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Museo del Tren - Salta & El Tren a las nubes

4400 Salta Capital, Argentina

Address Ameghino y Balcarce-Est. FFCC
Estacion de Salta Balcarce Ameghino 
 
Floor area unfortunately not known yet  
 
Museum typ Exhibition
Railway
  • Bridges and Tunnels
  • Railway Technique


Opening times

Admission
Status from 09/2020
We don't know the fees.

Contact
Tel.:+54-387-43 10 860-728  Tel.2:+54-387-42 23 033  
eMail:amigodeltren@hotmail.com
info@trenalasnubes.com  
 

Homepage turismo.salta.gov.ar/otros/628/museo-del-tren/salta
trenalasnubes.com.ar/inicio-en

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Location / Directions
S24.777179° W65.411231°S24°46.63074' W65°24.67386'S24°46'37.8444" W65°24'40.4316"

Description

In Salta starts the Tren a las nubes. It is the most amazing train in the world, the one that takes you to the clouds, reaches a height of 4,200 meters in its 217 km trip.

It is one of the highest railways in the world, taking its way across the high picks of the Cordillera de los Andes, surrounded by striking sceneries. The train departs from the city of Salta, passes through the Valle de Lerma, enters the Quebrada del Toro and finally reaches La Puna.

It takes its name Tren a las Nubes, from the clouds that are often seen under bridges and around slopes.

The number of spirals, viaducts, tunnels and other twists and turns that the train passes through arises from a decision made by the designer of this project, the US engineer Richard Maury. He took into account the principle of adhesion of train wheels to the railways and the laws of physics, ruling out the funicular system commonly used, so that the train may safely reach the expected heights. The train has no cogwheels, not even for the steepest slopes, since the railways are peculiarly arranged, running through a system of zigzags and spirals.

The train leaves from the General Belgrano station in the city of Salta, 1187 meters above the sea level, and ends its journey at the viaduct.


Description
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O trem mais assombroso do mundo, o que chega às nuvens, ascende a 4.200 metros de altura num percurso de 434 km (ida e volta).

É uma das três linhas ferroviárias mais altas do mundo, que atravessa montanhas vertiginosas da Cordilheira dos Andes entre paisagens espetaculares. Parte da cidade de Salta, atravessa o vale de Lerm, para introduzir-se na Quebrada del Toro e chegar até a Puna.

Denominado Trem às Nuvens, já que por sua grande altura, muitas vezes podem apreciar-se nuvens embaixo das pontes ou nas ladeiras.

A quantidade de rolos, viadutos, túneis e outras sinuosidades que percorre o trem se devem a que o autor do projeto, o engenheiro americano Richard Maury, começou tendo em conta o princípio de aderência das rodas do trem às vias e pelas leis da física, eliminando o sistema mecânico de engrenagem normalmente usado pra que as formações ferroviárias possam subir com capacidade às alturas. Não utiliza rodas dentadas, nem sequer para as partes mais inclinadas da subida, porque as vias estão dispostas de uma maneira peculiar, circulando por um sistema de zigzags e espirais.

O trem parte da estação General Belgrano, na cidade de Salta, a 1.187 metros sobre o nível do mar, e termina no viaduto.


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