Central Andean Railway in Peru
https://doi.org/10.30932/1992-3252-2020-18-6-272-303
Abstract
Built in the late 19th century, the Central Andean Railway in Peru was created through attracting foreign capital and foreign engineering ideas. Large-scale plans for exploitation of the richest deposits of copper, silver and gold formed the basis for construction of this railway line. The engineering solutions used in this project impress specialists even today. In particular, the so-called zigzags, which made it possible to lay a route along the inaccessible mountain ranges of the Andes. As the main investor of the project, American entrepreneur Henry Meiggs, once once said that the train will arrive there where llama can get.
The chief engineer, author of the project, overseeing construction of the Central Railway, was Ernest Malinowski, a Polish specialist, honorary citizen of Peru.
«The project of engineer Ernest Malinowski provides for construction of a railway line at an altitude of almost 5000 meters above sea level , which is impossible. The implementation of the bridges and viaducts designed by him seems to be risky», – this is how his contemporaries evaluated the project of the Polish engineer.
About the Author
M. Graff
Ph.D., Member of the Editorial Boards of the Journals Rail Transport Technology and the World of Railways
Poland
Poland
Marek Graff, Ph.D., Member of the Editorial Boards of the Journals Rail Transport Technology and the World of Railways
Warsaw
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Graff M. Central Andean Railway in Peru. World of Transport and Transportation. 2020;18(6):272-303. https://doi.org/10.30932/1992-3252-2020-18-6-272-303
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