Esther

Esther club

Posted: 01 Jan 2014


Taken: 07 Aug 2013

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Around the bend

Around the bend
On the Devil's Nose Train Ride.

Nariz del Diablo, or Devil's Nose train - was named after the near vertical mountain of the same name which blocked the route. Engineers designed a series of switchbacks which allowed the train to climb nearly 2700 feet at a gradient of 1-in-18 by going forwards then backwards up a second set of tracks. tracks.

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6 comments - The latest ones
 Esther
Esther club
Thanks for your comments.
10 years ago.
 Philippe_28
Philippe_28 club
Very dry valley
10 years ago.
 Esther
Esther club
Thanks, Philippe and Duane.
10 years ago.
 Esther
Esther club
It was a fun ride.
10 years ago.
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
Conveys the atmosphere of the place so well
10 years ago.
 Esther
Esther club
Thank you!
10 years ago.

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