude4446]

vraiment très impressionnant ! superbe vidéo et paysage incroyable .

[@user-gu9kr1ky5y]

bravisimmo pery, very good

[@fernandoarenasalvarez9743]

impresionante el vídeo y las montañas que atraviesa el FFCC

[@SitesandSounds]

Treat to watch Thanks for sharing it #Sitesandsounds

[@elisioeudes6288]

Excepcional!!! Tiro o meu chapéu para vocês guerreiros.... 🤔😃😃👏👏👏👏

[@miroslavapulcerova2860]

Divoká, krásná krajina.Můj obdiv mají stavitelé této trati za ukázkové zabudování kolejí _Jejich oblouky jsou provedeny ukázkově, což se hned tak nevidí.Škoda, že trať nebude mít asi dlouhého trvání.Přeji vám ještě hodně takových dobrodružných cest.

[@neysilva6370]

Wonderful

[@jerrydowse5061]

Awesome !! Wish they could add a tourist train in between the freight.great video,Thank you.

[@nikosjk1]

They do have one! Runs several times a year mainly during the Peruvian Winter (April - October). Highly recommend it if you get the chance.

[@is1943]

Great Videos I rode this line in 1982

[@nikosjk1]

Thank you! Would love to see some photos if you have any.

[@vinodmadhwal7510]

Wawu what a byutiful artsik in civil work

[@selmasantos5004]

lugares lindos naturezas lindas gostei muito

[@chemsenESP]

Me encanta ver esas vías tan usadas

[@guidoflores6938]

Son de 1860

[@mariageralda48]

Muito lindo essa Busina quando toca amei Bom dia Gratidão 🙏 abençoe sempre vocês operador dessa marvilha amei 🌹❤️💯 Top demais ❤️

[@franciscomontoya383]

la pregunta es como que no tiene las locomotoras en las puntas una en cola y la otra delante

[@anelisroca2741]

Alucinante! No sé si me animaría a hacer ese viaje.

[@guidoflores6938]

Yo lo hice simplemente fascinante

[@bulmerandlumbspzoo]

Znakomicie spędziłem te 50 minut. Kolej jest piękna! Pozdrowienia z Polski. 👍

[@antonioaraujo3029]

Parabéns belo vídeo.

[@murcielagoligero]

saludos, como a que velocidad viaja el tren, yo estimo como a 40 kmh

[@alex-hv2cy]

The line is very spectacular line but also scaring. Although the train goes slow sometimes it looks too fast for such slopes and curves. It's terrible to imagine what may happen in case of derailing or brake failure. Fortunately, the tracks in a good condition, looks like they were renewed shortly before the video was taken.

[@nikosjk1]

Accidents were a major problem when the line was run by the state owned ENAFER company, due to corruption and mismanagement the line never received proper maintenance. However since the line was privatized under Henry Posners FCCA the railway has received tons of work to make accidents very rare. Most accidents that happen nowdays are due to falling rocks, an everpresent danger on this line.

[@MsMst12]

I would love to ride this train!!

[@onlinetechsupport4848]

An amazing place..😎😎

[@divox9pqr]

When you have towns such as Tamboraque, what caused them to be built so high in the Andes, and to be connected by a railroad?

[@nikosjk1]

In most cases for the mining industry which is the reason for the railroads existence.

[@dutch2120]

Were they going to use those concrete ties or were they removed? Fantastic video, Excellent shots! Very lucky person to get to ride this train!

[@felixcordovaquispe7892]

Dios es peruano nos regalo toda la naturaleza que maravilloso .saludos desde Ceres vitarte .gracias

[@szlakowiec]

Amazing video, +

[@johnking8679]

Exciting - one tunnel after another !!

[@tremdarffsa4153]

sempre sonhei com um lugar desse !!!!

[@niceforoalejandrogiraldoro3237]

Que hermoso paisajes por esta ruta maravillas inolvidable

[@mariochoquecahuanaasto3919]

😅i 3:20

[@AfzalAfzal-ic1yi]

Very nice ❤️

[@bruceflaws3213]

Do those guys ride the engine front so they can jump first?

[@alejandrodionicioiglesiasv3219]

ESTA ESTACIÓN DE TAMAORAQUE , ¿ DONDE ESTA ENCLAVADA ?.....ME LO DICEN POR FAVOR¡¡ ....................

[@samuelfeliciodossantos4213]

Quantos anos foram gastos para construir essa ferrovia?

[@franciscomontoya383]

veo que han mejorado la vía férrea me alegro mucho

[@aluisiomaydana7251]

paisagem geográfica bonita

[@user-nz4zo2ik1u]

เป็นทางรถไฟที่สุดแสนจะหวาดเสียว

[@CarlosSilva-hs6wy]

Does the entire train clears the switch at the end of each switchback or does it need to be broken into two parts? What is the average length of a typical train? Thanks for sharing this amazing experience!

[@nikosjk1]

The trains are typically short, less than 20 cars but often still need to be broken in two to fit the switchbacks. Thanks for the comment!

[@Isochest]

@@nikosjk1 I think lengthening the switchbacks would be a priority. Do locos normally top and tail the trains? It would make sense on this steeply graded line

[@nikosjk1]

@@Isochest ​ Isochest No, just one locomotive in most cases, the train lengths arn't long enough to justify helpers. I'm sure they would like to lengthen the switchbacks but it would likely be an expensive proposition.

[@Isochest]

@@nikosjk1 I agree it would cost. One of those switchbacks is in a dead end tunnel!! FCCA has a good strategy in using limited resources. I believe they keep their two stroke diesels at lower altitudes where the function best.

[@nikosjk1]

@@Isochest That is correct, though also due to that the EMDs are too tall to fit through the tunnels north of Matucana. They GEs have been modified for this reason.

[@gabrielerosa665]

Bridge at 30:22 is incredible! I would like to see it also from the highway view. Do you know if there are any book about this railway, or its construction? Thanks for sharing, southamerica andean trains are one of the most panoramics over the world! I've been a lucky man, I've travelled on the Salta to San Antonio de los Cobres in Argentina, Potosí to Uyuni, Uyuni to Ollagüe, and one of the most impressive : Ollagüe to Calama.

[@moritzcruz-patzig4338]

Me saco el sombreo...que maravilla....!

[@ericksanchez8306]

Maravilla de que del atraso que tiene el Perú. Mientras otros países andan en tren bala está mierda parace una tortuga pendejo con tanto delincuente. Mantenido en las cárceles ya. Tendría. Dos carriles y. Por mínimo 20 metros de ancho a pala y pico eso sería una maravilla no una mierda tan aburrida que va a 10 kilómetros por hora y unos. Tuneles que parace ratones del diablo por dios que maravilla eso de hace 2 siglos

[@monzon7385]

@@ericksanchez8306 Ningún país del mundo excepto Japón, China y EE.UU tienen trenes bala, así que no exijas situaciones demasiadas sobredimensionadas.

[@user-fd8sj8cq5b]

Very nice

[@josemauriciosaransaran2036]

🤜🤛👏👏👏👏 Um dos vídeos mais bonitos que já vi no You Tube.

[@juliohumbertochavezortega250]

Que paso con el túnel, quien se hace responsable de eso y cuánto tiempo está así y no lo reparan.

[@bolivar223]

Excelente

[@angelam.soares360]

Realmente é lindo quem sabe um dia poderei fazer uma viagem assim e um sonho andar de trem e nis andes ainda da +vontade um espetáculo

[@bernardlemaitre4701]

Is it the railway line of Tintin in the album the temple of the sun ?

[@chatterjeemilan]

Yes

[@markwilliams8369]

Hopefully without any lost carriages

[@baronlocal8569]

18:04 diesel engine disadavantages = diesel fuel burns out of the locomotive = better 46 generator diesel Kipor KDE 12STA3 with electric start = 170 000 € = 4600 hp ( € 3701 x 46 pieces ) 34:25 captivant

[@josecarloslopesdacosta9058]

Continuo com vocês.

[@gilsonfariasrodrigues7565]

Muito interessante

[@goodmoaningvietnam1439]

Just ask him does he like his nose the way it is, or does he want it remodeled. I started in tunnel construction back in the 60s, when safety officers were just coming into the business. The older miners taught new comers like me safety and if you didn't listen you got a clip around the ear. Once in a rock tunnel drilling was in operation so it was hard to hear, I threw a small stone at a miner to get his attention. He just ran for cover, then saw me laughing so another clip around the ear. He explained that a small stone will fall 1st before a rock fall. I also worked on the St Clair, CN railway tunnel Sarnia, Ontario to Port Huron Michigan in 1994, safety standards actually changed midway. The walkway boards changed from tow to one on the US side, the contractor ignored that rule. There are many blanket rules in safety that are not task specific and need to be challenged.

[@joseadalbertosanchez4341]

Ñ información

[@OlavCleemann-himself]

I hardly dare look sometimes and yet I can't look away :-)

[@ricardoaraozmoldes3970]

Porque esa locomotora, echa fuego, mala combustión? Muy bien mantenido ese ramal , a nuevo, pero no hay señales. Como se comunican los conductores a la base? por hundys?

[@fedorvargassanhueza7302]

El diesel de la locomotora está a punto de reventarse, si mantención...