Ferrocarril Económico Correntino
Ferrocarril Económico Correntino was the informal name for some former narrow gauge State-owned railway lines in Corrientes Province of Argentina that used a gauge of 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in).
| Corrientes Economic Railway | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Native name | Ferrocarril Económico Correntino | ||
| Status | Defunct | ||
| Owner | Government of Corrientes | ||
| Locale | Corrientes Province | ||
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| Type | Inter-city | ||
| Operator(s) | List
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| History | |||
| Opened | 1892 | ||
| Closed | 1969 | ||
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| Line length | 220 km (140 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) | ||
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Railway locomotives used firewood as fuel, running at a maximum speed of 20 km/h, therefore a trip between Corrientes and Mburucuyá 178 kilometres (111 mi) in length took nearly 26 hours.
The first line, named "Ferrocarril Primer Correntino", operated from 1892 to 1904. After its closure part of the rail tracks were removed and the other part continued operating as a freight train for the sugar cane mill with the same name. The second line was "Compañía General de Ferrocarriles Económicos de la Provincia de Corrientes", added part of the previous railway operating from 1912 to 1927 when it was acquired by the Government of Corrientes and renamed "Ferrocarril Provincial de Corrientes".
With the railway Nationalisation in Argentina the FCEC was added to the General Urquiza Railway in 1948. The line was definitely closed in 1969 and its tracks lifted.