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Background
In August 1993, Buenos Aires al Pacífico-San Martin began operations under a concession providing for lease of Argentina's San Martin Railway for
30 years.
The San Martin line is now operating under the commercial name: ALL
Central
(formerly "BAP").
ALL Central extends westward from the city of Buenos Aires to the western provinces of Mendoza and San Juan, close to the border with Chile.
It is a single-track broad gauge railway and is primarily used for the transportation of freight from regions in the west to consumption zones and Port facilities in the east.
ALL Central also links Chile and the western provinces of Argentina to Uruguay, Paraguay and Brazil via Ferrocarril
Mesopotamico-General Urquiza (ALL Mesopotámica).
ALL Central is owned by América Latina Logística
(the Sao Paulo-based owner of Brazil's Ferrovia Sul
Atlantico), RDC and the Argentine
government.
Operating Statistics
| Statistics
as of December 31, 2008 |
Major Traffic Flows |
Length
in Km. |
Length
in Miles |
Annual Tonnage |
Locomotives |
Wagons |
Crude Oil
Grain
Limestone
Coke
Wine
Containers |
5,690 |
3,535 |
3.5 Million |
110 |
5,256 |
System Map
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on thumbnail to view larger image of the ALL Central railroad system.
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