The General Bartolomé Mitre Railway (FCGBM), named after the former Argentine president Bartolomé Mitre, is one of the six state-owned Argentine railway lines formed after President Juan Perón's nationalisation of the railway network in 1948 and one of the largest of Argentina. The six divisions, managed by Ferrocarriles Argentinos were later broken up during the process of railway privatisation beginning in 1991 during Carlos Menem's presidency.
A CNR CKD8 locomotive used for long distance services to Rosario, Córdoba and Tucumán
A CNR CKD8 Ferrocarriles Argentinos train bound for Rosario.
Rosario Central station, closed in 1977.
Rosario Norte, originally built by the Buenos Aires and Rosario Railway.
The Rosario and Puerto Belgrano Railway was a French-owned railway company which operated a 5 ft 6 in broad gauge, 5 ft 6 in, single track line between the cities of Rosario and Puerto Belgrano in Argentina. Puerto Belgrano, near the city of Bahía Blanca in Buenos Aires Province, is the main naval base in Argentina. The original idea behind the building of the railway was to link points that were closer to either Rosario or Bahía Blanca than they were to Buenos Aires, thereby taking traffic from the British-owned companies BA Great Southern and BA Western railways.
Inaugural trip of the line, December 1910
Image: Rosario pto belgrano railway
Bahía Blanca station building in 1930
Coronel Suárez station, then part of Ferrocarril General Roca after 1948 nationalization