Trenes Especiales Argentinos

Trenes Especiales Argentinos S. A. (TEA ) is an Argentine railway company, the long-distance trains between the Argentine capital Buenos Aires as well as the provincial capital Posadas ( Misiones ) operates.

After the privatization of state-owned railway company Ferrocarriles Argentinos early 1990s, in 1993, almost all Argentine long-distance connections were set on the track. On the Ferrocarril General Urquiza this affected numerous compounds, including the then very famous El Gran Capitán connection ( Buenos Aires Posadas ).

In 2003, the private transport company Trenes Especiales Argentinos a comparable transport connection between the metropolitan train station Federico Lacroze about Villaguay to Posadas. In order to build on the traditional connection also carries the name El Gran Capitán this. Twice a week, the train between Buenos Aires and Posadas, the Roadmap provides a journey time of 26 hours, which is, however, due to track defects usually significantly exceeded. Offered are four classes of cars ( Turista, Primera, Pullman, Dormitorio ). In addition, the loading of your own car is possible.