Chile Guide
Santiago
Museo Ferroviario
Opening time: Tues– Fri 10am–5.30pm, Sat & Sun 11am–5.30pm, guided tours available Sat & Sun mornings
Price: CH$750
Telephone: 6814627
Address: Avenida Portales, in the Parque Quinta Normal
Shiny black steam engines herald the outdoor Museo Ferroviario. The museum consists of fourteen pristine locomotives dating from 1893 to 1940, including a splendid Kitson-Meyer, manufactured in England in 1909 and shipped over to Chile, where it served the famous trans-Andean service from Los Andes to Mendoza in Argentina until 1971. Another highlight is the luxurious wood-panelled presidential train, built in 1911 for Ramón Barros Luco – if you ask nicely you'll be allowed to climb on board.