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In early 2013, freight traffic was down to one train across the border every few weeks, with shunting mainly handled by Argentine diesels. [6] In 2018, the Ferrocarriles del Paraguay S.A. stated on their website that a reopening of a passenger service between Asunción and Yparacaí was in the planning phase. [7]
The total length of rail in Paraguay is 971 kilometres (603 mi). 441 kilometres (274 mi) of that is standard gauge at 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in). Another 60 kilometres (37 mi) is narrow gauge at 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in), and 470 kilometres (290 mi) of the total railway is privately owned.
This article is part of the history of rail transport by country series The locomotive Paraguay (1861), preserved at Asunción Central station. In 1856 started the studies to make the first railway of the country that would go from Asunción to Paraguarí. With the concession of the company to English hands the railroad extended to Encarnación.
The border agency will temporarily suspend operations at the international railway crossings starting at 8 a.m. (local time) on Monday, Dec. 18, at bridges in El Paso and in Eagle Pass in South Texas.
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The international railway crossing bridges in Eagle Pass and El Paso were closed "in order to redirect personnel to assist the U.S. Border Patrol with taking migrants into custody," CBP said in a ...
White House 'working closely' with Mexico to resolve border rail closures. December 20, 2023 at 10:36 PM. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House said on Wednesday it was working with Mexico's ...
The Posadas–Encarnación International Train is a 8 km (5.0 mi) commuter rail international service operated between Posadas in Argentina and Encarnación in Paraguay, running on the Urquiza Railway standard gauge tracks. The service was opened in January 2014. [1] [3]