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Villa María And Rufino Railway
The Villa María and Rufino Railway (VM&RR) (native name: Ferrocarril Villa María a Rufino) was a Great Britain, British-owned company that, towards the end of the 19th century, built and operated a Indian gauge, broad gauge, , railway line in Argentina. History The VM&RR was granted a concession on 15 August 1887 to construct a 227 km line between Villa María, Córdoba, Villa María in Córdoba Province (Argentina), Córdoba Province, on the Central Argentine Railway (CAR), and Rufino, Santa Fe, Rufino in Santa Fe Province, on the Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway (BA&P). The section between Villa María and La Carlota, Córdoba, Argentina, La Carlota was opened on 26 October 1890 and from La Carlota to Rufino on 23 March 1891. The line passed through the developing grain zone, which lay between the main lines operated by the BA&P and the CAR, and became a valuable feeder for the former railway. At that time the VM&R provided farmers situated along its route with their on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rufino Train 1900-06
Rufino may refer to: *Rufino (given name) *Rufino Family, Filipino family *Rufinus of Assisi, Italian saint sometimes known as Rufino *Rufino, Santa Fe, Argentina *Rufino Plaza, Tallest skyscraper in the Philippines See also *Ruffino, a wine producer based in the Tuscany region of Italy * Rufinus (other) {{disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Argentine Railway
The Central Argentine Railway, referred to as CA below, (in Spanish: Ferrocarril Central Argentino) was one of the ''Big Four'' Indian gauge, broad gauge, Great Britain, British companies that built and operated railway networks in Argentina. The company had been established in the 19th century, to serve the provinces of Argentina, provinces of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe and Córdoba Province (Argentina), Córdoba, in the east-central region of the country. It would later extend its operations to Buenos Aires, Tucumán, and Santiago del Estero. The railroad had a complicated relationship with its employees in the 1910s, and then it had a complicated relationship with the government of Argentina in the 1920s. History Origins In 1854, United States, American engineer Allan Campbell sent a proposal to members of the government of the Argentine Confederation. Campbell wanted a study to be done on the construction of a possible railway line between cities of Rosario, Santa Fe, Rosa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1887 Establishments In Argentina
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