National Railway Museum, Transportation museum in Retiro, Argentina
The National Railway Museum is a transportation museum in Buenos Aires displaying locomotives, train cars, telegraph equipment, and vehicles from different periods of Argentina's rail history. The collection documents the development of rail transport in the country through original artifacts arranged across multiple connected rooms and corridors.
Rail transport arrived in Argentina in 1857 with an initial line and grew into one of the world's largest networks. The museum documents this expansion and shows how deeply the railroad shaped the country.
The museum maintains a Center of Railway Studies and a library containing historic documents, photographs, and charts detailing the evolution of transportation.
The museum is located in the Retiro district and accessible on most days of the week. It helps to check opening hours beforehand, especially around public holidays when it may be closed.
The museum layout follows thematic organization rather than chronological order, with exhibits spread across various corridors, staircases, and interconnected rooms.
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