Mexican railroads
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Mexican railroads comprise the national railway network of Mexico, historically vital for freight and passenger transport and now focused primarily on cargo services across the country and into the United States.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México | 1 |
| Mexican national rail system | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | railway network ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Ferrocarriles de México NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderCrossingFunction | link Mexican cities with US border crossings ⓘ |
| connectsMajorRegion |
Baja California
NERFINISHED
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Central Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulf Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern industrial belt ⓘ Pacific Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo | United States rail network ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| crossBorderFunction | trade corridor for US–Mexico commerce ⓘ |
| currentPassengerRole | limited regional and tourist services ⓘ |
| dominantTraction | diesel locomotives ⓘ |
| electrificationLevel | mostly non-electrified ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| historicalImportance |
economic development of Mexico
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movement of agricultural products ⓘ movement of manufactured goods ⓘ movement of minerals ⓘ national integration of Mexico ⓘ |
| historicalOperator | Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPassengerRole |
long-distance intercity travel
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tourist trains ⓘ |
| historicalPhase |
privatization in the 1990s
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state-owned era ⓘ |
| infrastructureChallenge |
capacity constraints near ports and borders
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single-track bottlenecks ⓘ |
| integratedWith |
Mexican ports
NERFINISHED
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industrial parks ⓘ maquiladora zones ⓘ |
| mainUseToday |
automotive industry logistics
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bulk commodities transport ⓘ intermodal freight ⓘ |
| majorOperator |
Ferrocarril y Terminal del Valle de México
NERFINISHED
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Ferromex NERFINISHED ⓘ Ferrosur NERFINISHED ⓘ Ferrovalle NERFINISHED ⓘ Kansas City Southern de México NERFINISHED ⓘ Linea Coahuila Durango NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePassengerService | El Chepe (Chihuahua al Pacífico) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownershipModel | concession-based private operation ⓘ |
| primaryFocusSinceLate20thCentury | cargo services ⓘ |
| regulator |
Mexican federal government
NERFINISHED
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Secretaría de Infraestructura, Comunicaciones y Transportes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetyChallenge |
cargo theft
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vandalism ⓘ |
| supportsSector |
agricultural exports
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automotive exports ⓘ manufacturing exports ⓘ mining exports ⓘ |
| transportType |
freight
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passenger ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México
this entity surface form:
Mexican national rail system
American Association of Railroads wheel arrangement classification system
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