Trem do Corcovado

( Corcovado Rack Railway )
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Description

The Corcovado Rack Railway (Portuguese: Trem do Corcovado) is a mountain rack railway in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from Cosme Velho to the summit of Corcovado at an elevation of 710 m (2,329 ft). The summit is famous for its giant statue of Christ the Redeemer and for its views over the city and beaches.

 Construction of the rail line c. 1884 Paneiras station c. 1897, well before the construction of Christ the Redeemer

The railway was opened by Emperor Dom Pedro II of Brazil on 9 October 1884. Initially hauled by steam locomotives, the line was electrified in 1910, a first in Brazil. It was re-equipped in 1980[1] with trains built by Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works (SLM) of Winterthur, Switzerland, and these were in turn replaced in 2019[2] by vehicles from SLM's successor company Stadler Rail.

The line has been ridden by many famous people, including Pope Pius XII, Pope John Paul II, Alberto Santos-Dumont, Albert Einstein and Diana, Princess of Wales.[3]

^ "Estrada de Ferro do Corcovado". www.pell.portland.or.us. Retrieved 26 March 2021. ^ "Novos trens do Corcovado começam a operar na próxima semana". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2 October 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2021. ^ "Estrada de Ferro do Corcovado". 8 October 2006. Archived from the original on 8 October 2006. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
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Rodrigo Soldon from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - CC BY 2.0
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