Ferrocarriles Argentinos
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Ferrocarriles Argentinos was a state-owned company that managed the entire Argentine railway system for nearly 45 years. It was formed in 1948 when all the private railway companies were nationalised during Juan Perón's first presidential term, and transformed into the Empresa de Ferrocarriles del Estado Argentino.
FA headquarters building in Retiro
President Juan Perón signing the acquisition of foreign railway companies in 1948
Drewry railcars that served the Patagonian Railway before the nationalisation
Federico Lacroze station was inaugurated in 1957
Comodoro Rivadavia Railway
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The Comodoro Rivadavia and Colonia Sarmiento Railway was an Argentine railway company that built and operated a broad gauge line that connected the port of Comodoro Rivadavia with Colonia Sarmiento in Chubut Province. The FCCRCS -belonging to Argentine State Railway- also connected to Central Chubut Railway.
Cdoro. Rivadavia station, c. 1940.
Image: Ferrocarril CRR
A train arriving to Km. 3, c. 1910–20
A freight train powered by a Baldwin leaving Comodoro, c. 1931