In a few months I could run the first locomotive of the Wine Train, cherished project long ago by the mayors of Luján, Maipú and San Martín consisting of a rail spur running from La Colonia in Alto Verde San Martín, to station train Lujan Center, through one or two stations Maipu. The realization of the Wine Train was achieved on Wednesday this week when Adolfo Bermejo Maipu and Lujan Parisi Omar Jorge Giménez de San Martín met at Government House with Martin Abeles relating Economy and Transport, Ricardo Jaime. In addition to the Ministry of Economy Abeles, meeting and Jaime engineer of the Ministry of Transportation’s Office were Guillermo Antonio Luna, Railway Transport Secretary’s Office also elected Governor Celso Jaque and legislators. According to Mayor Gimenez said the agreement ensures the implementation of the project. So here we had only one study was funded by the Ministry of Economy of the Nation, but now times were accelerated because the Nation guaranteed that will bear the costs and maintenance of the train. The Nation put the firm in a few months and come to Mendoza from Spain three locomotives with at least three cars each, which will become the precious wine train. Omar Parisi, Mayor Lujan explained that the training will be made up disused railway and adaptable to the railroad tracks as it is today. Although you can not specify a date, we were told from the Nation formations come to Mendoza for the Vendimia to run at least one control path, as a flagship issue Parisi said. For his part, Mayor Gimenez said, would be great if this Vintage locomotives were running, but do not want to set a date. There are things to be reviewing the way, the structures of the train, now begins the technical work. According to the studies we have done the tracks are in a position, through there freight trains today, but surely have to make improvements. “It was established that all this will take charge of provincial and national government employees, and maintenance . from station to station the route of this train as envisaged in principle, will begin in the resort of La Colonia San Martín, passes through Palmira and Fray Luis Beltgrán, continue by Gutiérrez de Maipú, Luján Center will go through to complete your journey station Agrelo However use this train, unlike the experience holding Chile with your Tren del Vino de Colchagua (pictured) will not exclusively tourism., we are not thinking of a train of clouds with a value of U $ S100 passage. We would like to bias local development project, emphasized the mayor of Luján. Nevertheless, the train will pass through the vineyards and wineries tourist connections. Our idea is that a bike path is made Agrelo to be the center of Luján, so that one can get on bicycle and make the turn Agrelo train. Today we want the wine tourists flown and also invest in places that are not only wine, but that give rise to other activities, artisans, commerce, because today the tourist climbs on a low traffic and directly winery and that’s no gain for the other activities evaluated Parisi. Meanwhile, Giménez stressed that the project came about as a need to share in the revenue generated by tourism wine. Today it is proven that 70% of people who come to Mendoza makes any activity related to wine and not just in production areas. The train is designed to integrate as a development to provide these wine regions. Works necessary train stations which will pass this new branch are in disrepair and need revamped. For these works need $ 8 million to be ensured by the provincial and national governments. Relocation of people living in the terminals – are not usurpers, but former employees of the Railway – municipal governments are responsible. Regarding the architectural style that will rail terminals, Mayor Gimenez said that the idea is to restore the heritage keeping the style of the old British railways. Our station La Colonia in Alto Verde, is in quite good condition. There is a station in the area that could repair Giagnoni Engineer, so that the train reaches a purely agricultural area, or raise an intermediate station. These are the very things that we are asking. Source: Diario Los Andes
