International Railroad Discussion > FV Andinas Bolivia Stadler

At Ollague, Chile on April 7, 2022,  one of FVA's Stadlers gets ready to take a train of metal concentrate empties back across the border to the San Cristobol mine in Bolivia.  Ollague is on the border between Chile and Bolivia at an altitude of 3,670 meters (12,040 feet).  FCAB locos never cross into Bolivia so a couple of times a day the Bolivians come over to pick up empties and drop off loads.  The railroad is meter gauge.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 04/10/22 14:58 by masterphots.

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The Stadler locos look quite elegant in my opinion. I also love the old Japanese units too.

Thanks for posting!

How does a crew get into that engine?  I see hand ladders but nothing else except maybe a door to the left.  No ladder from the ground etc.

tomstp Wrote:
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> How does a crew get into that engine?  I see hand
> ladders but nothing else except maybe a door to
> the left.  No ladder from the ground etc.

Look a little closer. There are sturrup steps below the doors over the trucks.

I see a foothold in the blue paint but nothing between the bottom of it and the top of the trucks.

Derived from the EuroDual design, Cummins QSK60
https://www.cummins.com/sites/default/files/files/brochures/5544146-09-18-Cummins-QSK-60-Rail-Stadler-Case-Study.pdf
https://www.railvolution.net/news/first-years-of-salis-in-service




 

tomstp Wrote:
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> I see a foothold in the blue paint but nothing
> between the bottom of it and the top of the
> trucks.

Tom - it's hard to see because it's all black, but two stirrup steps here in red.

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Ahh, thanks.