Ticlio

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Ticlio is a railway crossing loop in Peru whose main claim to fame is that up until 2006 it was the highest station in the world on a standard gauge railway. Elevation 15,610 ft. above sea-level. It lies on the Pacific side of the Andes. On the approach line to Ticlio eight tunnels were necessary in a stretch of less than two miles.

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