Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia

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Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia
Overview
Locale	Chile/Bolivia
History
Opened	1873
Technical
Line length	1,537 km (955 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track with passing loops
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge
Old gauge	2 ft 6 in (762 mm)
Highest elevation	4,815 m (15,797 ft)
Route map

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Legend
km elev in m 0.00 Antofagasta 3 4.14 Playa Blanca 62 13.90 Sargento Aldea 296 20.20 La Negra 405 29.39 Portezuelo 553 35.48 O'Higgins 550 37.00 Uribe 583 58.61 Prat 700 70.00 Latorre 783 82.94 Cuevitas 893 95.95 Baquedano 1,010 108.74 Cerrillos 1,164 116.45 El Buitre 1,234 120.12 Santa Rosa 1,266 121.85 Carmen Alto 1,287 127.92 Salinas 1,341 132.08 Peineta 1,353 136.13 Central 1,368 143.31 Unión 1,411 148.00 Placilla 1,431 153.41 Solitario 1,470 161.48 La Noria 1,540 165.33 Rebosadero 1,606 170.38 Sierra Gorda 1,623 178.87 Cochrane 1,710 204.87 Cerritos Bayos 2,142 238.24 Calama 2,265 252.87 San Salvador 2,467 269.28 Cere 2,641 299.22 Conchi 3,015 Loa Viaduct in use to 1914 312.24 San Pedro 3,223 339.68 Polapi 3,372 366.00 Ascotán summit 3,956 387.26 Cebollar 3,729 402.44 Carcote 3,802 411.88 San Martin 3,688 440.00 Ollagüe 3,696 Chile Bolivia border 469.86 Chiguana 3,678 515.80 Julaca 3,658 545.62 Río Grande 3,658 610.36 Uyuni 3,659 659.36 Chita 3,745 760.88 Sevaruyo 3,745 813.26 Challapata 3,706 876.31 Poopó 3,709 924.15 Oruro 3,694 this section originally built as 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge 980.00 Eucaliptus 3,724 1,040.00 Patacamaya 3,785 1,100.00 Ingavi 3,869 1,120.00 Viacha 3,851 1,152.00 La Paz 3,689 km elev in m

The Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia (British company name: Antofagasta (Chili) & Bolivia Railway or FCAB for short) is a private railway operating in the northern provinces of Chile. It is notable in that it was one of the earliest railways built to 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge, with a route that climbed from sea level to over 4,500 m (14,764 ft), while handling goods traffic totaling near 2 million tons per annum. It proved that a railway with such a narrow gauge could do the work of a standard gauge railway, and influenced the construction of other railways such as the Estrada de Ferro Oeste de Minas. It was later converted to 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge, and still operates today.