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Ferrocarriles Unidos del Sureste was a company that operated a SOUTHEASTERN RAILROAD CEASES OPERATIONS, STRANDS THOUSANDS OF CENTRAL AMERICAN IMMIGRANTS IN MEXICO.
/ref> and since part of Ferrocarril del Istmo de Tehuantepec.
Ferrocarriles Unidos del Sureste was a company that operated a railroad
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
in southeastern Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
. In the 1930s the Mexican government decided to build a railroad into the Yucatán
Yucatán (, also , , ; yua, Yúukatan ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Yucatán,; yua, link=no, Xóot' Noj Lu'umil Yúukatan. is one of the 31 states which comprise the federal entities of Mexico. It comprises 106 separate mun ...
, connecting the national system with the isolated Ferrocarriles Unidos de Yucatán. The project was completed in 1950 as the Ferrocarril del Sureste and commemorated with a 5 peso coin. In 1975 the Yucatán and Southeast systems were merged into the Ferrocarriles Unidos del Sureste. The system was privatized in 1999, becoming part of Ferrocarriles Chiapas-Mayab (FCCM) until 2007 /ref> and since part of Ferrocarril del Istmo de Tehuantepec.
See also
* Ferrocarriles Unidos de Yucatán *List of Mexican railroads
This is a list of Mexican railroads, common carrier railroads operating as part of rail transport in Mexico.
Passenger rail
Passenger regional rail within urban areas includes:
* Ferrocarril Suburbano de la Zona Metropolitana de México
* ST ...
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