Description: A nice group of three engravings published in the Illustrated London News magazine of February 6. 1864 relating to Santiago, Chile entitled as follows: "View of the Chilian Cordillera from Santiago" "The Valparaiso and Santiago railway - The Tabon Incline" - see below "The Valparaiso and Santiago railway - The Maquis Viaduct" Good condition - see scans . Related and unrelated text to the reverse. Page size 11 x 16 inches. These are original antique prints and not reproductions . Great collectors items for the historian - see more of these in Seller's Other Items which can be combined for mailing - see below. Note: International mailing in a tube is expensive ($15) - the quoted price of $5 assumes the pages are lightly folded and mailed in an envelope. Santiago–Valparaíso railway lineFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to navigationJump to searchSantiago–Valparaíso railway line Ferrocarril de Santiago a ValparaísoOverviewSystemEmpresa de Ferrocarriles del EstadoLocaleChileTerminiEstación Mapocho, Santiago Estación Puerto, ValparaísoOperationOpened1863TechnicalLine length187 km (116 mi)Number of tracksSingle trackTrack gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)The Santiago–Valparaíso railway is a railway line linking the Chilean capital city Santiago with the port city of Valparaíso.Contents1History2Current proposals3References4External linksHistory[edit]The existing rail line between Santiago and Valparaíso was opened in 1863, and is 187 km (116 mi) long, single-track and designed to avoid steep gradients through mountainous terrain. Passenger service ceased on this line in 1987, and freight traffic almost non-existent since then.[1] Proposals have existed since the 1990s to build a more direct line between the two cities for passengers and freight. The section from Valparaíso to Limache was doubled and put underground in Viña del Mar as part of the Valparaíso Metro.Current proposals[edit]Proposed routes for a new Santiago–Valparaíso lineA study commissioned by EFE in 2016 outlined three different potential routes for a new Santiago–Valparaíso line, using the Chilean rail network's existing Indian gauge, and cost between US$4–5 billion.[2]In 2018, a proposal was submitted by the Tren Valparaíso Santiago consortium of local firm Sigdo Koppers and China Railway Engineering Corporation. The US$2.5 billion plan consisted of a 127 km (79 mi) line with four stations to be designed for passenger trains to run at up to 220 km/h (140 mph), offering an end-to-end journey time of 45 min, around half the time currently taken by road. The line would also be suitable for freight trains operating at up to 85 km/h (53 mph). [3]
Price: 12.5 USD
Location: Los Angeles, California
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