Ferromex is doing a "system migration" that has been causing congestion for over a week. This has resulted in the issuance of embargoes by both UP and BNSF for Mexico-bound traffic at various border i

Hola amigos. Hope you are having an awesome weekend The cover story of the May/June 2022 issue of Newsweek En Español is dedicated to the Tren Maya. Titled "El tren que fragmenta la selva" (or "The tr

This car carrier is on the Glendale underpass in Toledo, Ohio . It is about to travel on the track behind the Toledo Zoo and cross Rt 25

Only last week, Autovia FNM 123 was moved from Papelera de Chihuahua, where it had been stored for quite some time, to its new place at the Museum Casa Redonda de Chihuahua. (https://www.google.com/ma

FYI Ed ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Union Pacific Inside Track <unionpacific@...> To: "edmundv@..." <edmundv@...> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2022, 12:07:40 PM PDT Subject: For 30 Years, We Are Un

"The Whole Enchilada" for May 10, published by the people who do Mexico News Daily, has an article and map about a plan to have passenger trains on eleven routes in Mexico by 2050, covering most parts

Yesterday, I saw GMTX 1502, an SW1500 switcher locomotive in KCS livery, at the UP office in Eagle Pass, Texas. MEXLIST Deputy Administrator Mike Palmieri has learned that it is consigned to Controlad

KCS has announced that construction will begin on its new international bridge by the end of this year and is expected to last for 1½ years. The new span will be immediately parallel to and downstream

KCS/KCSM has released a new and very scenic promotional video with lots of drone footage, mostly in Mexico. Among other things, it presents a virtual image of the new span that will double the interna

Here's a few more pictures of some passenger trains in Mexico when NdeM was still in existence. There are descriptive captions that accompany each photo. To access the pictures, they may be "hot linke

Hello Mexlisters, As a modeler who focuses on the 1960s-1970’s Mexican railroads, it has been a dilemma for me to find an HO model close to the CNCF cabooses. Unlike the CNCF boxcars, there are HO mod

NdeM 5700 & loco frame On April 1 the Merida Railroad Museum was able to move NdeM 5700 (Alco C420) & the frame of UdeY 350 from the railroad’s shop at “La Plancha” to the museum grounds. It was quite

Question on Mexicano "Standard Sleeper" A Mexican Railway public timetable for November 1908 states: “Trains No. 5 and 6 carry Standard Pullman Drawing-Room, Buffet Sleeping Cars”. According to Robert

Hi everyone: Updated map files showing the lines of Ferromex, Ferrosur, KCSM, and Ferrovalle are now available at: http://mexlist.com/maps.htm Probably the most significant changes are: i) all current

Here's another "before and after" look at what the train station in Ocotlan de Morelos, Oaxaca looked like on February 22, 1996, when it had rail service, and what it looks like today. Actually, the G

Here's a "before and after" look at what the train station in Zimatlan de Alvarez, Oaxaca looked like on February 22, 1996, when it had rail service, and what it looks like today. Actually, the Google

Hopefully this will work this time. Here's a selection of some photos I've taken over the years in Mexico and some descriptive captions that I've been posting for the last couple of weeks on the Altam

¡Hola todos! Aquí está, la nómina del primer ferrocarril de la historia de México FC de Veracruz a Río San Juan [1] Couillet #3 4-2-0 - 1849 "Veracruzana" [2] Couillet #5 2-2-2 - 1851 "Poblana" [3] Co

Here are photos of new NdeM cranes GPE-4 and 5 taken by my son Christopher Palmieri in New Orleans on 13 December 1986. They were American Model 855-DEH's and were on their way from the CSX to the SP.

Hello All, Some of you may recall that I created a FCP "PGR" a couple of years ago, I have finished creating both an English and Spanish Version of a SBC PGR As a reminder here is what a PGR is, A Pro