Emprendimientos Ferroviarios

Emprendimientos Ferroviarios S.A. (Emfer) was an Argentine rail rolling stock manufacturer based in San Martín, Buenos Aires.[1] The company also remodelled and repaired rail vehicles and had previously manufactured rolling stock for the Sarmiento and Mitre commuter rail lines in Buenos Aires. The Emfer rail rolling stock ran on the two lines until 2014 when they were replaced with CSR Corporation Limited Electric Multiple Units.[2][3][4]

Emfer S.A.
TypeS.A.
IndustryTransport
Founded2005
Defunct2014 (2014)
FateMerged into CSR in 2014
Headquarters
San Martín, Greater Buenos Aires
,
Argentina
ProductsRolling stock
OwnerMario and Claudio Cirigliano

The company's main factory in San Martín once belonged to the state-owned Fabricaciones Militares (which manufactured military products in addition to rail rolling stock).[5]

During its last years, the company was managed by brothers Mario and Claudio Cirigliano, who had been prosecuted following the Once tragedy in 2012. In January 2014 they decided to sell EMFER after the government of Argentina removed their concession to run the Sarmiento Line.

Later in 2014 the company became a subsidiary of CSR Corporation Limited,[6] with the takeover intended so that the Chinese firm could build rail rolling stock in Argentina.[7] After the takeover, CSR fired 40 former EMFER workers. [8]

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References
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  1. Emfer SA - Railway directory
  2. MAQUILLAJE CELESTE PARA LA LÍNEA SARMIENTO - Cronica Ferroviaria, 18 December 2012.
  3. Se vienen los vagones de dos pisos hechos en el país Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine - Reportero Ferroviario
  4. Arrancan los trenes del Mitre - Pagina/12, 24 November 2014.
  5. CSR adquiere EMFER y desembarca en la Argentina - EnElSubte, 26 February 2014
  6. "CSR adquiere EMFER y desembarca en la Argentina", enelsubte.com (in Spanish), 26 Feb 2014
  7. Company Overview of Emprendimientos Ferroviarios S.A. Emfer S.A. - Bloomberg Business
  8. Tomaron la fábrica EMFER y cortaron colectora de General Paz on Noticias Argentinas, 22 July 2014
  9. CSR adquiere EMFER y desembarca en la Argentina - EnElSubte, 26 February 2014.
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