Railway Museum

Pasaje Charcas 50 Predio Ferial Norte (Northern Exhibition Grounds)
Tel. 081-223706
Open Mondays through Fridays from 9 to 12a.m.

This museum was inaugurated in 1996 in the former station of the General Belgrano Railway line. Exhibits include maquettes of wagons manufactures in Tafí Viejo, lanterns and station equipment. There is also a black engine dating from the '50s and a narrow gauge Decoville engine used in the sugar mills. One of its most treasured exhibits is the so-called 'Nicolás Avellaneda No.1', the first engine that arrived in Tucumán when the railway line was inaugurated in 1878. President Avellaneda travelled in this train that was maintained in service in Río Turbio until 1960.

San Miguel de Tucumán
The city of San Miguel de Tucumán, capital of the province, is located 1,303km. away from the Capital City, on national route No. 9, and 447m. above sea level. It is the most important industrial and commercial city in the Argentine Northwest, and has several touristic attractions in the surroundings, such as Villa Nogués, cerro San Javier and El Cadillal dam.