Friday Night Steam

We're off to Chile tonight!

Found this wonderful little video of steam trains filled with plenty of whistles and loads of steam!

Don't understand Spanish, but this was under the description:


De las unicas dos locomotoras de vapor que quedan operativas en el sur de Chile, se extraen estos pitazos , en sus distintos viajes que hacen ocasionalmente. Elija usted su favorita, la pequeña y ronca North British de 1913 de la ACCPF de Valdivia o la poderosa Baldwin 820 de 1938 perteneciente al museo Ferroviario Pablo Neruda de Temuco.

Argentina and Chile Patagonia Railway Tour

17 Days / 16 Nights

• Steam engine 'La Trochita' through Patagonia
• 'Tren de la Costa' near Buenos Aires
• Peninsula Valdes Wildlife Watching
• Railway Museum 'Quinta Normal' in Santiago de Chile

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From Puerto Varas in the Lake District, there's a train to Temuco, north of the Lake District. The city has a railroad musuem with steam locomotives from the early 20th century. Then the railroad continues to Chillán and Talca, in the Central Valley. Once in Talca, you can relax and see the vineyards, and then ride the train to the coastal town of Constitución for an enjoyable overnight side trip. Then continue aboard the train to Santiago, stopping in the wine valley of Colchagua for some wine tasting. In Santiago, be sure to check out the Quinta Normal railway museum.

There is also a train from Calama in northern Chile to Uyuni in Bolivia, but this is an overnight train so it is not scenic, and it is not very comfortable. We generally recommend private transportation between the Atacama Desert and Uyuni.
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Check with your travel agent if you want to visit!

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