This is on my to do list before I die and wanted to go this year..but looks like I may have to put it off a year due to this flood. Was the washed out train track at the end of the video that one that goes to Cuzco?
yes, there is only ONE train between Cuzco and the ruins at Macchu Picchu .. and a rather sparse track at that (at least 30 years ago). It’s such a long ago memory but part of me is saying there is not only one train but only one track, i.e., one track up and the same one back, at least at some point(s). Wish I could remember better.
The train itself was rather exotic, yellow with red trim .. NOT Amtrak! And to add to the exotica, there was a native who’d play El Condor Pasa on a flute. Music seemed to be everywhere down there, from the hotels, to the streets, to the trains. I have to admit, it was magical.
When you go, be prepared for that altitude, and accept the coca tea when you arrive in Cuzco. If you can, spend a couple days there before heading up to the ruins, so you get some equilibrium back. Again, as I recall, the altitude of Cuzco is higher than Macchu Picchu, but you want to feel really good to walk around the ruins.