Ferrocarril Central Andino, in the Andes, is the second highest railway in the world, after the Qingzang railway in Tibet. It is one of the most notable due to the great technical challenges faced and ...

It is pretty certain that this Polish engineer did not suffer from acrophobia: the Ferrocarril Central Andino, which was designed by Ernest Malinowski, reaches up to 5,000 metres above sea level at ...

It takes both skill and courage to control huge locomotives laden with mineral ore as they wind up and down the Andes mountains - making Peru possibly the toughest country in the world to be a train ...

Shift Ranking of June 4: The World's Highest Railway Lines 06/04/2013 1. Tibet Railway Line (China) 5,068 m│ 2. Ferrocarril Central Andino (Peru) 4,829 m│ 3. Rio Mulatos Line (Bolivia) 4,786 m│ 4.

With significant investment in urban rail systems, attention is steadily moving to the need to consolidate and enlarge Peru’s intercity railway network. Highways are being expanded, but the rising ...