Abandoned steam locomotives at a train depot in the desert | URBEX
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Published 2024-06-02
In this series I make a roadtrip in the Atacama desert with Frank to discover its rich industrial past. In this episode we have a brief stop at the Baquedano railway depot, established in the late 19th century. Once a crucial hub for the nitrate industry, it features historic abandoned steam locomotives, trains, cars, wagons and a rare roundhouse.
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All Comments (21)
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No rain, no humidity, no rust. An amazing sight.
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What led to the demise of the Chilean nitrate industry began when Germany was unable to obtain it in the First World War which led to the development of making Urea. With the development of natural gas it made the synthesizing of the various nitrate compounds relatively cheap compared to mining ancient deposits.
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I explored the Baquedano depot and took a lot of pictures there in 2019. Looks like they are leaving it to the elements. Most engines were a lot cleaner five years ago, you could see their original black paint. Maybe it takes a very rare rain to take care of this. A very special place, especially since you can roam around with no „don‘t touch“ or „don‘t climb“ signs and no wardens around. It requires a lot of respect to just look and leave everything as it is. The remoteness of this place clearly helps!
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The prolific brainpower of the human being is astonishing. The locomotives are works of art. Fabulous. Great video post.
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The gold standard of urban exploration videos🥇thanks Bob
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It's cool how urban explorers have become a form of historian because they get into interesting and forgotten places and give us a look into things that have been left by time.
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Regardless of the tagging or dust, it’s really admirable that Chile has opted to preserve the facility and equipment. Here in California they tear everything down and scrap it without a second thought.
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Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia (FCAB) is still operating. Their brightly painted locomotives haul copper down to the port of Antofagasta - the last leg runs down the main street from the old station to the port.
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What a beautiful sight😍 seeing steam locomotives just sitting presserved is amazing. My 2 favourites are the black 5's and 9f's. Lovely work horse engines. But any stesm locomotive is an amazing piece of history, and I get dewy eyed looking at them😁
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Amazing to see places in countries that the majority of Urbex videos didn't showcase yet, glad the algorithm blessed me with this one today.
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As a train fan this is like a dream come true.
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Even in broad daylight, the effect is eerie. Total silence beyond the soundtrack narrative and music. No birdcalls, no civilization sounds, not even wind. This place could be on a distant planet... It would make an awesome movie location, especially for a surreal dream sequence! Thank you so much for sharing! 😊
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As a chilean railroad fan, you nailed it! Great video, Baquedano's workshop is a great place to visit. And I see that you were well informed of the locomotives that are found there. I didn't expect to see this place in your channel. Well done!
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Amazing how well preserved they are, being its such a dry place its like the perfect place to keep them. Great to see them on video, thanks for showing us them.
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I think it'd be awesome to see this yard brought back to life
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Now this is good stuff, in Detroit Michigan there is a repair and maintenance hub like this still in operation maintaining steam locomotives, at Greenfield Village, near the Henry Ford Museum, you can even go for a ride, fascinating, I recommend the Museum also.
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WOW!!!! That place is incredible.. It as if it was a snapshot 2000 years into the future, and the next civilization stumbled across it as was Egypt.. That's amazing and thought-provoking.
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It's a true privilege to watch you explore these forgotten places for us. Amazing!!!
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It's pretty wild how well they're preserved in the dry environment
