Ferrocarril Transístmico

Ferrocarril Transístmico

Map of Ferroistmo line (in green) from Salina Cruz to junction with Ferrosur lines (in blue) to Veracruz and Coatzacoalcos
Locale Isthmus of Tehuantepec
Predecessor FCCM
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Website www.ferroistmo.com.mx

The Ferrocarril Transístmico (Spanish: Trans-Isthmic Railroad), also known as Ferrocarril del Istmo de Tehuantepec, S.A. de C.V. or simply Ferroistmo,[1] is today a railroad with no rolling stock, owned by the Mexican government, that crosses the Isthmus of Tehuantepec between Puerto Mexico, Veracruz, and Salina Cruz, Oaxaca. It is leased to Ferrocarril del Sureste FERROSUR. It was formerly leased to Ferrocarriles Chiapas-Mayab until Genesee & Wyoming gave up its concession in 2007.[2] Originally it was known as the Tehuantepec Railway.

Transport Routes in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec

Map from Wikicommons

A more detailed map than the one in the infobox. This map shows roads and ports, as well as the railroad; map legend is in Spanish

See also

References

  1. ↑ McManus, Lowell G. "The Mexican Railways". Retrieved 2011-01-31.
  2. ↑ Central America going nowhere. Railway Gazette International August 2007.


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