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The Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico (Chihuahua-Pacific Railway), also known as El Chepe from its reporting mark CHP, is a major rail line in northwest Mexico, linking the city of Chihuahua to Los Mochis and its port, Topolobampo. [3] It crosses the Sierra Madre Occidental, part of the range that in the United States is called the Rocky ...
The Mexico North-Western Railway or Compañía del Ferrocarril Nor-Oeste de México was a railroad that operated in Mexico between Ciudad Juárez and Chihuahua, via Nuevo Casas Grandes in the western portion of the state of Chihuahua. [1] Prior to 1909, it was known as the Rio Grande, Sierra Madre & Pacific Railway.
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.
In 1940, the federal government of Mexico acquired the rights to the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway, and on May 27, 1952, it took possession of the line operated by the Mexico North Western Railway.
Chihuahua is also the starting point for the Chihuahua–Pacific Railroad with a terminus in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, and is also served by Ferromex, a private Mexican railroad. There is a large central depot for intercity buses in the south side of the city serving as a hub for the county's main bus companies as well as regional, state, and ...
International bridges in Chihuahua (state) (9 P) Pages in category "Transportation in Chihuahua (state)" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
It was popularly called The Orient railroad. [ 3 ] At the end of 1925, KCM&O and KCM&O of Texas (the portions of interstate railroads in Texas were required to be under unique charters) together operated 859 miles (1,382 km) of track over 738 miles (1,188 km) of right of way ; they reported a total of 330 million net ton-miles of revenue ...
Most existing Vietnamese railway lines use metre gauge, although standard gauge (used in China) and mixed gauge are used northeast of Hanoi. [3] As of 2005, approximately 2,600 km (1,600 mi) of track was in use throughout Vietnam—2,169 km (1,348 mi) meter gauge, 178 km (111 mi) standard gauge and 253 km (157 mi) mixed gauge. [5]