Ecuador Steam 2003 Part 6 Guamote to Riobamba

A RTC charter on the Guayaquil & Quito Railway to travel all operable parts of the line in September 2003.
After many decades of service the railway was severely damaged by heavy rainfall during the El Niño in 1997 and 1998 but in 2008 the president Rafael Correa named the railroad a "national cultural patrimony" and indicated that it would be restored. The government of Ecuador started to rehabilitate the railway and service was restored between Guayaquil and Quito by 2013. However in 2020, after a change of president, all railway services ceased and by presidential decree the liquidation of the railway company commenced.
Part 6 shot on 09-09-2003 takes a trip from Guamote to Riobamba (49 km 30.5 miles) with Guayaquil & Quito Baldwin 2-8-0 53 (1953) and Autoferro 98
Featured are
Onboard and runpast footage of the trip plus views of Riobamba shed and workshops.
Locos seen are
G&Q Baldwin 2-8-0 53 (1953)
Autoferro 98
S&C Baldwin 2-8-0 17 (1935)
G&Q GEC Alsthom Bo-Bo-Bo 2401 (1992)
G&Q GEC Alsthom Bo-Bo-Bo 2409 (1992)