Mexican Railway

Mexican Railway
Ferrocarril México–Veracruz
Map of the Mexican Railway network in 1912
A Mexican Railway No. 212 on display at the La Maquinita roundabout in Apizaco, January 17, 2008.
Overview
Reporting markFCM
LocaleSoutheastern Mexico
Dates of operation1867 (1867)–1959 (1959)
PredecessorImperial Mexican Railway
SuccessorFerrocarriles Nacionales de México
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationPartially, 103 km (64 mi), between Esperanza and Paso del Macho
Length679.8 kilometres (422.4 mi)
No. of tracks1

The Mexican Railway (Ferrocarril Mexicano) (reporting mark FCM) was one of the primary pre-nationalization railways of Mexico. Incorporated in London in September 1864 as the Imperial Mexican Railway (Ferrocarril Imperial Mexicano) to complete an earlier project, it was renamed in July 1867 after the Second French Empire withdrew from Mexico.