Railway privatisation in Argentina
Railway privatisation in Argentina was a process which began in 1989 under the presidency of Carlos Menem, following a series of neoliberal economic reforms. This primarily consisted of breaking up the state-owned railway company Ferrocarriles Argentinos (FA) and allowing the former lines to be operated by private companies instead of the state.
Carlos Menem's administration carried out the privatisation process
Sarmiento Railway rolling stock during the FA era
Ferrosur Roca was granted Roca Railway
Nuevo Central Argentino took over Mitre Railway
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