Transandine Railway

This is an abandoned railway station of the "Transandine Railway" (Ferrocarril Trasandino), which was a 1000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge combined rack (Abt system) and adhesion railway which operated from Mendoza in Argentina, across the Andes mountain range via the Uspallata Pass (through a tunnel), to Santa Rosa de Los Andes in Chile, a distance of 248 km. The railway has been out of service since 1984, and has been partly dismantled. There has been talk about restoring the railway, but there is currently no indication of any restorative work underway. - Now at this station a tiny hotel is situated, called "Mundo Perdido" (the real place). The colors of the minerals were amazing. - scanned slide, Minolta X700