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Greetings and a request for help
Hello First post from a list member. I will be making my first trip to Mexico next month, spending two days in Torreon. I know there is a lot of rail activity in Torreon, and would appreciate any rail
Hello First post from a list member. I will be making my first trip to Mexico next month, spending two days in Torreon. I know there is a lot of rail activity in Torreon, and would appreciate any rail
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Where are the CPKC pictures???
Members are writing to me privately about the poll to ask where they can see the pictures of the five proposed CPKC locomotive paint schemes. My post immediately before the poll had links to all five
Members are writing to me privately about the poll to ask where they can see the pictures of the five proposed CPKC locomotive paint schemes. My post immediately before the poll had links to all five
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Lowell G. McManus
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The CPKC steam train trip to México
CPKC just got its steam locomotive 2816 "Empress" back together after a complete overhaul, and it's being tested now. Over the weekend, I was in Kansas City. I learned that, if all goes well, the comp
CPKC just got its steam locomotive 2816 "Empress" back together after a complete overhaul, and it's being tested now. Over the weekend, I was in Kansas City. I learned that, if all goes well, the comp
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Lowell G. McManus
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CPKC paint scheme poll
#poll-notice
A new poll has been created: Which proposed option do you prefer for the CPKC locomotive paint scheme? 1. Option 1 2. Option 2 3. Option 3 4. Option 4 5. Option 5 Click Here To Vote Do not reply to th
A new poll has been created: Which proposed option do you prefer for the CPKC locomotive paint scheme? 1. Option 1 2. Option 2 3. Option 3 4. Option 4 5. Option 5 Click Here To Vote Do not reply to th
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CPKC paint scheme: five options under consideration
Five proposed new locomotive paint schemes have been designed for the combined company, and employees are now in the process of voting on which they like best. After the results of the vote are known,
Five proposed new locomotive paint schemes have been designed for the combined company, and employees are now in the process of voting on which they like best. After the results of the vote are known,
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Lowell G. McManus
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CPKC DE MÉXICO provisional (?) Logo
Dear friends.... Today I went to Monterrey and had the opportunity to take a picture of the provisional (?) CP-KCS-KCSM logo. As I mentioned in a previous note, printed tarps were used to cover the oc
Dear friends.... Today I went to Monterrey and had the opportunity to take a picture of the provisional (?) CP-KCS-KCSM logo. As I mentioned in a previous note, printed tarps were used to cover the oc
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Salvador Garc�a
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Acuerdo Grupo Mexico FERROSUR y AMLO/FIT
The recent "acuerdo" between FERROSUR/GRUPO MEXICO and the FC del Istmo de Tehuantepec /FIT may have some intriguing side agreements, not yet public. For example, given the probable volume of future c
The recent "acuerdo" between FERROSUR/GRUPO MEXICO and the FC del Istmo de Tehuantepec /FIT may have some intriguing side agreements, not yet public. For example, given the probable volume of future c
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Scott S. Robinson
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What do cave experts have to say about the Maya Train project
"The Maya Train is located right on top of the nation’s most precious aquifer, a karst aquifer that will be extraordinarily difficult to protect. Are you ready to take on this Herculean task, Mr. Pres
"The Maya Train is located right on top of the nation’s most precious aquifer, a karst aquifer that will be extraordinarily difficult to protect. Are you ready to take on this Herculean task, Mr. Pres
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Thomas 儼erblad
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More on the "Empress" tour
Here is an article in the popular railfan media telling all that is now known about the tour of the "Empress" through Canada, the USA, and Mexico due later this summer: https://bit.ly/43iyPVz . Rememb
Here is an article in the popular railfan media telling all that is now known about the tour of the "Empress" through Canada, the USA, and Mexico due later this summer: https://bit.ly/43iyPVz . Rememb
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Lowell G. McManus
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2816 will cross North America to celebrate the creation of CPKC
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Does anyone know the planned route and schedule of this train? Salvador 'Chava' García Saltillo, Coahuila.
Does anyone know the planned route and schedule of this train? Salvador 'Chava' García Saltillo, Coahuila.
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Salvador Garc�a
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[kcsnotes] 2816 will cross North America to celebrate the creation of CPKC
Forwarded from the KCSnotes group: ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Karl Bernard Date: Wed, May 31, 2023 at 9:45 PM Subject: [kcsnotes] 2816 will cross North America to celebrate the creat
Forwarded from the KCSnotes group: ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Karl Bernard Date: Wed, May 31, 2023 at 9:45 PM Subject: [kcsnotes] 2816 will cross North America to celebrate the creat
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Lowell G. McManus
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SP (H&TC) box in Durango
HT&C (Southern Pacific) Boxcar 36923 Photo courtesy of University Of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Libraries: https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agsnorth/id/5657/rec/2727 Click on the arrows and
HT&C (Southern Pacific) Boxcar 36923 Photo courtesy of University Of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Libraries: https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agsnorth/id/5657/rec/2727 Click on the arrows and
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Ken Harrison
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Steam mixed train on Nacozari, 1958
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MEXLIST member Henry Hauschild has alerted us to a 1958 photo of an SP steam locomotive on a mixed train on the Ferrocarril Nacozari that appears at https://bit.ly/3oytkTG on the website of Classic Tr
MEXLIST member Henry Hauschild has alerted us to a 1958 photo of an SP steam locomotive on a mixed train on the Ferrocarril Nacozari that appears at https://bit.ly/3oytkTG on the website of Classic Tr
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Lowell G. McManus
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Land expriopiations in Estado de México to build Transfer Centers to connect Tren Suburbano with Felipe Ángeles Airport
MEXLISTEROS Today in the Diario Oficial de la Federación (DOF), equivalent to the Federal Register of the US, it was published a Decree by which several lands privately owned, located in the municipal
MEXLISTEROS Today in the Diario Oficial de la Federación (DOF), equivalent to the Federal Register of the US, it was published a Decree by which several lands privately owned, located in the municipal
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Salvador Garc�a
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Kitbashing a factory painted NdeM ALCO RS-1 in HO scale
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Hello: This interesting video shows us how to bring a "close but not quite correct" factory painted NdeM Alco RS-1 HO model into being a perfect match for its real life counterpart. The Joy of Kitbash
Hello: This interesting video shows us how to bring a "close but not quite correct" factory painted NdeM Alco RS-1 HO model into being a perfect match for its real life counterpart. The Joy of Kitbash
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alejandro diaz de leon
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KCSM SW1504s
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Does anyone know how the TFM SW1504s were renumbered to KCSM? Registered in UMLER back in July 2020 were: KCSM 1520 KCSM 1523 KCSM 1525 KCSM 1526 KCSM 1527 KCSM 1528 KCSM 1529 KCSM 1530 KCSM 1531 KCSM
Does anyone know how the TFM SW1504s were renumbered to KCSM? Registered in UMLER back in July 2020 were: KCSM 1520 KCSM 1523 KCSM 1525 KCSM 1526 KCSM 1527 KCSM 1528 KCSM 1529 KCSM 1530 KCSM 1531 KCSM
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Randy Keller
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Tuxpan, Veracruz
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The shipping company Crowley has announced plans to initiate containership service from Mobile, Alabama USA, to “Tuxpan, Mexico”. Logically this would be Tuxpan, Veracruz (there is also Tuxpan, Jalisc
The shipping company Crowley has announced plans to initiate containership service from Mobile, Alabama USA, to “Tuxpan, Mexico”. Logically this would be Tuxpan, Veracruz (there is also Tuxpan, Jalisc
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todd03755
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Article in English on the Ferrosur expropriation
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At https://reut.rs/3MJTtYQ is a good article in English from Reuters giving details and perspective on the government's expropriation yesterday of Ferrosur lines east of Medias Aguas, Veracruz. Lowell
At https://reut.rs/3MJTtYQ is a good article in English from Reuters giving details and perspective on the government's expropriation yesterday of Ferrosur lines east of Medias Aguas, Veracruz. Lowell
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Lowell G. McManus
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Excellent photo of NdeM steam locomotive 2008
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A lady in Los Angeles, California, has sent us a detailed scan of a very clear black-and-white photo of NdeM steam locomotive 2008. You can download the photo at https://mexlist.com/temp/ndem2008.jpg
A lady in Los Angeles, California, has sent us a detailed scan of a very clear black-and-white photo of NdeM steam locomotive 2008. You can download the photo at https://mexlist.com/temp/ndem2008.jpg
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Lowell G. McManus
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Mexican government nationalized Ferrosur
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Hola amigos.... FYI: Mexican government nationalized Ferrosur. Today, the Navy Secretariat (Secretaría de Marina) occupied Ferrosur facilities. You can read the news here (in Spanish): https://aristeg
Hola amigos.... FYI: Mexican government nationalized Ferrosur. Today, the Navy Secretariat (Secretaría de Marina) occupied Ferrosur facilities. You can read the news here (in Spanish): https://aristeg
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Salvador Garc�a
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