Apart from the Bogota-Nemocon ride, which is more of a tourist attraction, this is the last train in Colombia. So it took it, since buses don't agree with me. The best thing about the ride are the views. You can sit on the roof of the train and watch the beautiful Colombian landscapes roll by. The train goes rather slow, so dont worry.
People are very nice, and it seemed very safe.
Everyone threw plastic out of the windows with a nonchalance that truly shocked me. No-one even blinked, or thought twice about it. Barranca is not that interesting, an industrial town. I headed for San Gil, south of Bucaramanga. San Gil is just another town, but closeby is Barichara, which may well be the most beautiful pueblo in Colombia, as they claim.