Ferrocarril Mexicali y Golfo was a
railroad line in
Baja California,
Mexico, established in 1901.
Within a few years a controlling interest in the railroad was bought by the American
Southern Pacific Railroad
The Southern Pacific (or Espee from the railroad initials- SP) was an American Class I railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1996 and operated largely in the Western United States. The system was operated by various companies under the ...
company.
The line eventually built was a predecessor to the
Ferrocarril Sonora – Baja California. In 1929 the Mexicali y Golfo was reorganized as the southern line of the
Inter-California Railway
The Inter-California Railway, known in Spanish as the Ferrocarril Inter-California, also known as the Inter-Cal, is a former railroad line which connected the Californias by train. It operated between the American state of California and the Mexi ...
, under the name Ferrocarril Intercalifornia del Sur.
See also
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List of Mexican railroads
References
Mexicali y Golfo
History of Baja California
Transportation in Baja California
Railway companies established in 1901
1901 establishments in Mexico
Railway companies disestablished in 1929
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