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- Uploaded on March 5, 2008
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- Camera: SONY DSC-W1
- Taken on 2008/02/16 16:34:13
- Exposure: 0.125s (1/8)
- Focal Length: 23.70mm
- F/Stop: f/5.200
- ISO Speed: ISO250
- Exposure Bias: 0.30 EV
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Carlos LP, on March 5, 2008, said:
El tren más asombroso del mundo, el que lleva a las nubes, asciende a 4.200 metros de altura en un recorrido de 217 kilómetros. Salta es reconocida en distintos lugares del planeta por esta magnifica obra de ingeniería dirigida por Richard Fontaine Maury. Diecinueve túneles, veintinueve puentes, nueve cobertizos y varias alcantarillas son las principales obras de arte colosales que imaginó Richard Maury para concretar la hazaña de atravesar la Cordillera de los Andes con las posibilidades de la ingeniería.
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Carlos LP, on March 5, 2008, said:
C-14 is the third higher train branch in the world. It is here where “Tren a las Nubes” (Train to the Clouds) starts its journey at 1200 m.s.n.m (2445.45 feet above sea level) reaching a final height of 4200 m.s.n.m. (8562.58 feet above sea level) in “Viaducto La Polvorilla “ (La Polvorilla Viaduct) with no cogs, which means that the engine coach pulls the ten coaches on its own. The trip covers 217 km. (134.84 miles) passing through 19 tunnels, 29 bridges, 9 sheds and several sewers. This train is considered to be Ing. Richard Maury’s master piece. The train’s capacity is of about 520 passengers and has a restaurant coach, a bar coach, a sick bay coach, a central transmission room and 7 first-class coaches.
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