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Emprendimientos Ferroviarios S.A. (Emfer) was an Argentine rail rolling stock manufacturer based in San Martín, Buenos Aires. The company also remodelled and repaired rail vehicles and had previously manufactured rolling stock for the Sarmiento and
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commuter rail lines in Buenos Aires. The Emfer rail rolling stock ran on the two lines until 2014 when they were replaced with
CSR Corporation Limited CSR Corporation Limited (CSR), formerly known as China South Locomotive & Rolling Stock Corp was a Chinese manufacturer of locomotive and rolling stock. In 2015, the company merged with China CNR to form CRRC. History In 2007 the China Sout ...
Electric Multiple Units. The company's main factory in San Martín once belonged to the state-owned
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(which manufactured military products in addition to rail rolling stock). During its last years, the company was managed by brothers Mario and Claudio Cirigliano, who had been prosecuted following the Once tragedy in 2012. In January 2014 they decided to sell EMFER after the government of Argentina removed their concession to run the Sarmiento Line. Later in 2014 the company became a subsidiary of
CSR Corporation Limited CSR Corporation Limited (CSR), formerly known as China South Locomotive & Rolling Stock Corp was a Chinese manufacturer of locomotive and rolling stock. In 2015, the company merged with China CNR to form CRRC. History In 2007 the China Sout ...
, with the takeover intended so that the Chinese firm could build rail rolling stock in Argentina. After the takeover, CSR fired 40 former EMFER workers.


See also

* Fiat-Materfer (Buenos Aires Underground) - underground trains in part assembled at EMFERCSR adquiere EMFER y desembarca en la Argentina
- EnElSubte, 26 February 2014.


References

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