Overview
- The municipality launched the empty-run at 7 a.m., moving wagons from Parque de la Muralla to the Chosica maintenance yard without passengers.
- This phase verifies mechanical systems, applies required oils and other fluids, and checks wheel–rail behavior before any public operation.
- A locomotive from Ferrocarriles Centrales Andinos is leading the initial convoys, with the project’s first own locomotive expected to later transfer 90 gallery cars and 19 locomotives.
- ProInversión is advising a progressive implementation, with a passenger marcha blanca eyed for around the second quarter of 2026 contingent on test results and repairs, and no firm start date set.
- Contraloría and MTC reports cite severe faults and storage-related damage in the donated stock, while a large valuation gap flagged by Sunat has raised transparency and cost concerns.