For me, in many ways, the past offered better things. It may be that today we have more comfort and convenience, but in terms of beauty, aesthetics, and culture, I find the transportation system, for example, more interesting and attractive, speaking of Buenos Aires in this case.

Today, in different neighborhoods of the city such as Palermo and Caballito, you can see train tracks on the streets where city trams used to run. In the early 1900s, this was normal, and the services were even horse-drawn. That is obviously a thing of the past, and now you only see these trams running through the Caballito neighborhood on weekends as a tourist attraction, with a very short route of 20 to 25 minutes.

Life takes many turns, and today I am pleased to be part of the team that maintains these moving, historic museums that are part of the city's heritage. I am delighted to be part of the team that maintains these gems, and it is wonderful to be able to walk along the platforms and see them every day. I can never get enough of stopping to admire them and knowing that I am standing in front of something historic. It is like looking into the past, at wooden trains brought from Belgium.

There were thousands of these trains at that time, but over time their numbers dwindled until this form of public transport ceased to be used in the late 1960s.

This green tram is one of the most popular.

The Friends of the Tram Association was inaugurated and a service was established that would offer tourist tours of just 2 km around the workshop where they depart, the workshop where I currently work. Currently, only a formation of several cars is used to transport engines, materials, and equipment to supply the maintenance of other trains. These are also wooden trains, which are called Las Brujas (The Witches).

Those visiting Buenos Aires or who live here and want to take this tour and learn what it was like to travel on this type of transport can do so on weekends from the Caballito neighborhood. The service is completely free for the whole family. In the future, I will dedicate an article to the interior of each of these trams, focusing more on the technical aspects, models, and mechanical data.

I hope you enjoyed this post and the information provided. Have a great weekend :)