Transportation in the second half of this century tends towards employing large vehicles that offer cheap freights. Tied up to their century-old gauges, the railroads are the only exception. In Argentina, highway and railroad infrastructures mainly converge to fluvial ports which, owing to their lack of depth, cannot take in present-day vessels.This paper describes a fast wide-gauge train, which cannot be derailed or overturned; it shall enjoy a cheap t/km freight, cheaper than that of current trucks and trains, and even of river and ocean-going ships. It shall unite the North and South regions of Argentina as one backbone, and shall behave like a vast river or inland channel, linking it up with the Patagonian deep-sea ports, integrating and developing the country, which will cause its products to be competitive all over the world.
A Proposal for a Large Railroad Intended to Serve as a Backbone for the Development of the Argentine Republic
Sae Technical Papers
Automotive Industry in Expanding Countries ; 1991
1991-09-01
Conference paper
English
A proposal for a large railroad intended to serve as a backbone for the Argentine Republic
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