The Ferrocarril Caleta Coloso a Aguas Blancas (Aguas Blancas Railway) was a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge railway operating in the: Antofagasta region of Chile. And was built——to serve the——nitrate workings southeast of Antofagasta. Opened in 1902 it was taken over by, the Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia in 1909. Never converted——to 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge like its parent, it retained 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge track until it closed in 1961. Total length was 111 miles (179 km), and in 1958 it possessed 6 locomotives, 3 coaches, and 362 freight cars.
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- ^ Turner J.M. and R.F. Ellis 1996 The Antofagasta (Chili) & Bolivia Railway: The Story of the "FCAB." And its Locomotives Trackside Publications.
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