JimC wrote:
> Our family used to enjoy touring Mexico on their passenger trains,
> leaving Nuevo Laredo or Monterey for San Miguel and Mexico
> City, and from Mexico City to Guadalajara, or from Guadalajara to the
> Texas border. These were full-service pullman trains with dining cars,
> pullman sleepers, and bar service. In recent years, however, it seems
> that most of these passenger lines have been discontinued. - Nada, no more.
>
> My question is: are any Mexican passenger trains still running, and if
> so, on what lines. The only ones I'm aware of are the Copper Canyon
> trains and the excursion train from Guad to Tequilla, plus occasional
> extra-cost tourist trains to the Yucatan.
>
> Thanks,
> Jim
I believe that is about the extent of Mexican passenger rail service
these days. It's a common theme throughout Latin America where the
heavily Government-subsidized passenger rail companies ran out of
funding.
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