‘Sharknose’ on the mainline
Ferrocarriles Argentinos Baldwin No. 5037 seen at Plaza Constitución on September 23.
DARIO SAIDMAN
THE only operational Baldwin ‘Sharknose’loco in Argentina visited Plaza Constitución station in central Buenos Aires on September 23 as part of the city sponsored museums weekend. Unfortunately, due to a lack of cab safety equipment the loco, No. 5037, had to be hauled by another more modern diesel. The loco is preserved at the biggest rail museum in the city; the Ferroclub located in part of the Remedios de Escalada workshops site in the southern suburbs. The Ferroclub hopes to return it to main line use in due course.