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 ...
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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 ...
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