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Mexican International Railroad

Prenationalization railroad in Mexico

The Mexican International Railroad (Ferrocarril Internacional Mexicano) was one of the primary pre-nationalization railways of Mexico. Incorporated in Connecticut in 1882 in the interests of the Southern Pacific Railroad (SP), it opened a main line from Piedras Negras (across the Rio Grande from Eagle Pass, at the end of an SP branch line) to Torreón, on the Mexican Central Railway, in 1888, and to Durango in October 1892. Branches extended from Durango to Santa Catarina de Tepehuanes and Reata to Monterrey.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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Internacional Mexicano, No. 103 (14357488318)
Photo: SMU Central University Libraries, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Mexican International Railroad (Ferrocarril Internacional Mexicano) was one of the primary pre-nationalization railways of Mexico. Incorporated in Connecticut in 1882 in the interests of the Southern Pacific Railroad (SP), it opened a main line from Piedras Negras (across the Rio Grande from Eagle Pass, at the end of an SP branch line) to Torreón, on the Mexican Central Railway, in 1888, and to Durango in October 1892. Branches extended from Durango to Santa Catarina de Tepehuanes and Reata to Monterrey.2

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