Mauá Railway

Mauá Railway
Overview
LocaleRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Dates of operation1854–
Technical
Track gauge1,676mm
Length18km

The Mauá Railway (Portuguese: Estrada de Ferro Mauá), officially known as the Imperial Petropolis Steam Navigation and Railway Company (Imperial Companhia de Navegação a Vapor e Estrada de Ferro de Petropolis), was the first railway established in Brazil and the third in South America.

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