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Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Railway, the Glossary

The Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Railway (FCDFS) (Spanish: Ferrocarril Domingo Faustino Sarmiento), named after the former Argentine president, statesman, educator, and author Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, is one of the six state-owned Argentine railway divisions formed after President Juan Perón's nationalisation of the Argentine railway network in 1948.^[1]

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5 ft 6 in gauge railways in Argentina
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Railway companies of Argentina

Andes

The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America.

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Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America.

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Bahía Blanca and North Western Railway

The Bahía Blanca and North Western Railway (Ferrocarril Bahía Blanca al Noroeste) was a British-owned railway company that operated in Argentina. Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Railway and Bahía Blanca and North Western Railway are 5 ft 6 in gauge railways in Argentina and rail transport in Buenos Aires Province.

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Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires, officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the capital and primate city of Argentina.

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Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway

The Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway (BAGS) (Ferrocarril del Sud) was one of the Big Four broad gauge,, British-owned companies that built and operated railway networks in Argentina. Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Railway and Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway are rail transport in Buenos Aires Province.

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Buenos Aires Province

Buenos Aires, officially the Buenos Aires Province, is the largest and most populous Argentine province.

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Buenos Aires Underground

The Buenos Aires Underground (Subterráneo de Buenos Aires), locally known as Subte, is a rapid transit system that serves the area of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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Buenos Aires Western Railway

The Buenos Aires Western Railway (BAWR) (in Spanish: Ferrocarril Oeste de Buenos Aires), 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. Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Railway and Buenos Aires Western Railway are 5 ft 6 in gauge railways in Argentina.

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Caballito, Buenos Aires

Caballito (Spanish for "little horse") is a barrio (neighborhood) of the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires.

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Carlos Menem

Carlos Saúl Menem (2 July 1930 – 14 February 2021) was an Argentine lawyer and politician who served as the president of Argentina from 1989 to 1999.

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Córdoba Province, Argentina

Córdoba is a province of Argentina, located in the center of the country.

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Chile

Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America.

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CSR EMU (Argentina)

The CSR EMU is a series of electric multiple unit cars manufactured by CSR Corporation Limited for use on Buenos Aires' commuter rail network.

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Domingo Faustino Sarmiento

Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (born Domingo Faustino Fidel Valentín Sarmiento y Albarracín; 15 February 1811 – 11 September 1888) was an Argentine activist, intellectual, writer, statesman and President of Argentina.

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El País

() is a Spanish-language daily newspaper in Spain.

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FEMESA

Ferrocarriles Metropolitanos S.A. (also known for its acronym FEMESA) was a company set up by the Argentine government in 1991, during the presidency of Carlos Menem, to oversee the privatisation of commuter rail services within the city of Buenos Aires in Argentina.

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Ferrobaires

The Unidad Ejecutora del Plan Ferroviario Provincial (UEPFP) (in English: "Executive Unit of the Provincial Railway Plan"), mostly known under its trade name Ferrobaires, was a public railway company which operated extensive long-distance passenger trains throughout the Buenos Aires Province in Argentina. Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Railway and Ferrobaires are rail transport in Buenos Aires Province and railway companies of Argentina.

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Ferrocarriles Argentinos

Ferrocarriles Argentinos (abbreviated as FA) was a state-owned company that managed the entire Argentine railway system for nearly 45 years.

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Ferroexpreso Pampeano

Ferroexpreso Pampeano S.A. (abbreviated FEPSA) is an Argentine private railway company that operates freight services over a network that comprises broad gauge Sarmiento Railway and the Rosario and Puerto Belgrano section of Roca Railway. Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Railway and Ferroexpreso Pampeano are 5 ft 6 in gauge railways in Argentina, rail transport in Buenos Aires Province and railway companies of Argentina.

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Flores, Buenos Aires

Flores (Spanish for “Flowers”) is a middle-class barrio or district in the center part of Buenos Aires city, Argentina.

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Floresta, Buenos Aires

Floresta is a neighbourhood located to the west of Buenos Aires.

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General Roca Railway

The General Roca Railway (FCGR) (native name: Ferrocarril General Roca) is a broad gauge railway in Argentina which runs from Constitución station in Buenos Aires to the south of the country through the provinces of Buenos Aires, La Pampa, Neuquén and Río Negro. Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Railway and General Roca Railway are 5 ft 6 in gauge railways in Argentina, rail transport in Buenos Aires Province and railway companies of Argentina.

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Government of Argentina

The government of Argentina, within the framework of a federal system, is a presidential representative democratic republic.

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Greater Buenos Aires

Greater Buenos Aires (Gran Buenos Aires, GBA), also known as the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (Área Metropolitana de Buenos Aires, AMBA), refers to the urban agglomeration comprising the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires and the adjacent 24 partidos (districts) in the Province of Buenos Aires.

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Inter-city rail

Inter-city rail services are express trains that run services that connect cities over longer distances than commuter or regional trains.

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Juan Perón

Juan Domingo Perón (8 October 1895 – 1 July 1974) was an Argentine lieutenant general, politician and statesman who served as the 35th President of Argentina from 1946 to his overthrow in 1955, and again as the 45th President from October 1973 to his death in July 1974.

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La Pampa Province

La Pampa is a sparsely populated province of Argentina, located in the Pampas in the center of the country.

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Level crossing signals

Level crossing signals are the electronic warning devices for road vehicles at railroad level crossings.

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Line A (Buenos Aires Underground)

Line A is the oldest line of the Buenos Aires Underground.

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Lobos

Lobos is the headquarters city of the Lobos Partido in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.

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Mendoza Province

Mendoza, officially Province of Mendoza, is a province of Argentina, in the western central part of the country in the Cuyo region.

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Merlo, Buenos Aires

Merlo is the head city of the eponymous partido of Merlo and seat of the municipal government, located in the Greater Buenos Aires urban area of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.

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Miguel Ángel Juárez

Miguel Ángel Juárez Celman (September 29, 1844 – April 14, 1909) was an Argentine lawyer and politician.

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Moreno, Buenos Aires

Moreno is a city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.

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Once railway station

Once railway station (translation,; informally known as translation) is a large railway terminus in central Buenos Aires, Argentina, in the barrio of Balvanera.

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Pehuajó

Pehuajó is a city in the Pehuajó Partido (Pehuajó district) in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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Port of Buenos Aires

The Port of Buenos Aires (Puerto de Buenos Aires) is the principal maritime port in Argentina.

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Porteño

In Spanish, the term (feminine: Porteña) means "port city person".

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Privately held company

A privately held company (or simply a private company) is a company whose shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription or publicly negotiated in their respective listed markets.

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Puerto Madero

Puerto Madero, also known within the urban planning community as the Puerto Madero Waterfront, is a ''barrio'' of Buenos Aires in the Central Business District.

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Railway Gazette International

Railway Gazette International is a British monthly business magazine and news website covering the railway, metro, light rail and tram industries worldwide.

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Railway nationalisation in Argentina

The railway natinalisation in Argentina occurred on 1 March 1948, during President Juan Perón's first term of office, when the seven British- and three French-owned railway companies then operating in Argentina, were purchased by the state.

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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.

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Railway signalling

Railway signalling, or railroad signaling, is a system used to control the movement of railway traffic.

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San Luis Province

San Luis is a province of Argentina located near the geographical center of the country (on the 32° South parallel).

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Sarmiento Line

The Sarmiento line is a broad gauge commuter rail service in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, run by the state-owned Trenes Argentinos since 11 September 2013. Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Railway and Sarmiento Line are 5 ft 6 in gauge railways in Argentina and rail transport in Buenos Aires Province.

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Teatro Colón

The Teatro Colón (Columbus Theatre) is a historic opera house in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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Toshiba

is a Japanese multinational electronics company headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.

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Trenes Argentinos Operaciones

Operadora Ferroviaria Sociedad del Estado (SOFSE), trading as Trenes Argentinos Operaciones, is an Argentine state-owned company created in 2008 to operate passenger services in Argentina. Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Railway and Trenes Argentinos Operaciones are railway companies of Argentina.

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Trenes de Buenos Aires

Trenes de Buenos Aires (TBA) (In English: Trains of Buenos Aires) was a private company that operated commuter rail services over the broad gauge Sarmiento and Mitre lines of Buenos Aires. Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Railway and Trenes de Buenos Aires are 5 ft 6 in gauge railways in Argentina and rail transport in Buenos Aires Province.

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Wall Street Crash of 1929

The Wall Street Crash of 1929, also known as the Great Crash, Crash of '29, or Black Tuesday, was a major American stock market crash that occurred in the autumn of 1929.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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2012 Buenos Aires rail disaster

The 2012 Buenos Aires rail disaster, also known as the Once Tragedy, occurred on 22 February 2012, when a train crashed at Once Station (Estación Once de Septiembre) in the Balvanera neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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5 ft 6 in gauge railway

() is a broad track gauge, used in India, Pakistan, western Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Argentina, Chile, and on BART in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domingo_Faustino_Sarmiento_Railway

Also known as Domingo Sarmiento Railway, Ferrocarril Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, Ferrocarril Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (FCDFS), Ferrocarril Sarmiento, Línea Sarmiento, Línea Sarmiento (Buenos Aires), Sarmiento Railway, The Ferrocarril Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, The Ferrocarril Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (FCDFS).

, Wall Street Crash of 1929, World War I, World War II, 2012 Buenos Aires rail disaster, 5 ft 6 in gauge railway.

Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Railway, the Glossary

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See also

5 ft 6 in gauge railways in Argentina

Rail transport in Buenos Aires Province

Railway companies of Argentina

References