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Sarmiento Railway
The Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Railway (FCDFS) (Spanish: Ferrocarril Domingo Faustino Sarmiento), named after the former Argentine president, statesman, educator, and author Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, is one of the six state-owned Argentina, Argentine railway divisions formed after President Juan Perón's Railway nationalization in Argentina, nationalisation of the Argentine railway network in 1948. The six companies were managed by Ferrocarriles Argentinos which was later broken up during the process of railway Railway Privatisation in Argentina, privatisation beginning in 1991 during Carlos Menem's presidency. The principal lines departed from Once railway station in Buenos Aires to the west through the provinces of Buenos Aires Province, Buenos Aires, La Pampa Province, La Pampa, Córdoba Province (Argentina), Córdoba, San Luis Province, San Luis and Mendoza Province, Mendoza. The railway was created after the nationalization of Indian gauge, broad gauge lines on the Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CSR EMU (Argentina)
The CSR EMU is a series of electric multiple unit cars manufactured by CSR Corporation Limited for use on Buenos Aires' commuter rail network. As of 2015, the trains operated on three of the city's lines and 705 cars were manufactured, with each line using a different number of cars per train. They were created for use on lines electrified using both third rail and overhead lines. Background By 2013, the rolling stock of Buenos Aires' commuter rail network was ageing and deteriorating rapidly. At the same time, high-profile accidents in 2011 Flores rail crash, Flores and 2012 Buenos Aires rail disaster, Once in previous years had led the Government of Argentina, national government to revise the concession-based Railway privatisation in Argentina, railway privatisation, which was largely blamed for the deterioration of the network. The government thus decided to intervene, revoking concessions to companies such as Trenes de Buenos Aires and setting up Trenes Argentinos to manage t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
