Ferrocarril Transistmico

Ferrocarril Transistmico

Map of Ferroistmo line (in green) from Salinz Cruz to junction with Ferrosur lines (in blue) to Veracruz and Coatzacoalcos
Locale Isthmus of Tehuantepec
Predecessor FCCM
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Website www.ferroistmo.com.mx

The Ferrocarril Transistmico, also known as Ferrocarril del Istmo de Tehuantepec, S.A. de C.V. or simply Ferroistmo,[1] today is a railroad with no rolling stock, owned by the Mexican government, that crosses the Isthmus of Tehuantepec between Puerto Mexico, Veracruz, and Salina Cruz, Oaxaca. It is leased to Ferrocarril del Sureste FERROSUR. It was formerly leased to Ferrocarriles Chiapas-Mayab until Genesee & Wyoming gave up its concession in 2007.[2] Originally it was known as the Tehuantepec Railway.

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References

  1. ^ McManus, Lowell G.. "The Mexican Railways". http://www.mexlist.com/railways.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-31. 
  2. ^ Central America going nowhere. Railway Gazette International August 2007.