The "Trail", denominated this way by their narrow trail of so single 75 cm, it was installed to transport the wool harvest and livestock in foot through valleys and plateaus patagónicas. The boxcars that date of 1922, were made in wood by the Belgian factory Famillereux and they have as only heating salamander stoves that the same passengers feed with coal or firewood. Their locomotives of the type Mikado, they were manufactured in United States and Germany. |
Journey: Esquel - The Maitén, Esquel - Nahuel Pan, The Maitén - Devio Thomas
Province: Chubut.
Departure: Esquel and The Maitén.
Destination: The Maitén, Nahuel Bread and Devio Thomae.
- Duration of the trip to The Maitén: 4 hs.
- Duration of the trip to Nahuel Pan: 1 h.
- Duration of the trip to Devio Thomas: 1:45 hs.
Km of journey:
- to The Maitén: 165 km
- to Nahuel Bread: 19,6 km
- to Deviation Thomae: 26,4 km
Stations : The Maitén, Leleque, Lepá, The Mayoco, La Cancha, Nahuel Pan and Esquel
Near attractiveness: PN Los Alerces, Center of Ski La Hoya.
Main characteristic : Train with locomotive to vapor and trail of single 75 cm that it travels valleys and plateaus patagónicas. It reaches bench marks on the level of the sea from 600 to 1200 mts., with slopes of up to 15 grades, and has in their layout 626 curves. The load boxcars and those of passengers, the same as the locomotives date of the year 1922.
Services on board: Load boxcars and for passengers, first class, car dining room, heating through salamanders. It guides tourist.
Capacity: 40/50 passengers |