Berny's photos with the keyword: transandine

While it looks almost brand new, the railway bridge across the Rio Mendoza is abandoned since 1984. - scanned slide, Minolta X700

While it looks almost brand new, the railway bridge across the Rio Mendoza is abandoned since 1984. - scanned slide, Minolta X700

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

Abandoned facilities of the old "Transandine Railway", which connected Mendoza with Chile, here at the Estacion Puente del Inca (old sulphur baths). The summit in the far background is Cerro Caracoles (4465 m). - scanned slide, Minolta X700

Abandoned facilities of the old "Transandine Railway", which connected Mendoza with Chile, here at the Estacion Puente del Inca (old sulphur baths). The summit in the far left background is Cerro Quebrada Negra (4812 m). - scanned slide, Minolta X700