The Rainforest Ecological Train or Waterfalls Train (''Tren Ecológico de la Selva'' or ''Tren de las Cataratas'') is a

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train that runs through the forest inside

Iguazú National Park The Iguazú National Park ( es, Parque Nacional Iguazú) is a national park of Argentina, located in the Iguazú Department, in the north of the province of Misiones, Argentine Mesopotamia. It has an area of . History The area of the park ...

in the north of the

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. The line is long and was built using rail track by French manufacturer

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.El chisporroteo de la chorbita mandó a vía muerta al “Trencito” de Yerba Buena
on ''La Gazeta'', 11 Apr 2014 (archived)

Characteristics

The train can transport up to 150 passengers over of track from the Visitors’ Centre to ''Cataratas'' (Waterfalls) Station and ''Garganta del Diablo'' (Devil's Gorge) Station. It carries approximately 900,000 visitors yearly. The train was built in

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Ltd, in

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. It is painted green and the propane-fired locomotive pulls up to fivePhoto of the train with only 3 wagons
/ref> opened-roofed carriages with wooden seats at the sides so that the passengers can view the forest. The tracks run along the

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and the train runs at speeds of up to , stopping when animals cross the lines. The journey takes about 20 minutes. From ''Garganta del Diablo'' (Devil's Gorge) Station visitors can go to a viewing platform built on the edge of the huge

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high called ''Garganta del Diablo''.

Stations

*Central: Main terminal with a commercial area, restrooms, first-aid room and Park Ranger offices. *Cataratas (Waterfalls): A square, lounge area, fast food services and restrooms. Pathways to the Lower and Upper Circuits. *Garganta (Devil's Gorge): A square, restrooms and fast food premises. The Garganta del Diablo walkway leads to viewing platforms built over the lip of the waterfall.

References

External links

*
Tren Ecológico
on Parque Iguazú
Ecological Rainforest Train
on Patagonia-Argentina

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Stations

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