Train to Machu Picchu. Railway from Cusco to Aguas Calientes
As a tourist you are most likely to see a train in Peru if you decide to visit Machu Picchu, where a PeruRail train takes you from the station at Cusco, down through the Sacred Valley to the village of Aguas Calientes, where you can then taken up Machi Picchu by bus.PeruRail offers tourist services with Orient Express Hotels, so passengers can travel to the popular destinations of Machu Picchu and Lake Titicaca.
They have luxurious trains with panoramic windows that allow you to enjoy the scenery as you travel, with food on board.
There is also a ‘backpacker’ class of train that goes to Machu Picchu, which is not quite as comfortable but you can still enjoy the views and stick your head out of the window!
Rail travel in Peru: A PeruRail engine in the Majes valley near Arequipa.
Apart from passenger services PeruRail also run freight trains, carrying goods such as food, cement and coal.
The Ferrovías Central railway is operated by Ferrocarril Central Andino (FCCA) and has 27 stations, starting in Callao, Peru’s major port near Lima , through Lima and on into the Andes to major cities like Huancayo.
Like Peru rail, FCCA also carry cargo including food, cements and minerals from the mining companies in the Andes. They no longer have a regular passenger service but there are special tourist trains that still take the spectacular route through the mountains. The trip from LIma to Huancayo takes about 7 hours and costs about S/. 324, which is about US$114 .
links:
http://www.perurail.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PeruRail
http://www.ferrocarrilcentral.com.pe/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrocarril_Central_Andino
