THE MEXICAN RAILWAYS
Operations
of the former Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México were
privatized to concessionaires in several steps between 1997 and
1999. The companies shown below currently operate
freight railways in Mexico. Their names are
linked to their web sites.
| KCSM |
CPKC de México (Kansas City Southern de México, S.A. de C.V.)
is a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian Pacific Kansas City
Limited. |
| FXE |
Ferromex (Ferrocarril Mexicano, S.A. de C.V.)
is owned 74 percent by GMéxico Transportes, S.A.B. de C.V., which is controlled by
Grupo México, S.A. de C.V., and 26 percent by Union Pacific Railroad. |
| FSRR |
Ferrosur, S.A. de C.V. is wholly owned by
GMéxico Transportes, S.A.B. de C.V., which is controlled by Grupo México, S.A.
de C.V. |
| FTVM |
Ferrovalle (Ferrocarril
y Terminal del Valle de México, S.A. de C.V.) is jointly owned by
CPKC de México, Ferromex, Ferrosur,
and the Mexican federal government. |
| LFCD |
Ferrocarril
Coahuila Durango (Linea Coahuila Durango, S.A. de
C.V.) is controlled by Industrias Peñoles, S.A.B. de C.V., a part of
Grupo BAL, S.A. de C.V. |
| FIT |
FIT (Ferrocarril del Istmo
de Tehuantepec, S.A. de C.V.) is a federal parastatal entity controlled
by the Secretaría de Marina (Secretariat of Navy). |
| BJRR |
Baja California Railroad,
Inc. is the contract operator for
ADMICARGA (Administradora de la Vía Corta Tijuana-Tecate),
a decentralized entity of the Baja California state
government. |
| CGR |
CG
Railway, LLC is owned 60 percent by GMéxico Transportes,
S.A.B. de C.V., which is controlled by Grupo México, S.A. de C.V., and 40 percent
by Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. |
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For general information
about the Mexican railway industry, please contact the Asociación Mexicana de Ferrocarriles, A.C., the trade association of freight and
passenger railways and their suppliers that represents the industry as a
whole.
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