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Map of first Mexican rail line between Veracruz and Mexico City Mexican Central Railway train at station, Mexico. Mexico's rail history began in 1837, with the granting of a concession for a railroad to be built between Veracruz, on the Gulf of Mexico, and Mexico City. However, no railroad was built under that concession.
The Mexican Railway (Ferrocarril Mexicano) (reporting mark FCM) was one of the primary pre-nationalization railways of Mexico. Incorporated in London in September 1864 as the Imperial Mexican Railway ( Ferrocarril Imperial Mexicano ) to complete an earlier project, it was renamed in July 1867 [ 1 ] after the Second French Empire withdrew from ...
Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México (better known as N de M and after 1987 as Ferronales or FNM) or National Railways of Mexico was Mexico's state owned railroad company from 1938 to 1998, and prior to 1938 (dating from the regime of Porfirio Díaz), a major railroad controlled by the government that linked Mexico City to the major cities of Ciudad Juárez, Nuevo Laredo and Matamoros on the U ...
The Mexican Central Railway (Ferrocarril Central Mexicano) was one of the primary pre-nationalization railways of Mexico. Incorporated in Massachusetts in 1880, it opened the main line in March 1884, linking Mexico City to Ciudad Juárez , across the Rio Grande from El Paso and connections to the Southern Pacific Railroad , Texas and Pacific ...
Metro train in Mexico City. Ferrovalle locomotive in workshop. Mexico privatized its freight rail service with the dissolution of the former Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México freight service in 1998, leading to significant improvements and modernization in the sector. Today, the country boasts a robust rail network primarily operated by ...
Incorporated in Colorado in 1880 as the Mexican National Railway (Ferrocarril Nacional Mexicano), and headed by General William Jackson Palmer of the Denver and Rio Grande Railway, it completed a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge main line from Mexico City to Nuevo Laredo in September 1888 after an 1887 reorganization as the Mexican National Railroad.
The election of Andrés Manuel López Obrador in 2018 marked another significant shift, as his government has aimed to combat corruption, reduce inequality, and address the violence that has plagued the country for decades. Mexican history has been divided into three phases: Pre-Hispanic, Colonial, and Independent.
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.