davidofswitzerland
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to all rail friends here are some unique photos of "dead trains" in Rio Gallegos, Argentina. I was there in 2000, Rio Gallegos is the southernmost city in continental Argentina, in the Patagonia region. There is, or was a fright rail line to Rio Turbio, where there are coal mines. In fact this rail line is the SOUTHERNMOST IN THE WORLD (except a ridiculous tourist train of 4 km in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego). The train cemetery in Rio Gallegos is an INCREDIBLE SIGHT. there are hardly any tourists in that city, and even less people visiting the cemetary. It is in the middle of a poor neighborhood, with dogs walking around the place... I don't know what trains there are, but they are certanly VERY old, and they seam to be vapor trains. In fact they are worthy of being in a museum, but Argentina has other problems than that. The very sad thing is, that Argentina privatized its rail network, and since then there are only very few passenger trains. Before Argentina had a very good network, almost maching the European one's. But that's over... At at the Constitucion rail station in Buenos Aires there was a sticker on the door of the box office: "Un pais sin trenes no tiene futuro", "a country without trains has no future". Well, sad, but true... In this context we can say: ISRAEL HAS A FUTURE!!! Israel starts to invest in rail infrastructure, and that will lead this beloved country to a new era. Best regard, enjoy the photo!
beit kvarot le rakavot
to all rail friends here are some unique photos of "dead trains" in Rio Gallegos, Argentina. I was there in 2000, Rio Gallegos is the southernmost city in continental Argentina, in the Patagonia region. There is, or was a fright rail line to Rio Turbio, where there are coal mines. In fact this rail line is the SOUTHERNMOST IN THE WORLD (except a ridiculous tourist train of 4 km in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego). The train cemetery in Rio Gallegos is an INCREDIBLE SIGHT. there are hardly any tourists in that city, and even less people visiting the cemetary. It is in the middle of a poor neighborhood, with dogs walking around the place... I don't know what trains there are, but they are certanly VERY old, and they seam to be vapor trains. In fact they are worthy of being in a museum, but Argentina has other problems than that. The very sad thing is, that Argentina privatized its rail network, and since then there are only very few passenger trains. Before Argentina had a very good network, almost maching the European one's. But that's over... At at the Constitucion rail station in Buenos Aires there was a sticker on the door of the box office: "Un pais sin trenes no tiene futuro", "a country without trains has no future". Well, sad, but true... In this context we can say: ISRAEL HAS A FUTURE!!! Israel starts to invest in rail infrastructure, and that will lead this beloved country to a new era. Best regard, enjoy the photo!