List of secondary, industrial and Decauville railways in Argentina

The list of secondary, industrial and Decauville railways in Argentina includes narrow-gauge railway lines that operated in Argentina, which used tracks, sleepers, or vehicles manufactured by French company Decauville.[1][2] The vast majority of those lines were freight services, although in some cases (such as the Ostende railway or the Yerba Buena Steam Tram) also ran passenger services.[3][4][5]

Name Local Name Province Length Gauge Further information
Agricultural Light Railways [note 1] Ferrocarriles Ligeros de Agricultura Buenos Aires [note 2] total 373.36 km, main 302.55 km, sidings 70.81 km 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) Locomotives—27, passenger cars—5, freight cars—1422. Capitalization 3,201,640 pesos (invested).[1]
Aguilares Mill Branch Railway [6] Ferrocarril Ramal Ingenio Aguilares Tucumán 8 km 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) Transport of sugar cane[1]
Cia. Argentina de Quebracho Railway Ferrocarril Cía. Argentina de Quebracho Formosa 37 km 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) General transport service (local); passengers (main) [1]
Argentine Hardwoods and Land Co. and Argentine Timber and Estates Co. Railway ? Buenos Aires (1936 in receivership, affairs in charge of Deloitte, Griffith & Co.).[1]
Argentine Salt Works Railway Ferrocarril La Salinera Argentina Buenos Aires 32.18 km 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) Locomotives—3, passenger cars—1, freight cars—10. Capitalization 176,000 pesos (invested)[1]
Bancalari Mill Railway Ferrocarril del Molino Bancalari Buenos Aires [note 3] 5.4 km 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) Transport of milk cans from nearby dairy farms to Manzanares.[7]
Bella Vista Sugar Co. Mill Branch Railway Desvío FFCC Ingenio Cía. Azucarera Bella Vista Tucumán 12.737 km 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge Transport of sugar cane[1]
Bellani and Pensa Co. Railway Ferrocarril Cia Bellani y Pensa Buenos Aires 11.26 km 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) Locomotives—1, freight cars—2. Capitalization 44,000 pesos (invested).[1]
Bourdichone and Company Branch Railway FFCC Desvio Bourdichone y Cia Córdoba 3.2 km 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) Transport of limestone.[1]
Buenos Aires Western Railway Ferrocarril Oeste de Buenos Aires Buenos Aires [note 4] 11.070 km 500 mm (19+3⁄4 in): (2.5 km)
600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in): (5 km)
750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in): (1.1 km)
1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in): (2.5 km)
Cabezas Railway Ferrocarril A. Cabezas Santiago del Estero 47 km 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) Transport of forest products[1]
Castiglioni Railway Ferrocarril Castiglioni Santiago del Estero 58 km 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) Transport of forest and miscellaneous products[1]
Central Chubut Railway Ferrocarril Central del Chubut Chubut Initially 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in), later 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) 1888–1958
Compagno Hnos Railway Ferrocarril Compagno Hnos. Santiago del Estero [note 5] 50 km 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) Transport of forest products[1][8]
Concepción Sugar Company Mill Railway Ferrocarril Ingenio Cia. Azucarera Concepción [9] Tucumán [note 6] 52 km 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) Locomotives—12, freight cars—370. Capitalization 350,000 pesos (invested). Transport of sugar cane[1]
Cordoba Central Railway Ferroccarril Central de Cordoba Santiago del Estero, Tucumán, Catamarca [note 7] 173 km 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Corrientes Economic Railway Ferrocarril Económico Correntino [note 8] Corrientes [note 9] 226 km 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) Locomotives—3, passenger cars—11, freight cars—230. Weight of rail: 12 and 18 kg/m. Capitalization 2,200,000 pesos (invested).[1]
Damiani Branch Railway Ferrocarril Ramal Damiani Chaco 12 km 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) Transports of forest products and other products[1]
Deffilipi (Valle Hermoso) Branch Railway Ferrocarril Ramal Deffilipi (Valle Heroso) Córdoba 10.6 km 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in): (5 km)
1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in): (5.6 km) 		Transport of limestone and lime[1]
Demartini Branch Railway Ferrocarril Ramal Demartini Santiago del Estero 62 km 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) Transport of forest products[1]
Depietri Railways and Elevators Ferrocarriles y Elevadores Depietri Buenos Aires 68 km 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) Transport of grain
Donadeu Railway Ferrocarril Donadeu Santiago de Estero 60 km 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) Transport of forest products[1]
El Dorado Railway Ferrocarril El Dorado Santiago del Estero 46 km 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) Transport of forest products[1]
Enrique S. Perez Branch Railway Ferrocarril Ramal Enrique S. Perez Santiago del Estero 15.7 km 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) Transport of forest products[1]
Estancia Guaycolec Railway Ferrocarril Estencia Guaycolec Formosa 35 km 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) General transport services
M. Flores Branch Railway Ferrocarril Ramal M. Flores Jujuy 7 km 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) Transport of forest products[1]
Fontana Co. Ltd. (Rio Araza) Railway Ferrocarril Fontana Ltda. Rio Araza Chaco 3 km 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) Transport of forest products[1]
The Forestal Land, Timber & Railway Co.[11] [note 10][note 11] La Forestal Chaco 698 km [note 12] 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in): (271 km)
750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in): (243 km)
600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in): (117 km) 		Locomotives—40, passenger cars—16, freight cars–735. Weight of rail: varies from 8 kg/m to 32 kg/m. Capitalization £5,574,689.[1]
General L. Winter to Coresa Railway Ferrocarril de General Lorenzo Vintter a Conesa [note 13] Río Negro 77 km 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in)[1]
Gronda and Company Branch Railway Ferrocarril Ramal Gronda y Cia. Jujuy 12 km 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) Diverse services[1]
Granadera y Forestal Railway Ferrocarril Ganadero y Forestal Chaco 60 km 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) Transport of forest products[1]
Hardcastle Branch Railway Ferrocarril Ramal Hardcastle Jujuy 10 km 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) Diverse services[1]
Industrial and Forestal de Yuto Railway Ferrocarril Ramal Industrial y Forestal de Yuto Jujuy 26 km 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) Transport of forest products[1]
Juan Arronga Branch Railway Ferrocarril Ramal Juan Arronga Santa Fe 17 km 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) Transport of forest products[1]
La Baviera Mill Railway Ferrocarril Ramal Ingenio La Baviere Tucumán 32 km 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) Transport of sugar cane [12]
La Calera Establishment Branch Railway Ferrocarril Ramal Establecimiento La Calera Córdoba 11 km 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) Transport of limestone[1]
La Esperanza Railway Ferrocarril La Esperenza Salta 81 km 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) Transport of sugar cane[1]
La Florida Hill French Railway Ferrocarril Ingenio La Florida Tucumán 12 km 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) Transport of sugar cane[1]
La Forestal Ltd. (Cotelay) Branch Railway Ferrocarril Ramal La Forestal (Cotelay) Chaco 24.5 km 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) Transport of forest products[1]
La Forestal Ltda. Haumonia al N.O. Branch Railway Ferrocarril Ramal La Forestal Ltda. (Haumonia al N.O.) Chaco 37 km 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) Common carrier[1]
La Mendieta Branch Railway Ferrocarril Ramal La Mendieta Jujuy 24.4 km 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) Locomotives—6, freight cars—535, Capitalization 168,930 pesos (invested). Transport of sugar cane[1]
La Papelera Argentina (S.A.) Branch Railway Ferrocarril Ramal La Paperera Argentina (S.A.) Santa Fe 4.313 km 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) Transport of forest products[1]
La Providencia Mill Branch Railway Ferrocarril Ramal Ingenio La Providencia Tucumán 18 km 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) Transports of sugar cane[1]
La Vicuna Industrial Branch Railway Ferrocarril Ramal Cia. La Industrial Chaco 12 km 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) Transport of forest products[1]
Las Selvad del Chaco Branch Railway Ferrocarril Ramal Las Selvas del Chaco Chaco 15 km 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) Transport of forest products[1]
Ledesma Mill Railway Ferrocarril Ingenio Ledesma Jujuy [note 14] 133 km 700 mm (2 ft 3+9⁄16 in): (97 km)
508 mm (20 in): (86 km) 		Transport of sugar cane[13]
Los Ralos Mill Branch Railway Ferrocarril Ramal Ingenio Los Ralos Tucumán 6 km 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) Weight of rail: 12 kg/m. Locomotives—3, freight cars—65. Transport of sugar cane.[1]
Malagueno Branch Railway Ferrocarril Ramal Malagueno Córdoba 5 km 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) Transport of limestone[1]
Mendoza Industrial Branch Railway Ferrocarril Ramal Industrial de Mendoza Mendoza 18 km 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) Diverse services[1]
Minetti Branch Railway Ferrocarril Ramal Minetti Córdoba 3.5 km 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) Transport of lime stone[1]
Mualen Branch Railway Ferrocarril Ramal Mualen Chaco [note 15] 12 km 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) Locomotives—4, freight cars—63. Diverse services.[1]
Noetinger and Lepetit Branch Railway Ferrocarril Ramal Noetinger y Lepetit Chaco 2.4 km 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) Transport of forest products[1]
Old Patagonian Express Viejo Expreso Patagónico or La Trochita Río Negro, Chubut 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Ostende Branch Railway [note 16] Ferrocarril Ramal Ostende Buenos Aires 3 km ? Transport of goods and passenger (touristic service) [3][4]
Padilla Hnos. Railway Ferrocarril Ramal Padilla Hnos. Tucumán 24 km 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) Weight of rail: 12 kg/m. Locomotives—4, freight cars—150. Transport of sugar cane[1]
Pedro Gasparetti Branch Railway Ferrocarril Ramal Pedro Gagnaretti Santa Fe 12 km 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) Transport of forest products[1]
H. Pemberton Branch Railway Ferrocarril Ramal F. Pemberton Jujuy 7 km 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) Transport of forest products[1]
Península Valdés Railway Ferrocarril de Península Valdés Chubut 32 km 760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in) 1901 - 1920 commuter rail
Provincial Government Branch Railway Ferrocarril Ramal Gobierno de la Provincia Tucumán 12 km 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) Transport of passengers[1]
Puerto Ocampo Railway Ferrocarril Ramal Puerto Ocampo Santa Fe 53 km 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) General transport service[1]
Pte. R. Saenz Pena to Castelli Railway Ferrocarril de Pte. R. Saenz Pena a Casteli [note 13] Chaco 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in)[1]
Quebrachales Fusionados S.A. Railway Ferrocarril Quebracholes Fusionados S.A. Chaco [note 17] 95 km 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in): (30 km)
600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in): (65 km) 		Locomotives—6, passenger cars—5,freight cars—35. Weight of rail: 3, 10, 12 kg/m in sections of 7 meters. General transport service[1]
Rainforest Ecological Train[14] Tren Ecológico de la Selva Misiones [note 18] 7 km 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) Opened in 1995
Rural de Resistencia Railway Ferrocarril Rural de Resistencia Chaco 30 km 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) Capitalization (invested) 70,400 pesos. Locomotives—6, passenger cars—5, freight cars—35. General transport services[1]
San Isidro Branch Railway Ferrocarril Ramal San Isidro Salta 15 km 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) Transport of sugar cane[1]
San Martin Mill Railway Ferrocarril Ramal Ingenio San Martin Salta [note 19] 107 km 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) Transport of sugar cane[1]
San Pablo Sugar Mill Branch Railway Ferrocarril Ramal Ingenio San Pablo Tucumán [note 20] 11 km 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) Locomotives—1, freight cars—8. Weight of rail: 10 kg/m. Transport of sugar cane[1]
Santa Lucía Mill Branch Railway Ferrocarril Ramal Ingenio Santa Lucía Tucumán 17 km 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) Transport of sugar cane[1]
Southern Fuegian Railway Ferrocarril Austral Fueguino Tierra del Fuego 7 km 500 mm (19+3⁄4 in) Opened in 1909, closed in 1952, reopened in 1994
BA Great Southern Railway Ferrocarril del Sud Buenos Aires [note 21] total 373.05 km:Main 302.55 km
Sidings 70.81 km 		600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) Locomotives—27, passenger cars—5, freight cars—1422. Capitalization (invested) 3,201,640 pesos.

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C. B. Svensen Railway Ferrocarril C. B. Svensen Chaco 29 km 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in): (21 km)
600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in): (8 km) 		Transport of forest products[1]
G. Weisburd Branch Railway Ferrocarril Ramal G. Weisburd Chaco 11 km 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) Transport of forest products[1]
Weisburd Branch Railway Ferrocarril Ramal Weisburd Santiago del Estero 51 km 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) Transport of forest products[1]
Yerba Buena Steam Tram Tranvía a Vapor de Yerba Buena Tucumán 12 km 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) Passenger service, operated 1916–26 [5]
Zuberbühler Railway Ferrocarril Zuberbühler Chaco 94 km 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in): (25 km)
600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in): (69 km) 		Transport of forest products

Notes

  1. ^ Part of the Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway.
  2. ^ Headquartered in River Plate House, Finsbury Circus, London E.C. 2.
  3. ^ Pilar Partido.
  4. ^ Heaquartered in River Plate House, 10 Finsbury Circus, London, E.C. 2.; local offices in Plaza Once, Buenos Aires.[1]
  5. ^ Offices in Buenos Aires, at Florida 440.
  6. ^ Offices in Buenos Aires at Reconquista 730
  7. ^ Offices at Estacion Retiro, Buenos Aires (local); River Plate House, Finsbury Circus, London, E.C.2.[1][10]
  8. ^ Operated by "Banco Francés"
  9. ^ Head offices at San Martín 2270, Corrientes.
  10. ^ Local offices at Paseo Colón 185, Buenos Aires; headquarters at 149 Leadenhall Street, London.
  11. ^ Formerly known as the Ocampo Railway, opened in 1884 by Manuel Ocampo and operated by him until 1910, when it was taken over by La Forestal.
  12. ^ Included 61 km in Chaco territory.
  13. ^ a b Branch of the Argentine State Railway.
  14. ^ Head offices at Sarmiento 459, Buenos Aires.
  15. ^ Offices in Tenco 184, Buenos Aires
  16. ^ Line from Colonia Tokio – beach of Ostende.
  17. ^ Offices in Paseo Colon 185, Buenos Aires
  18. ^ In Iguazu Falls region.
  19. ^ Offices in Defensa 113, Buenos Aires
  20. ^ Offices in Sarmiento 385, Buenos Aires.
  21. ^ Local offices in Constitución, Buenos Aires; headquarters at River Plate House, Finsbury Circus, London, E.C.2., UK.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk United States. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. Transportation Division: World Survey of Foreign Railways, Part 1. 1936, p. 13-14e (i.e. p. 9-15, top).
  2. ^ E.E.S.: Ferrrocarriles Argentinos. 1937. p. 177-185. (40.4 MB)
  3. ^ a b Cien años de historia on Viejo Hotel Ostende
  4. ^ a b Recuerdos de Ostende by Pablo Donadío on Página/12, 16 Sep 2012
  5. ^ a b El chisporroteo de la chorbita mandó a vía muerta al “Trencito” de Yerba Buena, La Gaceta, 11 Apr 2014
  6. ^ "EL FERROCARRIL EN TUCUMAN - PARTE 3" on Crónicas e Historias Ferroviaria (blog), 30 Aug 2010
  7. ^ El molino harinero, punto de partida del desarrollo de Pilar. 2 September 2012.
  8. ^ Boletín de Obras Públicas de la Rep. Argentina, Sep 1927 on CDI Argentina
  9. ^ Zona Noroeste Argentino on CELS.org.ar
  10. ^ See entry on Steam Railways for administrative details, p. 9 (i.e. p. 5., top).
  11. ^ La Forestal, la firma inglesa que explotó los bosques de quebracho santafesinos on La Nación, 30 Aug 2018 by Teresa Arijón
  12. ^ La Baviera Mill Railway
  13. ^ Ledesma
  14. ^ "Sistemas ferroviarios Decauville" by Jorge Rendiche on Revista Boicana - July 10, 2021
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