Yerba Buena Steam Tram


The Yerba Buena Steam Tram was a long narrow-gauge railway with a gauge of in the Argentine city of Yerba Buena. It was inaugurated on 29 June 1916 during the centennial of Argentine independence and was shut down a decade later in 1926.

Route



The trains started at Plaza Alberdi and went west on Calle Santiago del Estero, turned right into Avenida Mitre and followed it until they turned left into Avenida Manuel Belgrano. Here they passed the depot and the workshops. From here they drove west again to the Avenida Ejército del Norte. They then turned south until they continued on Calle Córdoba to the west. On the Calle Aconquija they drove to the Avenida Mate de Luna, which they followed to the terminus Horco Molle at today's El Corte roundabout at the foot of the San Javier Hill.

Operation



The railway ran 6 to 8 times a day. It was colloquially called "Trencito" or "La Chorbita". A single trip through the then still rural suburbs took between 45 minutes and one hour. The stops were named with numbers, some of which are still used colloquially today.

Closure

Although a total of 135,505 passengers had been carried by 1925, rail operations were discontinued in 1926 due to a lack of profitability.