Emprendimientos Ferroviarios S.A. (Emfer) was an Argentine rail rolling stock manufacturer based in San Martín, Buenos Aires.Emfer SA - Railway directory 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.MAQUILLAJE CELESTE PARA LA LÍNEA SARMIENTO - Cronica Ferroviaria, 18 December 2012.Se vienen los vagones de dos pisos hechos en el país - Reportero FerroviarioArrancan los trenes del Mitre - Pagina/12, 24 November 2014.
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).CSR adquiere EMFER y desembarca en la Argentina - EnElSubte, 26 February 2014
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, with the takeover intended so that the Chinese firm could build rail rolling stock in Argentina.Company Overview of Emprendimientos Ferroviarios S.A. Emfer S.A. - Bloomberg Business After the takeover, CSR fired 40 former EMFER workers. Tomaron la fábrica EMFER y cortaron colectora de General Paz on Noticias Argentinas, 22 July 2014
See also Fiat-Materfer (Buenos Aires Underground) - underground trains in part assembled at EMFERCSR adquiere EMFER y desembarca en la Argentina - EnElSubte, 26 February 2014.
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