Ecuador Steam 2003 Part 4 The Devils Nose to Alausi at Night

A RTC charter on the Guayaquil & Quito Railway to travel all operable parts of the line in September 2003
After many decades of service the railway was severely damaged by heavy rainfall during the El Niño in 1997 and 1998 but in 2008 the president Rafael Correa named the railroad a "national cultural patrimony" and indicated that it would be restored. The government of Ecuador started to rehabilitate the railway and service was restored between Guayaquil and Quito by 2013. However in 2020, after a change of president, all railway services ceased and by presidential decree the liquidation of the railway company commenced.
Part 4 shot on 07-09-2003 is a trip with G&Q Baldwin 2-8-0 53 (1953) from the top of the Devils Nose to Alausi at night, climbing around 600 metres in 11km or 2000 feet in 7 miles.
This may not be everyones cup of tea as obviously the visuals are limited but it is atmospheric and if you like the sound of a hard working steam locomotive, the rumble of the oil burner and the whine of the generator then sit back and turn up the volume.
Featured are
A quick resume of events before the trip and onboard footage shot from the tender of the locomotive.
Locos seen are
G&Q Baldwin 2-8-0 53 (1953)
S&C Baldwin 2-8-0 17 (1935)
G&Q Autoferro 98
G&Q GEC Alsthom Bo-Bo-Bo (1992)