Mexican Railway

The Mexican Railway (Ferrocarril Mexicano) (reporting mark FCM) was one of the primary pre-nationalization 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[1] after the Second French Empire withdrew from Mexico. The main line from Mexico City to Veracruz was dedicated on January 1, 1873 by President Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada; branches connected Ometusco to Pachuca and Apizaco to Puebla.[2][3] The 103 kilometers (64 mi) between Esperanza and Paso del Macho were electrically operated beginning in the 1920s.[4][5]

1877 map of the Mexican Railway

Mexican Railway
1912 map
Overview
Native name	Ferrocarril Mexicano or Ferrocarril México-Veracruz
Status	Open under current owner
Owner	Current: Ferrosur
Locale	Mexico
Termini	Mexico City Veracruz
Service
System	(?)
Services	3
Operator(s)	Current: Ferrosur
History
Opened	January 1, 1873
Closed	March 1959 absorbed by the FNM privatized in the 1990s
Technical
Line length	679.8 km (422.4 mi)
Number of tracks	1
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	Partially, 103 km (64 mi), between Esperanza and Paso del Macho

The Mexican Railway remained independent of the government-owned Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México (National Railways of Mexico) until the government gained control in June 1946 and merged the property in March 1959.[6] Following privatization in the 1990s, Ferrosur acquired the lines of the former Mexican Railway.