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Montevideo, April 19th 2024 - 01:05 UTC

Tag: cargo train

  • Wednesday, April 3rd 2024 - 09:51 UTC

    Uruguay's new cargo train completes first trip

    “UPM's people, of course, have a fundamental role in this first stage of the new railway development in Uruguay,” Falero admitted

    Uruguay's first railway shipment between the UPM 2 pulp mills and the port of Montevideo arrived at its destination Tuesday at 6 pm after traveling 264 kilometers, marking the beginning of a new era. “It is not the UPM train, it is the railroad that will run in Uruguay,” Transport Minister José Luis Falero stressed.

  • Friday, January 5th 2018 - 10:39 UTC

    Chinese locomotives to revive Argentina's cargo train network

    Manufactured by China's CRRC Qishuyan, locomotives are a comprehensive plan to reactivate the rail system by modernizing its aging infrastructure

    A new shipment of Chinese-made locomotives arrived in the Port of Buenos Aires on Wednesday to revive Argentina's key Belgrano Cargas cargo train network. The eight locomotives will form part of a strategic rail line that traverses northern Argentina's agricultural heartland and connects producers with the eastern exporting hub of Rosario, a port located 300 km north of the capital.