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

Passenger regional rail within urban areas includes:

There is also the

Class I railroads

KCSM locomotive near Caltzonzin Station in Michoacán (October 2009)

There are three Class I railroads:

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

Shortline railroads

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

Shortline and terminal railroad companies include:

Railway links with adjacent countries

To its north, Mexico shares a border with the United States that is 3,169 km (1,969 mi) in length 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)

Former railroads

The following is a list of former railroads:

See also

References

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

Notes

  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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