The Mexican Railway (''Ferrocarril Mexicano'') was one of the primary pre-

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railways of Mexico. Incorporated in

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in September 1864 as the Imperial Mexican Railway (''Ferrocarril Imperial Mexicano'') to complete an earlier project, it was renamed in July 1867 after the

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withdrew from Mexico.

History

The main line from

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Veracruz Veracruz (), formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave), is one of the 31 states which, along with Me ...

was dedicated on January 1, 1873 by President

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; branches connected Ometusco to

Pachuca Pachuca (; ote, Nju̱nthe), formally known as Pachuca de Soto, is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Hidalgo. It is located in the south-central part of the state. Pachuca de Soto is also the name of the municipality of whic ...

and

Apizaco Apizaco is a city in Apizaco Municipality located near the geographic center of the Mexican state of Tlaxcala, approximately 25 minutes by car from the state's capital city of Tlaxcala. The city gets its name from the Nahuatl language words "ā ...

Puebla Puebla ( en, colony, settlement), officially Free and Sovereign State of Puebla ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 217 municipalities and its cap ...

.Fred Wilbur Powell
The Railroads of Mexico

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(Boston), 1921, pp. 102-103

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(New York)
The Manual of Statistics: Stock Exchange Hand-Book
1908, pp. 195-196 The between

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and

Paso del Macho Paso del Macho is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the central zone of the state, about from the state capital, Xalapa. It has an area of . It is located at . Geography The municipality of Paso del Macho is deli ...

were

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operated beginning in the 1920s. The Mexican Railway remained independent of the

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-owned

Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México (better known as N de M and especially in its final years as FNM) 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 con ...

(''National Railways of Mexico'') until the government gained control in June 1946 and merged the property in March 1959. Tothill Press, Directory of Railway Officials & Year Book, 1961-1962, p. 272 Following

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in the 1990s,

Ferrosur The Ferrocarril del Sureste , commonly known as Ferrosur, is a railway that serves the southeastern regions of Mexico. The company was formed in 1998 following the privatization of Mexico's railways. Ferrosur took over the southeast concession. ...

acquired the lines of the former Mexican Railway.

References

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Defunct railway companies of Mexico History of the State of Mexico History of Puebla History of Veracruz Transportation in Hidalgo Transportation in the State of Mexico Transportation in Mexico City Transportation in Puebla Transportation in Tlaxcala Transportation in Veracruz Railway companies established in 1867 1867 establishments in Mexico Railway lines opened in 1873 Railway companies disestablished in 1959