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Ferrocarriles Unidos del Sureste

Transportation Company - Ferrocarriles Unidos del Sureste - Railroad
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Company NameFerrocarriles Unidos del Sureste
CategoryRailroad
Year Founded1969
Final Year of Operation1987
TerminationMerged
Successor/ParentFerrocarriles Nacionales de México (Details)
CountryMexico (Details)
Source of TextBluford Shops
Text Credit URLLink
Transportation Company - Ferrocarriles Unidos del Sureste - Railroad



Company History: FUS was the result of the 1969 merger of Southeastern Railway and United Railways of Yucatan in southeastern Mexico. It ran from Coatzacoalcos to Campeche and Merida with five branch lines radiating from Merida. Some of these branches were 3’ gauge and the branch to the port at Progreso was dual gauge. In 1987, FUS along with the other state owned railways of Mexico were combined into the new National Railways of Mexico also known as FNM.
Successor/Parent History:
Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México, (better known as N de M) was Mexico's state owned railroad company from 1938 to 1998, and prior to 1938 (dating from the regime of Porfirio Diaz) a major railroad controlled by the government that linked Mexico City to the major cities of Nuevo Laredo and Ciudad Juarez on the U.S. border. The first trains to Nuevo Laredo from Mexico City began operating in 1903.

N de M absorbed the Mexican Central Railroad (Ferrocarril Central Mexicano, first section from Mexico City to Leon, Guanajuato, opened in 1882) in 1909, thus acquiring a second border gateway at Ciudad Juarez (adjacent to El Paso, Texas). The N de M was nationalized by President Lazaro Cardenas del Rio in 1938, and privatized 60 years later by President Ernesto Zedillo. N de M operated most railway trackage through the central and northeastern regions of the republic.

In 1995, the Mexican government announced that the FNM would be privatized and divided into four main systems. As part of the restructuring for privatization, FNM suspended passenger rail service in 1997, and the new arrangements applied from 1998. The companies were Kansas City Southern de Mexico, Ferromex, Ferrosur, and (owned jointly by the three companies) Ferrocarril y Terminal del Valle de Mexico or Ferrovalle which operates railroads and terminals in and around Mexico City.

As of 2006, the remaining parts of NdeM are in the process of liquidation.
Brief History:
Mexico is a country between the U.S. and Central America that's known for its Pacific and Gulf of Mexico beaches and its diverse landscape of mountains, deserts and jungles. Ancient ruins such as Teotihuacán and the Mayan city of Chichén Itzá are scattered throughout the country, as are Spanish colonial-era towns. In capital Mexico City, upscale shops, renowned museums and gourmet restaurants cater to modern life.

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Item created by: gdm on 2022-04-18 08:35:17

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