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Canada-US-Mexico services start to deliver for CPKC
Combining CP and KCS networks enables CPKC to transport cargo from Mexico to more US and Canadian destinations, shifting focus to longer haul routes.
CPKC gets 1,000 new reefer containers for US-Mexico services
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), the newest rail freight company in the United States, added 1,000 53-foot reefer containers for its Mexico Midwest Express (MMX)…
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First CPKC service connecting US Midwest and Mexico is running
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), one of the largest railway companies in North America, launched a new service called Mexico Midwest Express (MMX). This, as…
Two Mexican immigrants died trying to enter US on a freight train
The US Border Patrol stopped a freight train in Texas after they were notified that a group of immigrants was suffocating inside one of the…
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US railway giants merge to create first Canada-US-Mexico network
Canadian Pacific (CP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS), two of the largest railway companies in the United States, finalised a merger that will result in…
New Mexican government adopts railway projects
The new president of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, has agreed to go ahead with six railway projects that were on the agenda for his…
New rail freight service to link the US and Mexico
US rail freight company Kansas City Southern (KSC) plans to link SW International Gateway Business Park, located close to Houston, Texas to Mexico by rail…
New rail freight centre in border area US-Mexico
The Mexican subsidiary of the American railway company Kansas City Southern (KCS) will develop a new rail freight logistics centre near Nuevo Laredo, a Mexican…
Theft plaguing rail freight on Caribbean coast of Mexico
An increase of theft cases is plaguing rail freight in Mexico, especially on the line between the Port of Veracruz, on the Caribbean coast and…
Manzanillo tunnel in Mexico to be completed
Manzanillo rail freight tunnel in Mexico will opened in June this year. The 105.2 million Euros project is essential in strengthening the rail freight connectivity…
Increase in Mexican rail freight traffic this year
Mexican rail freight traffic increased in volume by 7 per cent to 20.9 million tonnes in January-February this year, compared with the same period in…
Rail connection for new Mexico City airport
The new international Mexico City airport (NAIM), which is currently under construction, has just been connected with the national railway network for freight and passenger…