Original resource extent: 4 maps on 1 sheet : mounted on linen, color 93 x 64 centimeters. "Scale 1 inch to 2,534,000 feet"-Note extracted from World Digital Library. Title devised, in English, by Library staff. Other lines used the narrow gauge of 3 foot 3.27 inches (1 meter wide), or the 4 foot 8.5 inch (1.44 meter) standard gauge.īuenos Aires and Pacific Railway Company Creator. Most of the British-owned lines adopted the broad-gauge, 5 foot 6 inch (1.68 meter) standard, wider than the track used in most other parts of the world, including Europe and North America. Inset maps show the denser networks in the regions of Buenos Aires, Mendoza, and Bahia Blanca. This 1911 map, issued by the Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway Company of Buenos Aires and London, shows the country's main rail lines. ![]() The most important railroads were owned and built by British companies, which were granted concessions by the Argentine government because of their technical expertise and their ability to raise large sums on the London market to finance the construction. ![]() Railroads played a key role in economic development and national consolidation and made possible Argentina's emergence as a major exporter of wheat, beef, and other products. ![]() Between 18, the Argentine railroad network expanded from 1,388 miles (2,234 kilometers) to 22,251 miles (35,809 kilometers) in length, making it the longest on the continent of South America and the eighth longest in the world.
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