Richard Maury, American-Argentinian engineer, designed the Salta–Antofagasta railway (died 1950)

Richard Maury

Richard Fontaine Maury was an American railway engineer and naturalized Argentine. He became known for the project of the Argentine "Ramal C-14" of the Ferrocarril General Manuel Belgrano and the touristic Tren a las Nubes.

Salta–Antofagasta railway

Railway line in Argentina and Chile

The Salta–Antofagasta railway, also named Huaytiquina, is a non-electrified single track railway line that links Argentina and Chile passing through the Andes. It is a 1,000 mm metre gauge railway with a total length of 941 km, connecting the city of Salta (Argentina) to the one…