Ferrocarriles Argentinos

Ferrocarriles Argentinos

FA headquarters building in Retiro
Company type	State-owned
Industry	Railway
Predecessor	List Bahía Blanca & NW BA Great Southern BA Northern BA & Rosario Central Argentine Central Chubut Córdoba Central Córdoba North Western Córdoba & Rosario East Argentine BA & Ensenada Entre Ríos Midland Great Western North Eastern North Western Pacific Santa Fe & Córdoba GS Santa Fe Western Trasandine Villa María & Rufino Western Compañía General de Buenos Aires Provincial de Santa Fe Rosario y Puerto Belgrano San Cristóbal a Tucumán Andino Argentino del Norte Central de Buenos Aires Central Entrerriano Central Norte Del Chaco Patagónicos Primer Entrerriano Provincial de Buenos Aires Rural de Buenos Aires State Railway
Founded	1 March 1948
Founder	Government of Argentina
Defunct	1995; 29 years ago (1995)
Fate	Dissolved
Successor	List Ferroexpreso Pampeano Ferrosur Roca Ferrocarriles Argentinos (2015) Buenos Aires al Pacífico Nuevo Central Argentino Ferrocarriles Mesopotámicos Trenes de Buenos Aires Metropolitano Ferrovías Metrovías
Headquarters	Buenos Aires , Argentina
Area served	National
Services	Public transport
Operating income	(1983)
Net income	AR$ 22,000 million
Total assets	45,000-km railway lines
Number of employees	56,000 (1978)

Ferrocarriles Argentinos (abbreviated as FA; lit. 'Argentine Railways') was a state-owned company that managed the entire Argentine railway system for nearly 45 years. It was formed in 1948 when all the private railway companies were nationalised during Juan Perón's first presidential term, and transformed into the Empresa de Ferrocarriles del Estado Argentino (EFEA; lit. 'Argentine State Railways Company').

FA managed both passenger and freight services, including long-distance and commuter rail trains in the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires.

The company was broken up under the government of Carlos Menem following the privatisation of the railways; however in 2015 the government of Cristina Kirchner revived the brand for use on state-owned railways.^[1][2][3][4]