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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.
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.
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]
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)
Rail transport remains relatively underused as a mode of transport in Vietnam. While road transport dominates the transport sector by far—accounting for 65% of freight moved as of 2006—rail transport accounted for only 4% of freight transportation in 2008, and 5% of passenger transportation, leading it to be considered the "least relevant" of all modes of transport in the European Union's ...
Bosques de Chihuahua, full name Bosques de Chihuahua Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada de Capital Variable was a small logging railroad located in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico. The approximately 32 km line ran from a lumber mill at Mesa Del Huracán in Madera Municipality to a connection with the Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico .
Creel-Sierra Tarahumara is a railway station located in Creel, Chihuahua. The station is an important point on El Chepe , because both the Chepe Express and the Chepe Regional serve the station. The station is located at 2240 meters above sea level.