Tren de la Araucanía (Expreso de la Araucanía)
Navigate from Victoria to Temuco / Lautaro across a span of 65km.
3 hours
65 km
6,000–8,000 CLP round-trip
Standard Heritage Seating
Meals: None
Ensuite: No
Senior / Child (60+ / 5–12 years)
Baldwin Locomotive Works Type 80, 4-8-2 'Mountain' configuration, built Philadelphia 1940 (locomotive No. 820, National Historic Monument)
~85 tonnes (estimated)
1,435 mm standard gauge
Westinghouse air brake system on locomotive and carriages
Steam operation on narrow heritage right-of-way
Single-track operation with passing loops
Gradient climbs through Andean foothills
Locomotive 820 requires intensive maintenance by museum staff
1940 Baldwin 820 + 1930 German dining car + 3 heritage passenger cars (2 German 1954, 1 Argentinian 1975) + 1961 Chilean water tender
Victoria–Lautaro–Temuco (65 km)
50 km/h (heritage operation)
Perquenco River Viaduct; Malleco Viaduct (visible on horizon from Victoria–Temuco corridor)
Museo Ferroviario Pablo Neruda de Temuco / EFE Trenes de Chile