In January and February 1998, the line was interrupted at various spots by flooding. To repair the track, it was necessary to put new ballast and sleepers at the most critical points. This incident caused the derailment of a mixed train. The railway line serves various small settlements and one town. None of the intermediate stations is located at a direct road linking them with the capital cities.
Bus services are scarce and the access roads are in very bad shape.
The only station with good road access is Tranqueras. This last objective is easy to reach after the renovation of the over one hundred year old rails. It must be considered to finally reach a travel time of 1h 30 min. As a second step, it is planned to reintroduce passenger trains between Tacuaremb , Valle Ed n and Tambores or even Piedra Sola. The section Tranqueras Rivera has the potential for a more frequent regional service in addition to the trains running over the entire line.