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Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico

Transportation Company - Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico - Railroad
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Company NameFerrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico
Company Web SiteLink
CategoryRailroad
Year Founded1955
Final Year of Operation1987
TerminationMerged
Successor/ParentFerrocarriles Nacionales de México (Details)
CountryMexico (Details)
Source of TextBluford Shops
Text Credit URLLink
Transportation Company - Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico - Railroad



Company History: The Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico (Chihuahua-Pacific Railway), also known as El Chepe from its reporting mark CHP, or Ferrocarril Chihuahua-Pacífico, is a major rail line in northwest Mexico, linking the city of Chihuahua, Chihuahua to the city of Los Mochis, Sinaloa and its port Topolobampo. It runs 673 km (418 mi), traversing the Copper Canyon, a rugged series of canyons that have led some to call this the most scenic railroad trip on the continent.

The private rail franchise Ferromex took over the railroad from the Mexican government in 1998.

This line, owned by the Mexican government, was the result of the 1955 merger of the Mexico North-Western Railway and the Mexican portion of the Kansas City Mexico & Orient. Ch-P ran from the port of Topolobambo (on the Gulf of California) northeast where it split. One line went east to Chihuahua and Ojinaga and the other line went north to Ciudad Juarez (just across the border from El Paso, Texas.) The line passes through scenic Copper Canyon and required 37 bridges and 86 tunnels. This portion was not completed until 1961. Ch-P was rolled into FNM in 1987 and Ferromex took over the line in 1998.
Successor/Parent History:
Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México, (better known as N de M) was Mexico's state owned railroad company from 1938 to 1998, and prior to 1938 (dating from the regime of Porfirio Diaz) a major railroad controlled by the government that linked Mexico City to the major cities of Nuevo Laredo and Ciudad Juarez on the U.S. border. The first trains to Nuevo Laredo from Mexico City began operating in 1903.

N de M absorbed the Mexican Central Railroad (Ferrocarril Central Mexicano, first section from Mexico City to Leon, Guanajuato, opened in 1882) in 1909, thus acquiring a second border gateway at Ciudad Juarez (adjacent to El Paso, Texas). The N de M was nationalized by President Lazaro Cardenas del Rio in 1938, and privatized 60 years later by President Ernesto Zedillo. N de M operated most railway trackage through the central and northeastern regions of the republic.

In 1995, the Mexican government announced that the FNM would be privatized and divided into four main systems. As part of the restructuring for privatization, FNM suspended passenger rail service in 1997, and the new arrangements applied from 1998. The companies were Kansas City Southern de Mexico, Ferromex, Ferrosur, and (owned jointly by the three companies) Ferrocarril y Terminal del Valle de Mexico or Ferrovalle which operates railroads and terminals in and around Mexico City.

As of 2006, the remaining parts of NdeM are in the process of liquidation.
Brief History:
Mexico is a country between the U.S. and Central America that's known for its Pacific and Gulf of Mexico beaches and its diverse landscape of mountains, deserts and jungles. Ancient ruins such as Teotihuacán and the Mayan city of Chichén Itzá are scattered throughout the country, as are Spanish colonial-era towns. In capital Mexico City, upscale shops, renowned museums and gourmet restaurants cater to modern life.

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Item created by: gdm on 2017-10-10 09:56:37. Last edited by gdm on 2019-05-30 12:50:39

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