Ferrosur
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Length | 2,654 km (1,649 mi) |
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Website | ferrosur |
The Ferrocarril del Sureste (
History
Ferrosur began operation on December 18, 1998.
Following the November 2005 purchase of Ferrosur by Grupo México, Kansas City Southern de México (KCSM), successor to TFM, petitioned the Mexican government to block the merger of Ferrosur and Ferromex. The CFC rejected the merger in June 2006 and stated that the merger would have led to excessive concentration in the railroad industry to the detriment of consumers and competing shippers.[5] However, in March 2011, a tribunal ruled in Grupo Mexico's favor, and the merger was permitted.[6] Grupo México continues to operate the two railways independently.[7]
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"La Soledad" Bridge (February 23, 1909)
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FerrosurEMD SD70ACelocomotive 4124, equipped with experimental sheet-metal awnings over the radiator air intakes
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Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz
Government occupation of railways
In May 2023, the
The action was labeled as "unusual"
On late May 2023, several newspapers erroneously stated that the government of Mexico had paid Grupo Mexico 7 billion pesos for the occupation of the railway, 2.5 billion pesos lower than Groupo Mexico had wanted.
Territory
Ferrosur operates the ports of Veracruz and Coatzacoalcos and SC Line between Veracruz and Mexico City. The line has numerous tunnels east of Acultzingo, including the longest one in Mexico. Ferrosur road locomotives are often seen coated in soot because they often pass through those tunnels.
See also
- List of Mexican railroads
- Rail transport in Mexico
- CG Railway, which operates a train ferry connecting Ferrosur at the Port of Coatzacoalcos with Mobile, Alabama
Notes
- ^ Murray 2003, p. 39
- ^ Murray 2003, p. 38
- ^ FWN Select, "Grupo Mexico Buys Ferrosur Railway From Carso" (Nov. 25, 2005)
- ^ FWN Select, "Mexico's Antitrust Agency To Study Railway Merger" (November 28, 2005)
- ^ FWN Select, "Mexico's Antitrust Commission Rejects Rail Merger Appeal" (Nov. 15, 2006)
- ^ "Mexican Tribunal OKs Grupo Mexico Railroad merger". Reuters. 2011-03-28. Archived from the original on 2011-04-01.
- ^ Foran, Pat (September 2013). "Ferromex increases infrastructure investment to prepare for growth". Progressive Railroading.
- ^ a b De la Rosa, Alejandro (2 June 2023). "Gobierno extenderá concesión de Ferrosur a cambio de tramos ferroviarios". El Economista (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ a b "AMLO turns to national security to defend rail expropriation". BN Americas. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- Bloomberg L.P. 20 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ Mahalingam, Eugene. "Obrador seizes rail line from billionaire poised to buy Banamex". The Star. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ De Córdoba, José (19 May 2023). "Lopez Obrador Expropriates Stretch of Mexican Railroad". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ Staff, M. N. D. (22 May 2023). "Government takes over Veracruz sections of Ferrosur railway". Mexico News Daily. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ "'No estamos expropiando nada': Adán Augusto sobre 'toma' de Ferrosur" [We are not expropriating anything': Adán Augusto on the 'seizure' of Ferrosur]. El Financiero (in Spanish). 20 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ "AMLO y Grupo México habrían llegado a un acuerdo por Ferrosur". www.yucatan.com.mx (in Spanish). 24 May 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "Acuerdan Gobierno y Grupo México pago de 7 mil mdp por vías de Ferrosur". planoinformativo.com. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ Montesinos, Carlos (24 May 2023). "AMLO niega acuerdo por 7 mil mdp con Germán Larrea, pero confirma negociaciones por Ferrosur". Reporte Índigo (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2023.
References
- Murray, Tom (November 2003). "U.S. railroading's new frontier". ISSN 0041-0934.
External links
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