Ecuador Steam 2003 Part 3 The Devils Nose

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 3 shot on 07-09-2003 shows the switchbacks between Sibambe & Alausi known as the Devils Nose.
Featured are
Onboard and runpast footage of the switchbacks, Exchanging fuel oil between two steam locos on the switchback.
Locos & Railcars seen are
G&Q Baldwin 2-8-0 53 (1953)
S&C Baldwin 2-8-0 17 (1935)
Autoferro 98

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[@mistersurogat]

nice place

[@trianghornby]

Its amazing

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How my patents went to school

[@trianghornby]

An exciting journey to school

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[@trianghornby]

Thats very interesting, glad you liked the video. It was one of my all time favourite railway journeys. Have you seen my other videos about the rest of the trip.
It is so sad that after spending so much time and money to restore the railway from Duran to Quito it has closed again.
Es muy interesante, me alegro que te haya gustado el vídeo. Fue uno de mis viajes en tren favoritos de todos los tiempos. ¿Has visto mis otros videos sobre el resto del viaje?
Es muy triste que después de gastar tanto tiempo y dinero en restaurar el ferrocarril de Durán a Quito se haya cerrado nuevamente.