Kansas City Southern de México
Kansas City Southern de México, 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 Transportación Ferroviaria Mexicana (reporting mark TFM), 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.
Kansas City Southern de México system map | |
KCSM 4567, a GE AC4400CW, near Caltzonzin station | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Monterrey, Nuevo León |
| Reporting mark | KCSM |
| Locale | Northeastern Mexico |
| Dates of operation | 1997–2023 |
| Predecessor | Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México |
| Successor | Canadian Pacific Kansas City |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Length | 5,335 km (3,315 mi) |
| Other | |
| Website | kcsouthern |
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.