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International Railroad Discussion > Rockslide on the Chile TransandineDate: 02/05/21 05:23 Rockslide on the Chile Transandine Author: masterphots A very rare huge 4-day summer storm hit central/south Chile a week ago. Flash flooding/mudslides in the Andean foothills, hail, lightning, and snow at higher altitudes. The snow stopped the flash flooding. The remnant of the meter-gauge Transandine line that exists to serve the huge Andina copper mine north of Los Andes had a rockslide/washout on February 1. I went up there yesterday and repairs are well underway and the line should return to service this weekend. The remainder of the 20-mile line was untouched. Weather back to the normal 95 degree sun. Photos show the damage to the line and yesterday's repairs underway.
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 02/11/21 14:12 by masterphots. Date: 02/05/21 05:36 Re: Washout on the Chile Transandine Author: pedrop A dangerous location for rock slides.
Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1 Date: 02/05/21 06:43 Re: Washout on the Chile Transandine Author: masterphots Date: 02/05/21 15:51 Re: Washout on the Chile Transandine Author: retcsxcfm Alan,
That looks like a lot of HARD rock. Uncle Joe Date: 02/05/21 20:20 Re: Washout on the Chile Transandine Author: E25 Pretty impressive repair job. Did you pick up a new drone? Or just a parallel roadway across the gulch. Thanks for the post, Alan.
Greg Stadter Phoenix, AZ Date: 02/06/21 04:21 Re: Washout on the Chile Transandine Author: masterphots 200-300 mm zoom from the tourist overlook on the highway. The last shot about 120 mm from a ledge just above the tracks. Gotta be very careful there as the wind is always howling through there. Location about an hour drive from home.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 02/06/21 04:25 by masterphots. Date: 02/06/21 17:28 Re: Washout on the Chile Transandine Author: march_hare Wow!
That last shot is a geotechnical engineer's nightmare. No collapse there this time, but a few more years of freeze/thaw cycles could make that spot above the closest tunnel into a real problem. Date: 02/07/21 10:41 Re: Washout on the Chile Transandine Author: 55002 Great photos. Many thanks for those. chris uk.
Date: 02/09/21 13:40 Re: Washout on the Chile Transandine Author: callum_out Uh, where's the drainage for the ravine above the track?
Out Date: 02/09/21 15:18 Re: Washout on the Chile Transandine Author: masterphots Previously there's been little water coming down there; maybe they've added something with the repairs. It seldom rains at that location and snow is rare and seldom sticks. The snow line is a few miles north and 800 feet higher. The line is now back in service.
Date: 02/09/21 15:22 Re: Washout on the Chile Transandine Author: erielackawanna Thanks for the photos. Hard to believe it's been well over a year since I was there.
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