Ferrocarriles Argentinos (abbreviated as FA; lit. 'Argentine Railways') was a state-owned company that managed the entire Argentine railway system for nearly 45 years. It was formed in 1948 when all the private railway companies were nationalised during Juan Perón's first presidential term, and transformed into the Empresa de Ferrocarriles del Estado Argentino (EFEA; lit. 'Argentine State Railways Company').
FA managed both passenger and freight services, including long-distance and commuter rail trains in the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires.
The company was broken up under the government of Carlos Menem following the privatisation of the railways; however in 2015 the government of Cristina Kirchner revived the brand for use on state-owned railways.[1][2][3][4]
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- ^ Ingresó al Congreso la ley de creación de Ferrocarriles Argentinos. EnElSubte.com, March 2015.