Sunday, July 26, 2026

el coche motor 'Flecha del Sur' Chile, 1941


The Flecha del Sur (Arrow of the South), a high-speed diesel-electric train set used in Chile between 1940 and the 1960s, here photographed by Hart Preston for LIFE magazine in 1941 at the La Unión station.
These railcars were manufactured in Germany by MAN and were inspired by the German "Fliegende Hamburger" design. The train featured a distinct aerodynamic Art Deco design with a shovel nose and connected Santiago and Puerto Montt in approximately 17 hours.

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