Trains in Argentina: more than a century of service (Eng/Esp)

One of the things I like about Argentina is that it has a fairly complete railway system, and I particularly enjoy using it more than bus transport, although sometimes it is necessary to use a combination to reach the destination.

In addition to being more economical, I also feel safer using the train in my case, both because of the certainty of reaching the place I am looking for and also because of the security within the system, where if you handle yourself with the necessary precautions, you are not a victim of a pickpocket as could happen if you are on another mode of transportation.

Currently, I am carrying out a city exploration project on weekends, following the train route and getting off at a different station each day to visit its surroundings. I think it is a good way to do some low-cost tourism and smartly use my limited time.

Just a few days ago, while visiting the Remedios de Escalada station, one of the many branches of the "Roca" line of trains, I came across this imposing building, not only because of its height but also because of the dimensions it occupies.

From the walkway to cross the platform, I managed to capture it in all its splendor, also realizing that it was one of the train workshops dating back to the year 1900.

Furthermore, that station still retains part of what the railroad was in its beginnings: Platforms and rails, which you must pass through to reach the exit.

Some of those tracks are used by monorails that are for freight only, leaving the more modern ones for mass transit of people to and from the capital city.

And it is at Constitución, the major central station of Buenos Aires, where you can then connect to other routes going to other provinces, but also to reach much further south, which is my next goal for the winter season since, being a lover of cold weather, visiting the southern part of the continent at this station is something I would love to do.

Una de las cosas que me gusta de Argentina es que cuenta con un sistema ferroviario bastante completo, y a mi particularmente me gusta usarlo más que el transporte en autobuses, aunque en algunos casos se debe usar combinado para llegar al destino.

Además de ser más económico, en mi caso me siento también más segura usando el tren, tanto por la certeza de llegar al sitio que busco y también por la seguridad que hay dentro del sistema, en el que si te manejas con las precauciones necesarias, no eres víctima de algún carterista como pudiera pasar si andas en otro medio de transporte.

Actualmente, llevo a cabo un proyecto de exploración de la ciudad los fines de semana, siguiendo la ruta del tren y bajando cada día en una estación diferente y visitar sus alrededores. Creo que es una buena manera de hacer un poco de turismo a bajo costo y usando inteligentemente mi reducido tiempo.

Justo en días pasados, mientras visitaba la estación Remedios de Escalada, de uno de los tantos ramales que tiene la línea "Roca" de los trenes, me encontré con este edificio imponente, no solo por su altura, sino también por las dimensiones que ocupa.