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Historic Railroad Network in the Atacama Region, Chile

Looking at the current reality, it is almost impossible to imagine that in this almost unpopulated desert there was a network of railways of considerable dimensions. Lines were extended for industrial purposes - especially to meet the needs of companies involved in mining. In the early years… more

Introduction railroads of Atacama

Introduction railroads and Map
Gauges and tracks
Interactive map with specific places
Large map and information

List
Complete list of all railway lines in Atacama, Chile

FFCC en Atacama: Listado general FFCC en Atacama: Estaciones FFCC en Atacama: Carros FFCC en Atacama: Historia Picto ffcc

Longitudinal line

Lines of Taltal - Catalina

Pan de Azúcar- Bombas - Carrizalillo

Chañaral - Mina Potrerillos y Las Animas

Caldera - Mina El Algarrobo
Copiapó - Caldera - Cerro Imán

Copiapó
Copiapó - Los Loros  y Chañarcillo

Carrizal Bajo - Yerbas Buenas - Jarilla

Vallenar - Pedro León Gallo
Huasco, Intro Huasco

Railroads of Coquimbo and Valparaíso Region

FFCC mina Tofo

La Serena - Ovalle

Los Vilos - Salamanca

Longitudinal La Calera

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Atacama Railroads

Introduction: The railway history of the Atacama region and Northern Chile .

According to today's standards, it is hardly imaginable how a network of railway lines could have existed in this extremely depopulated desert. In general, this network was quite impressive, but it was mainly industrial railways. Many of the tracks were initially driven with pure horsepower and then converted to steam quite quickly. The British industrial dominance in the years around 1850 led to a solid extension of the first railway lines, with a track gauge of 1435 mm known to us, the common European standard. It must be noted that a profitable mining industry at that time (as it is today) could only be operated with an efficient way of transport. In the years from 1850 to 1930 this only applied to the railway. Horses and carriages could not guarantee a reliable and cost-effective ore transport. The railway lines, which were not connected to each other until the construction of the north-south line around 1914, had a considerable extension.   Unfortunately, a large number of different track gauges were used in the end. Passenger transport was extremely important for the demographic and socio-economic development of the Atacama region, but often not a good business for the railway companies. In addition, the dynamics of the mining industry (changes in prices, depletion of deposits, etc.) caused many expensive routes to soon lead uselessly into "nowhere". Villages were founded and after a few decades they disappeared again. Soon it turned out that many routes were no longer enough to cover the needs of industry and the population. With the construction of asphalted roads and the introduction of some scheduled bus connections or the provision of lorries, a competition was born that could not be denied. Passenger traffic was quickly transferred to the roads, and freight traffic soon followed. The lines were shut down for several years and were finally dismantled. The routes of Chañarcillo, Puquios, Jarilla, to name but a few, disappeared forever.   Today (2016) this tendency continues (unfortunately). Only the routes Mina Colorado - Vallenar - Huasco and Chañaral - Potrerillos are still active. The tracks around Copiapó, Inca de Oro, Paipote etc. still exist, but the last curtain has already fallen. Not only does this mean that an investment worth millions from earlier times will vanish forever - a piece of industrial history will also disappear.  In these pages, this part of the story is to be recalled. Old texts, plans and current views should reflect a little bit this, perhaps most impressive form of industrial influence on nature. The historical travel reports - especially about rail journeys - give the blurred perceptions a current reference.  It should be noted that the Spanish pages are a little bit more extensive than the ones written in English and thus provide much more information.


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Historical Records of the Atacama Railroad

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Paul Treutler Trip to Copiapo by train
Treutler: Railroad accident in 1853
Burmeister: Pabellón - Copiapó
Burmeister: Copiapó - Caldera
Philippi: Trip Caldera - Copiapó
Tornero and railway of Atacama
Bertrand Trans-Andean Project (1885)
Espinoza: Trans-Andean Project Peña Negra
Kunz (1890): Railroad of Copiapó
Kunz, 1890: Trans-Andean Project
Kunz, 1890: Trayecto Carrizal - Co. Blanco


Figures
Railway station of Copiapó (Paul Treutler)
Drawing of the train in Carrizal Bajo
Ochsenius, 1884: Railroads of Atacama
Bowman, 1913: Train at Monte Amargo
Bowman, 1913: Locomotive Matías Cousiño
Platt, 1930: Train with people, Chañaral
1957: Vallenar Bridge

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Cartas PIC
Maps related to the Atacama railways

Schematic map of current and historical routes
Railroad Map  Copiapó (1882)
Railroad map by Reclus (1895)
Railroad lines Copiapó (Espinoza, 1895)
Map railroads Atacama 1903
Map Inca a Chulo (1910)
Map Atacama 1914: Marín
Map 1928: Handbook
Map: 1943 - Guía Veraneante
Map Railroads 1943, Vassallo
Map 1947 - Guía Veraneante

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Tornamesa en pleno desierto de Atacama - Chile

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The trails and stations

The routes in detail
List of railway stations
Complete list of all lines in Atacama
Longitudinal railway

Locomotives and wagons

The Copiapo Locomotive
Machines for mining
Convoy en J. Pérez
Train downhill in Montandon
Train near Carrera Pinto (1989)
Train near Algarrobal
Pan-American Crossing Train
Wagons at Diego
Train at Diego station 1985
Wagons at Copiapó (1)  (2)

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Taltal, Refresco, Ovalo
Catalina, Severin
San Juan

Altamira
Joaquín Pérez
Pedro Montt

Chañaral
El Salado
Diego de Almagro

Inca de Oro
Carrera Pinto, Juan Godoy, Chulo
Trans-Andean projects (never carried out)

Copiapó
Caldera
Toledo
Chañarcillo - Juan Godoy

Carrizal Bajo, Canto del Agua
Carrizal Alto
Punta de Díaz, Yerbas Buenas

Vallenar - Pedro León Gallo
Vallenar
Domeyko

Chañar
Incahuasi
Punta Colorada

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Map of railroad lines in the Atacama Region

Chile's first locomotive: La Copiapó - Currently at the Universidad de Atacama.

Railroads of Coquimbo and Valparaíso Region

Literature about railroads Atacama

A NEW BOOK! - Aviso de interés para los amantes de los trenes:
El Maravilloso Viaje del Longino, de Julio Ortega Ilabaca. - Universidad Católica Silva Henríquez, 2011.
ISBN: 978.956.345.407-9
más informaciones email: longino2011@gmail.com

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Paul Treutler Viaje a Copiapó
Treutler: Accidente ferroviario 1853
Burmeister: Pabellón - Copiapó
Burmeister: Copiapó - Caldera
Philippi: Viaje Caldera - Copiapó
Bertrand Proyecto Trasandino (1885)
Espinoza: Trasandino Peña Negra
Kunz (1890): Ferrocarril de Copiapó
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Plano esquemático de los trayectos
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Literature and Links: more books and papers
THOMSON, I. & ANGERSTEIN, D. (2000): Historia del Ferrocarril en Chile.- Colección Sociedad y Cultura; 312 páginas.
ANDREES, RICHARD (1887): Allgemeiner Handatlas  (Andree´s Handatlas).- Velhagen & Klasig 1887.
ORIEL ALVAREZ GÓMEZ (1979): Atacama de Plata.- 270 páginas.
ALLIENDE, M.P. (1993): Historia del Ferrocarril en Chile.- 111 páginas; Editorial Pehuen.
Compañía de Ferro Carril de Copiapó (1882): INFORME DE LAS OPERACIONES DEL AÑO 1881 Y MEMORIA de los 30 AÑOS 1852-1881 (Museo Regional de Atacama)
Compañía de Ferro Carril de Copiapó (1895): INFORME DE LAS OPERACIONES DEL AÑO 1894 (Museo Regional de Atacama
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