Esther's photos with the keyword: Devi'ls Nose

On the Devil's Nose Train Ride. Nariz del Diablo, or Devil's Nose train, was named after the near vertical mountain of the same name which blocked the route. Engineers designed a series of switchbacks which allowed the train to climb nearly 2700 feet at a gradient of 1-in-18 by going forwards then backwards up a second set of tracks. tracks. The train ascends from the lower level on the the right, stops, then proceeds upwards on the tracks on the left. AIMG 9945

The Devil's Nose is the mountain on the right. Nariz del Diablo, or Devil's Nose train, was named after the near vertical mountain of the same name which blocked the route. Engineers designed a series of switchbacks which allowed the train to climb nearly 2700 feet at a gradient of 1-in-18 by going forwards then backwards up a second set of tracks. tracks. AIMG 9935

Alausi, Ecuador sits at an altitude of over 7677 feet (2340 meters). It is the starting station of the Nariz del Diablo, or Devil's Nose train - so named after the near vertical mountain of the same name which blocked the route. Engineers designed a series of switchbacks which allowed the train to climb nearly 2700 feet at a gradient of 1-in-18 by going forwards then backwards up a second set of tracks. tracks. AIMG 9897