Ecuador Steam 2003 Part 3 The Devils Nose

A RTC charter on the Guayaquil & Quito Railway to travel all operable parts of the line in September 2003
After many decades of service the railway was severely damaged by heavy rainfall during the El Niño in 1997 and 1998 but in 2008 the president Rafael Correa named the railroad a "national cultural patrimony" and indicated that it would be restored. The government of Ecuador started to rehabilitate the railway and service was restored between Guayaquil and Quito by 2013. However in 2020, after a change of president, all railway services ceased and by presidential decree the liquidation of the railway company commenced.
Part 3 shot on 07-09-2003 shows the switchbacks between Sibambe & Alausi known as the Devils Nose.
Featured are
Onboard and runpast footage of the switchbacks, Exchanging fuel oil between two steam locos on the switchback.
Locos & Railcars seen are
G&Q Baldwin 2-8-0 53 (1953)
S&C Baldwin 2-8-0 17 (1935)
Autoferro 98

[@marcocisneros6982]

My family and me did this trip back in 1970, I don't recall if we departed out of Ambato or Riobamba. I still remember the switchbacks and rolling through little mountain towns and then seeing open markets in towns before arriving in Guayaquil. As a kid on the AutoFerro, I was fascinated watching men walking around with machetes and old shotguns.

[@trianghornby]

I would have liked to have done the journey back in 1970

[@TERRYBIGGENDEN]

Wow_this is stunning And what a fabulous whistle! :-)

[@trianghornby]

Glad you like it!

[@Khanbaba191]

This train service is top Wonder of the world itself. I salute the people who are operating this miracles system

[@trianghornby]

The train crew did a great job, unfortunately they were made redundant in 2020 when the government liquidated the railway company.

[@AhmetAkifKaya]

Let me drop a comment here before this video goes viral

[@rudolf7189]

Ich bin diese Strecke im Jahre 2001 von Riobamba bis zur Teufelsnase mehrmals gefahren und sehe in diesem Video genau wieder die Bahnangestellten, die ich damals kennenlernen durfte... Herrlich, sowas heute nochmals sehen zu können. Okay, ich reiste mit der französichen Diesellok und der ganze Zug war voller Touristen, die auf dem Dach mitgefahren sind... Mein Video hat damals sogar eine Entgleisung der Lok mit allen Details aufgezeichnet, etwas, was man hier bei mir in der Schweiz niemals zu sehen bekommt... Ich denke, ich sollte mein Video und meine Fotos auch auf KZbin hochladen, damit die Bahnangestellten nochmals sehen können, wie es damals war... Danke für das herrliche Video...

[@trianghornby]

Thank you for your kind comment. I sampled a bit of roof riding on our trip which was quite exciting. Sadly no trains have run since 2020 when the government dissolved the railway company. You should add your video to KZbin it would be interesting to see. I have visited Switzerland several times and shall get round to posting the videos on here at some point. The Swiss rail network is very impressive. Vielen Dank für Ihren netten Kommentar. Ich habe auf unserer Reise ein bisschen Dachfahren ausprobiert, was ziemlich aufregend war. Leider fahren seit 2020, als die Regierung die Eisenbahngesellschaft auflöste, keine Züge mehr. Sie sollten Ihr Video auf KZbin hochladen, es wäre interessant, es zu sehen. Ich war schon mehrmals in der Schweiz und werde irgendwann dazu kommen, die Videos hier zu posten. Das Schweizer Schienennetz ist sehr beeindruckend

[@ManoeldaSilva-ty8bp]

Manoel da Silva da q do Recife pé ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@shartbimpson]

33:19 ahhhh they nailed that synchronization

[@axx41193]

¡ Qué voluntad tan respetable la de Ingenieros y obreros !😮 Sí tuviesen.... un grano de mostaza, dirías a esa Montaña: ¡ Échate al Mar !

[@the_real_Someone]

How my patents went to school

[@trianghornby]

An exciting journey to school

[@Rg-yo5vm]

Todos los vídeos son muy buenos

[@trianghornby]

Thank you, glad you liked them Gracias, me alegro que te hayan gustado.

[@washingtonrosero9345]

Me llamo WASHINGTON ROSERO ALTAMIRANO YO SOY EL MAQUINISTA ECUATORIANO QUE ESTUBE OPERANDO ESTE TREN FELICITACIONES POR PUBLICARLO

[@trianghornby]

Thats very interesting, glad you liked the video. It was one of my all time favourite railway journeys. Have you seen my other videos about the rest of the trip. It is so sad that after spending so much time and money to restore the railway from Duran to Quito it has closed again. Es muy interesante, me alegro que te haya gustado el vídeo. Fue uno de mis viajes en tren favoritos de todos los tiempos. ¿Has visto mis otros videos sobre el resto del viaje? Es muy triste que después de gastar tanto tiempo y dinero en restaurar el ferrocarril de Durán a Quito se haya cerrado nuevamente.

[@alexbarreto2104]

Saludos don Rosero!! Desde bucay

[@alexbarreto2104]

Si debe conocerle al maquinista BETANCOURT

[@alanjpoole7274]

WOW!!!

[@trianghornby]

Glad you liked it

[@gracielaalvarez3151]

Que función cumple ese pequeño tren en un lugar tan remoto,lo pienso desde mí ignorancia.

[@trianghornby]

It used to be a vital link from Guayaquil to Quito, in later years it was mainly a tourist attraction. Sadly it is not running at the moment. Solía ​​ser una conexión vital entre Guayaquil y Quito, en años posteriores fue principalmente una atracción turística. Lamentablemente, no está en funcionamiento en este momento

[@VeeraThamizhinam]

😮 miracle

[@danielangelsanchezgonzalez322]

fantástico espero que se conserve y lo compre un super millonario aficionado a los trenes .pero creo que los super millonarios solo se apasionan por chorradas😀 un video impresionante

[@trianghornby]

Sadly that is mostly true, glad you liked the video Lamentablemente eso es mayormente cierto, me alegro que te haya gustado el video.

[@이유희-u6t]

아직도 이런 장비로 산위로 다니는 가차가 있네요!!!!!!! 유네스코에 등록할만합니다.대단합니다.저때 공사를 했던 사람들은 얼마나 많이 죽었을까요!!!!!!!!!!

[@trianghornby]

It is an amazing feat of engineering, sadly no trains have run since 2020 놀라운 공학적 업적이지만 안타깝게도 2020년 이후로는 기차가 운행되지 않았습니다.

[@mistersurogat]

nice place

[@trianghornby]

Its amazing

[@ricardojuricic9027]

Please, could we have the links to Part 1 and Part 2? Is there any Part 4 or do on?? 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@trianghornby]

Hi there are actually 9 parts on Ecuador Railways kzbin.info/aero/PLM2BrnnCgRASj6-nUwYLPBBKE2tWZfrl9

[@udaykulkarni8989]

Similar to Darjeeling express

[@시커먼선생Mr.Blackman]

😂❤Very cool😊

[@trianghornby]

Thanks

[@AlexanderZambrano-xo3ym]

Desearia ver como el tren vuelve 😞

[@trianghornby]

I think all railway enthusiasts think the same way Creo que todos los entusiastas del ferrocarril piensan de la misma manera

[@good5402]

산길을 돌아가는 기차영상은 집중하게 만든다

[@trianghornby]

Glad you liked it

[@Игорь-ю8к9о]

Паровозы на мазуте или на соляре

[@trianghornby]

Yes running on fuel oil Да, работает на мазуте

[@hafizhussainahmed8708]

❤❤ پاکستان زندہ باد ❤❤

[@ManoeldaSilva-ty8bp]

Manoel da Silva da q Brasil do estado pé ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@trianghornby]

Glad you liked it Que bom que você gostou

[@patrickhowell5382]

What kind of stupidity is going on with the train? The head or engine was pulling the coaches around the corner and after going around the corner it's the same engine pushing the coaches. DWL.

[@trianghornby]

it is a zig zag or switchback railway which is needed to gain height in a reasonably short distance without making it too steep.

[@gabrielballester8357]

Favor no recomendarme nada en idioma ingles