Traffic
Primary traffic on the railway has always been mineral, with nitrate (an essential ingredient of explosives prior to World War I) and copper being very important. Bridge traffic between Bolivia and northern Chile grew in importance and continues to this day.
Passengers were catered for in earlier days by a luxury train with sleeping and dining carriages, one of the few trains on 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge anywhere in the world with these conveniences. The International, as the train was called, continued to operate on the metre gauge after gauge conversion. The train was later replaced by railcars, however no passenger service is provided today.
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