Kansas City Southern de México, S.A. de C.V. (reporting markKCSM) was a Mexican railroad and operating subsidiary of Kansas City Southern (KCS). The company was founded in 1996 as Transportación Ferroviaria Mexicana (reporting markTFM), a joint venture between KCS and Transportación Maritima Mexicana after the companies won a concession from the Mexican government to operate the 5,335-kilometer (3,315 mi) Northeast Railroad connecting Monterrey and Mexico City with a US port of entry at Laredo, Texas and seaports at Lázaro Cárdenas and Veracruz. In 2005, KCS bought out its partner's shares in the railroad, giving it full control.
Canadian Pacific Railway purchased KCS in December 2021 for US$31 billion. On April 14, 2023, the railroads merged to form CPKC Railway, the first and only railroad to directly serve Canada, Mexico and the United States.
The TFM logo used before KCS purchased the railroad.
Kansas City Southern de México was originally formed in 1996 when Kansas City Southern Industries and Transportación Maritima Mexicana (TMM) purchased a government concession to operate on a rail system in Mexico. It was the Mexican President, Ernesto Zedillo, who proposed the privatization of the Mexican railways because the Mexican railway system had fallen into a state of disrepair and needed drastic work to become profitable. Since the late 1930s, Mexican trains and tracks were the property of the government as Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México (Mexican National Railways). When the decision to privatize the railroad was made, only 15% of freight was moved by rail in Mexico (versus 42% in the US[1]).
The most sought-after portion of the concessions, called the Northeast Railroad, was bid on by many major companies, including the United States' largest railroad company, Union Pacific Railroad. This concession included about 5,335 kilometers (3,315 mi) of track with connections to many key cities, including Monterrey, Mexico City, and Laredo, Texas.[2] This track carried 46% of all rail traffic in Mexico and 60% of all freight coming from the United States.[3] KCSM and TMM bid and won the concession for US$1.4 billion for the rights to operate the concession, paying 49% and 51% respectively.
In 2005, Kansas City Southern Industries purchased Transportación Maritima Mexicana's share in TFM, giving them full ownership of the company, and the TFM was officially renamed Kansas City Southern de México.[4]
11 of 14 of Mexico's auto assembly plants, plus two more under construction, are located on the railroad.[5] Automobile traffic (autos and parts) accounted for 9% of the 2012 total carloads.[6]
^. National Atlas. Archived from the original on 2005-05-14.
^"2021 Sustainability Data Update" (PDF). Kansas City Southern. June 11, 2022.
^Allen, Richard A. (September 10, 2001). . Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger. Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
^Heaster, Randolph (December 6, 2005). "Kansas City Southern railroad has new name". Kansas City Star. Retrieved 2005-12-06.
^Metzger, Bill (November 2013). "Map of the Month: Auto Plants of North America". Trains. Vol. 73, no. 11. pp. 44 & 45. ISSN 0041-0934.
^Blanchard, Roy (November 2013). "Kansas City Southern Bets Big on Mexico". Trains. Vol. 73, no. 11. p. 70. ISSN 0041-0934.
Further readingedit
Murray, Tom (November 2003). "U.S. railroading's new frontier". Trains. Vol. 63, no. 11. pp. 28–41. ISSN 0041-0934.
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kansas, city, southern, méxico, reporting, mark, kcsm, mexican, railroad, operating, subsidiary, kansas, city, southern, company, founded, 1996, transportación, ferroviaria, mexicana, reporting, mark, joint, venture, between, transportación, maritima, mexicana. Kansas City Southern de Mexico S A de C V reporting mark KCSM was a Mexican railroad and operating subsidiary of Kansas City Southern KCS The company was founded in 1996 as Transportacion Ferroviaria Mexicana reporting mark TFM a joint venture between KCS and Transportacion Maritima Mexicana after the companies won a concession from the Mexican government to operate the 5 335 kilometer 3 315 mi Northeast Railroad connecting Monterrey and Mexico City with a US port of entry at Laredo Texas and seaports at Lazaro Cardenas and Veracruz In 2005 KCS bought out its partner s shares in the railroad giving it full control Kansas City Southern de MexicoKansas City Southern de Mexico system mapKCSM 4567 a GE AC4400CW near Caltzonzin stationOverviewHeadquartersMonterrey Nuevo LeonReporting markKCSMLocaleNortheastern MexicoDates of operation1997 2023PredecessorFerrocarriles Nacionales de MexicoSuccessorCanadian Pacific Kansas CityTechnicalTrack gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in standard gaugeLength5 335 km 3 315 mi OtherWebsitekcsouthern wbr com Canadian Pacific Railway purchased KCS in December 2021 for US 31 billion On April 14 2023 the railroads merged to form CPKC Railway the first and only railroad to directly serve Canada Mexico and the United States Contents 1 History 2 Key connections 3 See also 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksHistory edit nbsp The TFM logo used before KCS purchased the railroad Kansas City Southern de Mexico was originally formed in 1996 when Kansas City Southern Industries and Transportacion Maritima Mexicana TMM purchased a government concession to operate on a rail system in Mexico It was the Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo who proposed the privatization of the Mexican railways because the Mexican railway system had fallen into a state of disrepair and needed drastic work to become profitable Since the late 1930s Mexican trains and tracks were the property of the government as Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico Mexican National Railways When the decision to privatize the railroad was made only 15 of freight was moved by rail in Mexico versus 42 in the US 1 The most sought after portion of the concessions called the Northeast Railroad was bid on by many major companies including the United States largest railroad company Union Pacific Railroad This concession included about 5 335 kilometers 3 315 mi of track with connections to many key cities including Monterrey Mexico City and Laredo Texas 2 This track carried 46 of all rail traffic in Mexico and 60 of all freight coming from the United States 3 KCSM and TMM bid and won the concession for US 1 4 billion for the rights to operate the concession paying 49 and 51 respectively In 2005 Kansas City Southern Industries purchased Transportacion Maritima Mexicana s share in TFM giving them full ownership of the company and the TFM was officially renamed Kansas City Southern de Mexico 4 11 of 14 of Mexico s auto assembly plants plus two more under construction are located on the railroad 5 Automobile traffic autos and parts accounted for 9 of the 2012 total carloads 6 Key connections editGuadalajara Laredo Texas United States port of entry Lazaro Cardenas Pacific Ocean port Mexico City served by Ferrovalle a terminal railroad co owned by KCSM Monterrey Queretaro Saltillo San Luis Potosi Tampico Veracruz Atlantic Ocean portSee also edit nbsp Trains portal nbsp Companies portal nbsp Mexico portal Kansas City Southern Railway Rail transport in Mexico Railroad classesReferences edit Overview of U S Freight Railroads National Atlas Archived from the original on 2005 05 14 2021 Sustainability Data Update PDF Kansas City Southern June 11 2022 Allen Richard A September 10 2001 The Structure and Regulation of the Mexican Railroad Industry at the Beginning of the 21st Century Zuckert Scoutt amp Rasenberger Archived from the original on 2008 05 17 Retrieved 2023 03 16 Heaster Randolph December 6 2005 Kansas City Southern railroad has new name Kansas City Star Retrieved 2005 12 06 Metzger Bill November 2013 Map of the Month Auto Plants of North America Trains Vol 73 no 11 pp 44 amp 45 ISSN 0041 0934 Blanchard Roy November 2013 Kansas City Southern Bets Big on Mexico Trains Vol 73 no 11 p 70 ISSN 0041 0934 Further reading editMurray Tom November 2003 U S railroading s new frontier Trains Vol 63 no 11 pp 28 41 ISSN 0041 0934 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kansas City Southern de Mexico Official website nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kansas City Southern de Mexico amp oldid 1167686184, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
