Freight trains in Argentina marked another record year: they exceeded 8.4 million tonnes transported
For the second consecutive year, the 8 million tons were transported through the state freighter TAC, which remains the most extensive rail operator in the country with a 35% market share. Cargo transportation increased by 57% compared to the three previous years after exceeding 8 million tons mobilized for the second consecutive year. Through Trenes Argentinos Cargas, the largest railway operator in the country, 8,418,271 tons were mobilized during 2022, consolidating the objectives set within the framework…
Argentina’s rail network is being rebuilt
By the switch back to rail, transportation costs have reduced by an average of 55%. The new trains will quintuple current capacity. The National Government will reactivate around 10,000 kilometers of railroads with an investment in the order of USD 9,000 million that will generate 70,000 jobs, reactivating and boosting the freight railroad, in addition, open a new operating system for freight trains. With the entry of the new system, expected from 2023, it is projected to increase the load potential of the…
