Raúl Scalabrini Ortiz National Railway Museum, National railway museum in Retiro district, Buenos Aires, Argentina

The Raúl Scalabrini Ortiz National Railway Museum holds locomotives, passenger cars, freight wagons, telegraph equipment, and tools used to maintain tracks and stations across more than a century. The exhibits also include tickets, uniforms, signaling devices, and operational records that show how the railway system functioned day to day.

The museum was inaugurated in 1968 during an exhibition at the Retiro station of the Mitre railway, and it occupies the former cargo sector of that station. Argentina developed one of the world's most extensive railway networks, which led to the creation of railway clubs and museums in towns and cities across the country.

The collection shows how trains shaped daily life in Argentina across generations, displaying personal items and equipment that everyday travelers once used. You can see how railways connected communities and influenced the way people moved through the country.

The museum occupies the former cargo sector of Retiro station, at Avenida del Libertador 405. The steam locomotive at the entrance can be entered through its cab, and two official carriages and two steam locomotives stand open at the rear. The Railway Historical Studies Centre on the first floor, reached by a side entrance, is open Monday to Friday from 10 am to 4 pm.

The museum houses a specialized research center with archives holding thousands of historical photographs, technical blueprints, and administrative documents spanning over a century of railway operations. These materials reveal details about how stations were built, how routes were planned, and how the organization managed thousands of employees.