PeruRail
Rain and Sacred Valley rail repairs prompt PeruRail train detour
After another heavy rainy season damaged tracks, railway concessionaire Ferrocarril Trasandino has shut down PeruRail’s operations between Cusco and the Sacred Valley through the month of June.
PeruRail gets tough on carry-on baggage limits for its Machu Picchu & Puno train service
[Originally published July 27, 2012] If you thought the ever-shrinking limits on the weight and size of carry-on luggage was an exclusively airline-thing, think again.
Train schedules announced ahead of April 1 Machu Picchu reopening
[Originally published March 16, 2010] PeruRail formally has announced its provisional train schedule from Cusco to Machu Picchu set to begin March 29 — two months after torrential rain caused widespread flooding and landslides, destroying much of the rail line when the adjacent Vilcanota River transformed into a raging torrent and overran its banks.
New Train Service from Ollantaytambo to Machu Picchu
[Originally published October 7, 2009] There’s a new train service running between Ollantaytambo and Aguas Calientes, offering an alternative for travelers to reach Machu Picchu.