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The tracks in that line are in an awful state. This is the Sarmiento line, one of Buenos Aires' busiests. It connects the station of Once in Buenos Aires with the western suburbs (places such as Morón, Moreno, Luján). The operator is the worst of all train operators in the country. But they have...

Hello fellows, I've been discussing with my friends about border-crossing trains. Here yesterday we had a little hazard in the first service run between Argentina and Uruguay (run by an Argentinian operator), because uruguayan laws say that any train running on their tracks must have an...

Yes there is. Have you ever heard about "meridians"? Well... It's just an approximation we are doing, we're having fun, not having a geography test :roll:

One of these Toshiba trains: And still riding them! :D

Hello, this is my first thread in this forum, i've been reading quite a lot, it's all very interesting! If you haven't already noticed, let me introduce myself. I'm from Argentina and a big railway fan. I've been once to England, it was just fantastic! Travelled 4 times in VT, roundtrips to...

Here in Argentina in our golden railway days, it was a very common thing. In the routes where a passenger train wouldn't get profit itself (but still needing a passenger service), ran "carga con coche" trains, which literally means "freight with car (passenger car)". They were slower than common...

Oakland Jack London Square - Los Angeles Union Station. It took 12 hours!

This one was funny here in Argentina at Martínez station: "El próximo tren no conduce pasajeros, el mismo conduce hinchas de Tigre" "The next train does NOT carry passengers, it carries Tigre fans" Tigre is a famous football club in the northern suburbs of Buenos Aires.

North: Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow, Russia South: Mar del Plata Norte, Mar del Plata, Argentina East: Kurskaya Station, Moscow, Russia West: Jack London Square, Oakland, California, USA

1 - Plaza Constitución (almost my second home down here in Buenos Aires :D) 2 - Liverpool Lime Street (LOVED IT!) 3 - Washington D.C. Union Station (awesome) 4 - Moscow Belorruski Station 5 - London St. Pancras International