Historia del Ferrocarril Ecuatoriano (AKA El tren más difícil del mundo)

From Cuenca to San Lorenzo, from Salinas to Pelileo, rolling through Manta and Machala, the railroad lifted and integrated a country divided by geography, whose inhabitants traveled at the pace of donkeys and horses. Beginning in the 19th century, trains became the country's primary means of transporting freight and passengers, while also undergoing a visionary expansion and planning that was overshadowed by the growing use of road vehicles. Governments increasingly gave them less importance, and although it enjoyed a brief revival, the existence of the world's most difficult train is in danger and its future appears uncertain. --------- Introduction and background: 0:00 Planning and initial proposals 1:21 Start of construction and development up to Bucay 2:18 Continuation along Eloy Alfaro 3:35 First steps in El Oro 5:32 Beginning to climb the Andes 6:01 Jamaicans and the Devil's Nose 7:08 Development along the Avenue of the Volcanoes 8:42 Arrival in Quito 10:18 Expansion in El Oro 11:35 Impact of the Southern Railway and decree of the Southern Railway 12:00 Manabí Railway and the Guayaquil-Salinas route 12:44 Start of the Southern Railway 13:33 The Curaray Railway 13:47 Start of the Railroad to San Lorenzo 2:20 PM The Coastal Railroad and final expansion in El Oro 3:24 PM Roads and nationalization of the Southern Railroad 4:01 PM Closure of the Curaray Railroad and construction delays 4:43 PM Closure in Manabí 5:34 PM Completion of the Northern Railroad 5:49 PM Closure of the Coastal Railroad 6:39 PM Completion of the Southern Railroad 7:25 PM Fragmentation of the Northern Route and closure in El Oro 8:49 PM Diesel locomotives and reduction of the Northern Route 9:07 PM Closure of the Southern Railroad 9:57 PM State at the end of the 20th century 10:50 PM Division of the Southern Railroad and further reduction of the Northern Railroad 12:15 PM Recovery For tourist use 28:20 Abandoned again 29:52 Telegram: https://t.me/+zhWLv2yrS11lNDdh Your participation encourages the creation of new content!