FerrocarrilSur

 SA (lit. South Railway) is a major company in southwestern Ventora. It was founded in 1875 in Plenas where it maintains its head offices. It provides passenger and freight rail services and the company is traded on the Ascara Exchange under the symbol FCS.

Structure
The company has four subsidiaries. All operate out of the head offices in Plenas.


 * Cercanías Sur SA operates commuter rail services under contract or concession with various in southwest Ventora
 * Servicios FerrocarrilSur SA provides administrative, purchasing, bookkeeping, and reservations services to the company and its subsidiaries
 * Infraestructura FerrocarrilSur SA provides signalling and railway maintenance of way services
 * Mantenimiento FerrocarrilSur SA provides maintenance services for locomotives and rolling stock

FCS has marketed its track and rolling stock maintenance services with only limited success despite its record of well-run contracted commuter rail services.

Operations
FerrocarrilSur owns 2911 km of gauge track and has operating rights to another 223 km of track owned by other concerns. Of its track, 1850 km is electrified. The company operates in the duchies of Alpunte el Oeste, Arava, and Ocoa. It also has connections with other rail networks, including the Carril Marino rail ferry to Haksarad at Málid, Ocoa.

Passenger services
FerrocarrilSur offers regional and long-distance passenger service coordinated with other railway companies. Its trains offer the typical first and second class service levels. Within its system, FCS has complete control over scheduling, pricing, and service levels. FerrocarrilSur is a member of the Consorcio Ferroviario de Ventora (CFV), so long distance train service operates as part of a network. Passengers purchase their tickets on the originating rail service to their final destination. Changes in operating companies are, generally, transparent to the customer, with changes of locomotives normally the only interruptions of through service. CFV arranges for schedule coordination and cost allocations between operators and equipment and infrastructure owners.

service, including short-distance regional rail in or close to municipalities, is a significant business sector for FerrocarrilSur. Most of these services are operated under contract or concession with municipal governments. The various networks have an annual patronage of over 228 million passengers.

Goods services
Transport of goods, particularly containerized and bulk cargoes, comprises the largest portion of revenues for the company.

Rolling stock
The company uses a variety of electric and diesel train sets to meet local requirements and conditions for its commuter rail services. FerrocarrilSur also owns a large fleet of s for the carriage of bulk solids and liquids, containerized freight, individual loads, and freight. Many of the goods wagons hauled by the railroad belong to other owners, as well, since goods wagons operate in.

Motive power and self-propelled rail equipment owned and operated by FerrocarrilSur follow the class-type numbering conventions specified by the Public Works Commission:
 * 1xx: High speed multiple unit
 * 2xx:
 * 3xx:
 * 4xx: Electric multiple unit (EMU)
 * 5xx: Diesel multiple unit (DMU)
 * 6xx:
 * 7xx: Hybrid multiple unit (HMU)
 * 8xx: Trams which can run on railways
 * 9xx: Self-propelled equipment