Pick of 2012
2012 has not been a vintage year photograhically, at least not for me. Probably down to the rotten weather we endured for much of it. I did have three enjoyable foreign jaunts, to Finland in March, Northern Spain in May and Chile at the end of September, as well as a couple of decent days out at home. As last year I make no particular claims for any of the pictures, they are just ones that give me some pleasure.
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October 1st, Barriles
Monday, just over 100 miles north of Antofagasta was one of the most interesting operations anywhere in the world, the former Ferrocarril Tocopilla al Toco of the nitrate mining company Soqumich (SQM) and their 85 year old GE box cabs which hauled trains up and down the Cordillera de la Costa on 4% grades to and from the port of Tocopilla. This really is extreme railroading. This is the yard at Barriles at the top of the grade, approximately 30kms from and 1000m higher than Tocopilla. 601 and 603 are backing onto loads for Tocopilla
Peter Robinson
on March 8, 2016What a superb collection of photos. Many thanks for sharing them.