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| Locale | Mexico |
| Dates of operation | 1998–present |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) (standard gauge) |
Ferromex, a contraction of Ferrocarril Mexicano or "Mexican Railroad", is a private rail consortium that operates the largest (by mileage) railroad in Mexico. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Rail gauge is the distance between the inner sides of the two parallel rails that make up a railway track. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Inches redirects here To see the Les Savy Fav album see Inches. The Millimetre ( American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to The standard gauge (also named the Stephenson gauge after George Stephenson, or Normal gauge) is a widely-used Rail gauge. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America.
Ferromex began operating on February 19, 1998, following the privatization of most of the government-owned railroads. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The Ferromex system operates over more than 8,500 kilometers of track and interconnects five major inland Mexican cities, five cities along the border with the United States, four seaports on the Pacific Ocean and one more on the Gulf of Mexico. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions The Gulf of Mexico ( Spanish: Golfo de México) is the ninth largest Body of water in the world Ferromex also operates the Chihuahua al Pacífico "ChePe" railroad.
Ferromex is trying to merge into Ferrosur's parent company Infraestructura y Transportes Ferroviarios, which also owns the US Short-line railroad, Texas Pacifico Transportation (TXPF), but the Mexican government has ruled that it violates antitrust laws. Short Line is also one of the four railroads in the popular Board game Monopoly, probably named after the Shore Fast Line, an Interurban streetcar TPG Capital (formerly Texas Pacific Group commonly referred to as "TPG" is a Private equity investment firm founded by David Bonderman, James [1] ITF is currently controlled by the mining company Grupo Mexico. Grupo México ( Grupo México SA de CV) is the largest Mining corporation in Mexico and the third largest Copper producer in the world The proposed merger would make Ferromex the largest railroad in Mexico at 4,900 miles (7,886 km). The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. The two railroads had attempted to merge in 2002 but were denied for antitrust reasons. [2]
Currently, Grupo Mexico owns 74% and Union Pacific 26% of the company. Grupo México ( Grupo México SA de CV) is the largest Mining corporation in Mexico and the third largest Copper producer in the world
See also
References
- ^ http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/060626/mexico_rail_merger.html?.v=1
- ^ "Abandonments & Acquisitions" (March 2006). In operation As of 2006 Suburban Ferrocarril Suburbano de la Zona Metropolitana de México Class Trains Magazine 66 (3): p 15. ISSN 0041-0934.
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