The Railroad Belgrano known as "Train to the Clouds" was built by the engineer Richard Fontaine Maury among the years 1923-1948 and it crosses in its journey 29 bridges, 21 tunnels, 13 viaducts and 2 zig zags. For their great height, many times clouds can be appreciated under the bridges or in the hillsides, of there their name. The train travels the Valley of Lerma until the Gulch of Bull and it reaches the 4.200 meters on the level of the sea in the Viaduct The Polvorilla, impressive engineering work that runs off with with a height 70 meters on the river channel.

Journey:

• Salta - Viaduct The Polvorilla
• Salta - Diego de Almagro (Train of the Sun)

Province: Salta

Departure: Salta

Destination: Viaduct The Polvorilla and Train of the Sun: Diego de Almagro

Duration of the trip

• to Viaduct The Polvorilla: 15 hs
• to Train of the Sun: Diego de Almagro: 13 hs

Km of journey

• to Viaduct The Polvorilla: 189 km
• to Diego de Almagro: 100 km

Stations to Viaduct The Polvorilla: Salta, Alvarado, Cerrillos, Rosario de Lerma, Campo Quijano, V. Toledo, El Alisal, Chorrillos, Ing. Maury, Gob. Solá, Puerta Tastil, Meseta, Tacuara, D. Almagro, Incahuasi, Cachiñal, Muñano, Los Patos, San Antonio de los Cobres, Mina Concordia, Viaducto La Polvorilla.

Stations to Train of the Sun: Diego de Almagro: Salta, Alvarado, Cerrillos, Rosario de Lerma, Campo Quijano, V. Toledo, El Alisal, Chorrillos, Ing. Maury, Gob. Solá, Puerta Tastil, Meseta, Tacuara, D. Almagro.

Near attractiveness

• To Viaduct The Polvorilla: Puna, Salta , Ruins of Tastil, San Antonio of the Coppers, Viaduct The Polvorilla.
• To Train of the Sun: Diego de Almagro: Puna, Salta , Ruins of Tastil.

Main characteristic: The Brunch C-14 of the General Railroad Belgrano the Valley of Lerma travels until Field Quijano from where it ascends slowly until the Gulch of Bull until it reaches the 4.200 meters on the level of the sea in the Viaduct The Polvorilla. The first tourist train ran in 1972.

Services on board: Boxcars of first class with heating, car dining room, panoramic car, folkloric shows, medical, audio clinic, video and bilingual guides.

Capacity: 640 passengers