Ferrocarril en el salar de Carcote, Chile, 2016-02-09, DD 70

Diego Delso

Taken on 9 February 2016, 17:01:16

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FCAB railway crossing the Carcote salt flat, northern Chile. The train covers the route Antofagasta – Calama – Ollagüe – Uyuni – La Paz, from 0 metres above level in the coastal city of Antofagasta to over 4,500 metres (14,800 ft) and has a total length of 1,537 km (955 mi). The locomotives have engines EMD GR12 2402, Clyde GL26C-2 2010 and Clyde GL26C-2 2005 whereas the Carcote salt flat has a surface of 108 square kilometers (42 sq mi).