Ferromex
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Ferromex (syllabic abbreviation of Ferrocarril Mexicano, 'Mexican Railway') is a private rail consortium that operates the largest (by mileage) railway in Mexico with combined mileage (Ferromex + Ferrosur) of and is often classed with North American Class I railroads.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- railway company
- Country
- Mexico
- Located in
- Mexico
- Founded by
- Grupo México
- Headquarters
- Mexico City
- Owned by
- Union Pacific Railroad
- Parent organization
- Union Pacific Railroad
- Official website
- ferromex.mx
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- Commons category
- Ferromex
- inception
- 1998-00-00
- track gauge
- standard-gauge railway
- director / manager
- Germán Larrea Mota-Velasco
- reporting mark
- FXE
- date of official opening
- 1998-00-00
- member of
- Association of American Railroads
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- History
- Attempted merger with Ferrosur
- Participation in the privatization of Trenes Argentinos Cargas
- Passenger services
- Other
- Rolling stock
- See also
- References
- External links
Ferromex (syllabic abbreviation of Ferrocarril Mexicano, 'Mexican Railway') is a private rail consortium that operates the largest (by mileage) railway in Mexico with combined mileage (Ferromex + Ferrosur) of and is often classed with North American Class I railroads.
== History == Ferromex began operating on February 19, 1998, following the privatization of most of the government-owned railways by Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León. Grupo México owns 74% and Union Pacific Corporation owns 26% of the company.
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