The Midland Uruguay Railway was the second most important of five rail lines in Uruguay's early rail history. The other four systems were the Central Uruguay Railway Co., the North Western of Uruguay, the Uruguay Northern, and the Uruguay East Coast Railway. The Midland Uruguay Railway Co., Ltd. was registered In London In 1887 with capital of $3,000,000. The Midland opened on August 15, 1889 with the line between

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and Salto. It ran for on

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. The branch from

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was opened in its entirety August 17, 1911. Another from Piedra Sola were opened on April 10, 1913. In 1936, there were 22

steam locomotive A steam locomotive is a locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam. It is fuelled by burning combustible material (usually coal, Fuel oil, oil or, rarely, Wood fuel, wood) to heat ...

s, one railcar, 20 coaches and 484 goods wagons. It remained independent until 1949. The railway ran northward and westward. The main line ran for , passing through Tres Arboles, Algorta, and

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, before terminating at Salto.

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* Midland Railway lines opened in 1889 Defunct railway companies of Uruguay Standard-gauge railways in Uruguay {{SouthAm-rail-transport-stub