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    List of Mexican railroads

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    This is a list of Mexican railroads, common carrier railroads operating as part of rail transport in Mexico.

    Passenger rail

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    • Ferrocarril Suburbano de la Zona Metropolitana del Valle de México[1]
    • STC Metrorrey[2]
    • Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos[3][4]
    • Metro de la Ciudad de México[5][6]
    • Sistema de Tren Eléctrico Urbano[7]
    • Tren interurbano El Insurgente
    • Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico
    • Tequila Express
    • Tren Maya
    • Ferrocarril del Istmo de Tehuantepec

    Class I railroads

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    KCSM locomotive near Caltzonzin Station in Michoacán (October 2009)

    There are three Class I railroads:

    • Ferromex (FXE)[8]
    • Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC)[9]
    • Ferrosur (FSRR)

    Additionally the three Class I railroads jointly own a railroad that provides access to Mexico City

    • Ferrocarril y Terminal del Valle de México (Ferrovalle)

    Shortline railroads

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    MV Bali Sea loads up with Ferrosur trains in Coatzacoalcos (October 2007)

    Shortline and terminal railroad companies include:

    • Linea Ferrocarril Coahuila-Durango (LFCD)[10]
    • Baja California Railroad (BJRR)
    • CG Railway[11]
    • Tren Interoceánico[12]
    • Ferrocarril Chiapas-Mayab (FCCM)
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    To its north, Mexico shares a border with the United States that is 3,169 km (1,969 mi) in length[13] The two countries share the same track gauge of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in), with multiple links. CG Railway operates a train ferry between the port of Mobile at Mobile, Alabama and the port of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz.

    To its south, Mexico shares an 871 km (541 mi) border with Guatemala and a 251 km (156 mi) border with Belize. There is rebuilt link with rail transport in Guatemala at Ciudad Tecún Umán in Ayutla, San Marcos, with a break of gauge. 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge / 914 mm (3 ft) (rebuilt as standard gauge in 2019[14])

    Former railroads

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    The following is a list of former railroads:

    • Bosques de Chihuahua[15]
    • Carrizo Gorge de Mexico[16]
    • Ferrocarril Aguascalientes[17]
    • Ferrocarril Atlamaxac[18]
    • Ferrocarril Cazadero la Torre y Tepetongo
    • Ferrocarril Cazadero y San Pablo
    • Ferrocarril Cazadero y Solis
    • Ferrocarril Central Mexicano (see also Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico)
    • Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacifico now operated as a passenger line by Ferromex
    • Ferrocarril Coahuila y Zacatecas[19]
    • Ferrocarril de Córdoba a Huatusco
    • Ferrocarril Desague del Valle de Mexico[20]
    • El Oro Mining and Railway Company[21]
    • El Paso Southern Railway (see Mexico North Western Railway)
    • Ferrocarril Guanajuato a San Luis de la Paz y Pozos[22]
    • Ferrocarril Hidalgo y Nordeste[23]
    • Ferrocarril de Hornos
    • Ferrocarril Inter-California
    • Ferrocarril Interoceanico
    • Ferrocarril Ixtlahuaca[22]
    • Ferrocarril Jalapa y Cordoba
    • Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway
    • Kansas City Southern de Mexico (KCSM)[24]
    • Ferrocarril Mapimi[25]
    • Ferrocarril Matehuala[26]
    • Ferrocarril Merida a Calkini[27]
    • Ferrocarril de Merida a Peto[28]
    • Ferrocarril Merida a Valladolid[29]
    • Ferrocarril Mexicali y Golfo
    • Ferrocarril Mexicano (FCM)
    • Ferrocarril Mexicano del Sur[30]
    • Mexico North Western Railway
    • Ferrocarril Michoacan y Pacifico[26]
    • Ferrocarril Monte Alto y Tlalnepantla[31]
    • Monterrey Mineral and Terminal Railway[31]
    • Ferrocarril Nacozari[32]
    • Ferrocarril Nacional de la Baja California
    • Ferrocarril Oaxaca a Ejutla[31]
    • Ferrocarril del Pacifico (FCP)
    • Panuco Mountain and Monclova Railroad[33]
    • Ferrocarril Parral y Durango[33]
    • Ferrocarril Peninsular de Merida-Yucatan[27]
    • Potosi Central Railroad[33]
    • Ferrocarril Potosi y Rio Verde (FPyRv)
    • Rio Grande, Sierra Madre & Pacific Railway (see Mexico North Western Railway)
    • Ferrocarril San Gregorio[34]
    • Ferrocarril San Marcos a Huajapan de Leon[35]
    • Ferrocarril San Rafael y Atlixco[34]
    • Sinaloa and Durango Railroad[36][37][38]
    • Ferrocarril Sonora-Baja California (SBC)
    • Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico (Freight Service)
    • Southern Pacific of Mexico
    • Ferrocarril de Tacubaya
    • Ferrocarril Tlacotepec a Huajapan de Leon[35]
    • Ferrocarril Toluca y Zitacuaro[39]
    • Ferrocarril Toluca a Tenango y San Juan[39]
    • Ferrocarril Torres a Prietas[39]
    • Tehuantepec National Railway (see Tren Interoceánico)
    • Ferrocarriles Unidos del Sureste (FUS)
    • Ferrocarriles Unidos de Yucatán (U de Y)
    • Ferrocarril del Valle de Mexico[40]
    • Ferrocarril Vanegas, Cedral, y Rio Verde[40]
    • Ferrocarril Vera Cruz a Anton Lizardo y Alvarado[40]

    See also

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    • Aerotrén
    • Copper Canyon
    • Decauville
    • Ferrocarriles Chiapas-Mayab
    • Guadalajara light rail system
    • La Bestia
    • List of named passenger trains of Mexico
    • Mexico City Metro
    • Monterrey Metro
    • Tequila Express
    • Xochimilco Light Rail
    • Mayan Train

    References

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    • Best, Gerald M. (1968). Mexican Narrow Gauge. Howell-North.

    Notes

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    1. ^ "Ferrocarriles Suburbanos" (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2011.
    2. ^ "Gobierno del estado de Nuevo León - nl.gob.mx".
    3. ^ "Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos". STE.
    4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2010-09-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
    5. ^ "Sistema de Transporte Colectivo - Metro". STC.
    6. ^ "STC - Sistema de Transporte Colectivo". Archived from the original on 2000-11-09.
    7. ^ "SITEUR - Sistema de Tren Eléctrico Urbano".
    8. ^ "Ferromex".
    9. ^ "cpkcr.com".
    10. ^ "Linea Coahuila Durango - Home". Archived from the original on 2009-10-12. Retrieved 2004-11-27.
    11. ^ "CGR". Retrieved 14 October 2011.
    12. ^ "Inicio - Ferrocarril del Istmo de Tehuantepec, S.A. de C.V." (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 January 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
    13. ^ "United States Section Directive" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-11.
    14. ^ "Railway between Guatemala and Mexico, connectivity across Puerto Chiapas". www.puertochiapas.com.mx.
    15. ^ Evan Werkema (1 January 2019). "Trainorders posting".
    16. ^ Dorian Hargrove (14 April 2014). "San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway to roll?".
    17. ^ Best p.61
    18. ^ Best p.40
    19. ^ Best p.64
    20. ^ Best p.65
    21. ^ Best p.67
    22. ^ a b Best p.68
    23. ^ Best p.35
    24. ^ "kcsi.com".
    25. ^ Best p.69
    26. ^ a b Best p.70
    27. ^ a b Best p.53
    28. ^ Best p.54
    29. ^ Best p.50
    30. ^ Best p.31
    31. ^ a b c Best p.73
    32. ^ Bernat, Andrew "The Alamogordo and Sacramento Mountain Railway - A Standard Gauge 'Cloud-Climber'" in Narrow Gauge and Short Line Gazette January/February 2004 pages 47-52
    33. ^ a b c Best p.74
    34. ^ a b Best p.77
    35. ^ a b Best p.36
    36. ^ The Official Railway List. Chicago: Railway Purchasing Agent Company. 1888. p. 176.
    37. ^ "American Society of Civil Engineers". Engineering News and American Contract Journal. IX. New York City: George H. Frost: 425. December 9, 1882.
    38. ^ "Reports of Engineering Societies: American Society of Civil Engineers". Van Nostrand's Engineering Magazine. XXVIII (CLXIX). New York: D. Van Nostrand: 80. January 1883.
    39. ^ a b c Best p.80
    40. ^ a b c Best p.81
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