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What
is A.R.A.R.?
The A.R.A.R. (Rosario Rail Enthusiasts Society) is a private, non for profit organisation gathering those with an interest for rail transport, including students, advocates, modellers, train watchers, etc… The Society was founded in 1974 and is registered by the provincial inspectorate for associations. It is not subsidized and all activities are supported by the members´ fees.
While the meaning of railway embraces in its wide scope all railborne vehicles conveying passengers and goods, the A.R.A.R. also pays attention to other forms of public transport with electric traction, partticularly those which performed their duty in Rosario (i.e.: tramways and trolleybuses). This is why it was one of the entities that in 1979 founded the F.A.D.A.R.T.E. (Federation of Rail and Electric Traction Enthusiasts Societies of the Americas) based in Montevideo, Uruguay.
The A.R.A.R. feels one of its purposes should be contributing to prevent the Argentina to remain detached from the redevelopment that Rail is experiencing worldwide and for this reason devotes a good share of its endeavors to disclose the virtues of railways so that people may learn of the advantages that is appropriate use will bring about.
At the same time that the foresight towards the future of railways is today more necessary than ever, the Society makes the preservation of heritage one of its mains commitments. This is clearly noticed through the rescue and restoration schemes which are in progress, slowly but unavoidably.
The
A.R.A.R. is currently based in what used to be the main concourse of the
Rosario station (former Córdoba Central Railway). Development
prompted the arrangement of a schedule for monthly activities: On
1st Saturdays, the General Meetings are held; On 3rd Saturdays (between
March and November) there are film projections or slide lectures on transport
(starting at 5:30 p.m.). 2nd and 4th Saturdays are open for visitors
to look around the Museum and watch the scale model railways´ operating
layouts.
The
“Henri Paul Fallet Library” keeps a fair collection of original documents
from the former railway and tramway concerns in Rosario and the Argentine;
this is bound to become the most comprehensive archive of this subject
in the city.
The Society runs its own house organ, the “Boletín A.R.A.R.” which has been published regularly since 1984; at the same time, other publications are available while more are being compiled for future release.
For further information, enquiries should be addressed by mail to: Casilla de Correo No.23, Sucursal No.5 (Correo Argentino) S2003HYC ROSARIO, República Argentina. E-mail is also available (see English Index).
E-mail is current available (see English Index).