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Águila Azteca (train)
The ''Águila Azteca'' () was a passenger train between Mexico City and Nuevo Laredo, and formerly to San Antonio station (Texas), San Antonio station, which was operated by Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México. This train was the main passenger rail connection between the United States and Mexico, due to its connection with the Missouri Pacific Railroad's Texas Eagle (MP train), ''Texas Eagle'' and, later, Amtrak's Inter-American (train), ''Inter-American''. During the 1950s, the train had 29 stations in both the United States and Mexico. History The route to the United States was owned by the Missouri Pacific Railroad, Missouri Pacific, which arrived in San Antonio in 1900. In 1881, the Texas and Pacific Railway had previously completed the link from Dallas and El Paso, Texas, El Paso, near Ciudad Juárez. Beginning in 1915, the flagship train of the Missouri Pacific was the ''Sunshine Special'', which eventually carried Through coach, through sleeping cars from St. Louis Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EMD G12
The EMD G12 is a class of export locomotive built by GM-EMD, and its Canadian affiliate General Motors Diesel. In addition, Australian licensee Clyde Engineering built ten locomotives for New Zealand in 1957, five for Hong Kong, 23 for Queensland, fourteen for Western Australia and seven for BHP. Australian licensee Commonwealth Engineering also built 42 for Queensland Rail in 1964–1966. Many examples were built in the 1950-1960s for railroads around the world. They are powered by EMD 567, EMD 12-567C prime movers rated at ; some have been rebuilt with EMD 645 engines. The A1A-A1A and C-C versions had a lower axle loading than the B-B version. Original Owners B-B version Australia * 7 BHP Whyalla DE class Brazil A total of 241 locomotives: * 2 Estrada de Ferro de Goiás 5201–5202 * 30 Mogiana Railway 3001–3030 * 43 Estrada de Ferro Noroeste do Brasil 1101–1143 * 17 Rede de Viação Paraná-Santa Catarina * 18 Companhia Paulista de Estradas de Ferro 700–717 * 25 Rede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
