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Ferrocarril Mexicano (1867–1959)
The Mexican Railway (''Ferrocarril Mexicano'') was one of the primary pre-nationalization Rail transport in Mexico, railways of Mexico. Incorporated in London in September 1864 as the Imperial Mexican Railway (''Ferrocarril Imperial Mexicano'') to complete an earlier project, it was renamed in July 1867 after the Second French Empire Second French intervention in Mexico, withdrew from Mexico. History The main line from Mexico City to Veracruz, Veracruz, Veracruz was dedicated on January 1, 1873, by President Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada; branches connected Ometusco to Pachuca and Apizaco to Puebla, Puebla, Puebla.Fred Wilbur PowellThe Railroads of Mexico Stratford Company (Boston), 1921, pp. 102-103Manual of Statistics Company (New York)The Manual of Statistics: Stock Exchange Hand-Book 1908, pp. 195-196 The between Esperanza (municipality), Esperanza and Paso del Macho were Railway electrification system, electrically operated beginning in the 1920s. The Mexican Railway remai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferrocarriles Nacionales De México
''Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México'' (better known as N de M and after 1987 as Ferronales or FNM) or ''National Railways of Mexico'' was Mexico's state owned railroad company from 1938 to 1998, and prior to 1938 (dating from the regime of Porfirio Díaz), a major railroad controlled by the government that linked Mexico City to the major cities of Ciudad Juárez, Nuevo Laredo and Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Matamoros on the US-Mexico border, U.S. border. The first trains to Nuevo Laredo from Mexico City began operating in 1903. History The beginnings of rail transport in Mexico date back to the concessions granted by Maximilian I of Mexico, mostly to foreign companies, and continued by Benito Juárez. In 1898, José Yves Limantour proposed a system of concessions of the railway companies on the future lines to be built from 1900. That same year the Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit, Secretariat of the Treasury promulgated the first General Railway Law. This law establishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
