Ferromex
Reporting mark	FXE
Locale	Mexico
Dates of operation	1998–present
Track gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge)
Headquarters	Mexico City[1]

Ferromex (reporting mark FXE) (a contraction of Ferrocarril Mexicano or "Mexican Railroad") is a private rail consortium that operates the largest (by mileage) railroad in Mexico.

Description [edit]

Ferromex began operating on February 19, 1998, following the privatization of most of the government-owned railroads by then President of Mexico Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de Leon. The Ferromex system operates more than 8,500 kilometers (5,300 mi) 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. Currently, Grupo Mexico owns 74% and Union Pacific Corporation owns 26% of the company, respectively.

Passenger services [edit]

Ferromex hosts the Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico "ChePe" railroad, a tourist line that runs through the Copper Canyon. Ferromex also operates the Tequila Express, which runs from Guadalajara, Jalisco to a tequila distillery in Amatitán, Jalisco.

Ferromex #4023 in Richmond, Texas operating on Union Pacific trackage

Merger with Ferrosur [edit]

In November 2005, Grupo Mexico, owner of Ferromex purchased Infraestructura y Transportes Ferroviarios, the parent company of Ferrosur, another of Mexico's Class I railroads, in a US$309 million stock transaction.^[2][3] The Mexican Federal Competition Commission (CFC) had rejected a proposed 2002 merger of Ferromex and Ferrosur amid opposition from Ferromex competitor, Grupo Transportación Ferroviaria Mexicana (TFM).^[4]

Following the November 2005 purchase of Ferrosur by Grupo Mexico, Kansas City Southern de México (KCSM), successor to TFM, petitioned the Mexican government to block the merger of Ferrosur and Ferromex. The CFC rejected the merger in June 2006 stating that the merger would have led to excessive concentration in the railroad industry to the detriment of consumers and competing shippers.^[5] However, in March 2011, a tribunal ruled in Grupo Mexico's favor, and the merger was permitted.^[6]

Rolling stock [edit]

In January 2011, Ferromex ordered 44 locomotives from EMD, its first order since 2006.^[7]

See also [edit]

	Companies portal
	Railways portal

• Rail transport in Mexico
• List of Mexican railroads
• Chihuahua al Pacifico
• Tequila Express

References [edit]

External links [edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Ferromex

• Ferromex Web site (in Spanish)
• MEXLIST—The Group for Mexican Railway Information

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