Morón, Buenos Aires
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Morón is a city in the Argentine province of Buenos Aires, capital of the Morón partido, located in the Greater Buenos Aires metropolitan area, at 34°39′S 58°37′W. Located 20 km (13 mi) west of Downtown Buenos Aires, Morón is easily reached via bus along Avenida Rivadavia, via National Highway 7, and the Sarmiento railway line.
Plaza San Martín with the Cathedral of Morón
The old Western Railway station
Historic City Hall, in use as such until 1948.
Catedral Basílica Inmaculada Concepción del Buen Viaje
Buenos Aires Western Railway
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The Buenos Aires Western Railway (BAWR), inaugurated in the city of Buenos Aires on 29 August 1857, was the first railway built in Argentina and the start of the extensive rail network which was developed over the following years. The locomotive La Porteña, built by the British firm EB Wilson & Company in Leeds, was the first train to travel on this line.
Locomotive La Porteña, c. 1873
Invitation card to the opening of the line, 1857.
Del Parque was the main station, then demolished in 1889.
La Floresta (c. 1869) was the first terminus.