Buenos Aires al Pacífico S.A.
Former Argentine freight rail company (1993–2000) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway.
Buenos Aires al Pacífico S. A. (abbreviated BAP) was an Argentine company that exploited the operation and infrastructure of the 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) San Martín Railway freight rail transport system.
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Company type | Private S.A. |
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Industry | Rail transport |
Predecessor | Ferrocarriles Argentinos |
Founded | 1993 in Mendoza, Argentina |
Founder | Enrique Pescarmona |
Defunct | 2000; 24 years ago (2000) |
Successor | América Latina Logística[1] |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | West of Argentina |
Key people | Enrique Pescarmona, owner |
Production output | 2,928,171 t (2,881,925 long tons; 3,227,756 short tons)[2] (2000) |
Services | Rail freight transport |
43,005 (2000[2]) | |
Owner | Industrias Metarlúgicas Pescarmona (IMPSA) |
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BAP operated 5,690 kilometres (3,540 mi) of 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) Indian gauge cargo in the provinces of Buenos Aires, San Juan, San Luis and Mendoza.
The San Martín Railway freight service is currently operated by Belgrano Cargas y Logística after the Government of Argentina rescinded the contract signed with América Latina Logística (ALL) in 2013.[3]