1/ For @mauriciomacri, developing the poor and isolated NW of the country was a priority in his 2015 campaign with the Plan Belgrano. Investment in the once moribund Belgrano railway is reducing dependency on trucks and lowering transport costs https://www.lanacion.com.ar/2208477-la-recuperacion-del-belgrano-cargas-tracciona-las-economias-regionalesen-el-resto-de-las-lineas-esperan-la-via-libre-a-la-desregulacion …
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3/ According to
@Guillodietrich, the railway is "a fundamental contribution to the development of all the towns in the north." Currently, the cost to transport via train is still more expensive than by truck, but this is expected to change with more investment and competition.Show this thread -
4/ Reducing dependency on trucks also has an important political objective, as it reduces the ability of powerful union boss, Hugo Moyano, to strangle the country's logistics.
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