Chris Guss
Vast amounts of nothingness
A southbound manganese concentrate train from Bolivia begins the climb from one salar (salt depression) to another, larger one, just south of here.
It took about 45 minutes to cross the eight-mile tangent across the salar in the background before reaching the base of the grade around the corner.
The wicked wind all day on this portion of the line was in the 30-40mph range with higher gusts. It felt like someone was sandblasting your face standing on the edge of these slopes.
Vast amounts of nothingness
A southbound manganese concentrate train from Bolivia begins the climb from one salar (salt depression) to another, larger one, just south of here.
It took about 45 minutes to cross the eight-mile tangent across the salar in the background before reaching the base of the grade around the corner.
The wicked wind all day on this portion of the line was in the 30-40mph range with higher gusts. It felt like someone was sandblasting your face standing on the edge of these slopes.