“Trains cancelled up to new notice”: Argentine railroad system crisis through its ruins

Authors

  • Ana Silva
  • Luciano Barandiarán
  • Elina Alba
  • Fernando Funaro
  • Ivo Carrera

Keywords:

Railroad, City, Crisis, Ruins, Urban mobility

Abstract

This photo-essay deals with the vestiges of Argentine trains brilliant past and its current decadence evidenced by the ruins. At first, there is a reference to the rail station, which spaces are empty or acquired new uses. Then the tour begins on the rails: tracks that do not lead to anywhere; ruined cabins; signals occupied by birds; trains without wheels. Finally, the focus is over the ways of space re-appropriation by urban population.

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Author Biographies

Ana Silva

UNICEN/CONICET

Luciano Barandiarán

UNICEN/CONICET

Elina Alba

Estudiante de grado, Facultad de Arte UNICEN.

Fernando Funaro

Estudiante de grado, Facultad de Arte UNICEN. Becario EVC-CIN. 

Ivo Carrera

Estudiante de grado, Facultad de Arte UNICEN. 

References

MARTÍNEZ, Juan Pablo. 2007. “1977–2006: el ciclo de las reformas traumáticas”. En: M. J. López y J. Waddell (comps.), Nueva historia del ferrocarril en la Argentina: 150 años de política ferroviaria. Buenos Aires: Lumière. pp. 209–286.

McCALLUM, Stephanie. 2016. “‘Los fierros tienen memoria’. Materialidad y memoria en el sistema ferroviario.” En: A. Ramos, C. Crespo y M. Tozzini (comp.), Memorias en lucha. Recuerdos y silencios en contextos de subordinación y alteridad. Viedma: Universidad Nacional de Río Negro. pp. 201–222.

NARIO, Hugo. 1996. Tandil Historia Abierta. Tandil: Ediciones del Manantial.

SILVA, Ana. 2018. “De la ‘refundación de la ciudad’ al ‘polo cultural’. Imaginarios sociales de un barrio ferroviario en la provincia de Buenos Aires”. Imagonautas, 11: 158–177.

Published

2018-12-22

How to Cite

Silva, A. ., Barandiarán, L. ., Alba, E., Funaro, F. ., & Carrera, I. . (2018). “Trains cancelled up to new notice”: Argentine railroad system crisis through its ruins. Fotocronografias, 3(06), 70–85. Retrieved from https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/fotocronografias/article/view/127977

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