Guatemala-Mexico Freight Train ReactivatedIt has been announced that as of December 15th the Tecún Uman San Marcos line will connect with the mexican Compañía de Ferrocarriles Chiapas-Mayab in order to transport cargo from Guatemala.Thursday, October 29, 2015
The Mexican train known as "The Beast", will enter onto Guatemalan soil through Tecún Uman, where it will receive cargo to be transported from Central America to Mexico and the United States. Results of a study undertaken as part of the project indicate that the costs of railway land freight transport could be reduced by between 30% and 40%. Source: prensalibre.com Will Guatemala-Mexico Freight Train Be Reactivated?March 2019 The long-awaited railway connection between the two countries depends on the rehabilitation of the Doctor Rodolfo Robles bridge in Ayutla, San Marcos, which would be done this year. Guatemala - Mexico Freight Train Project PostponedSeptember 2016 The project that intended to connect the Tecun Uman San Marcos line with the line belonging to the Compañía de Ferrocarriles Chiapas-Mayab de México will not be viable before 2017. Guatemala - Mexico Railway InterconnectionMarch 2016 Although the start date had been was agreed as December 2015, it has now been announced that construction of the roads that connect will Tecun Uman with Chiapas, Mexico, will start in April. State of Guatemala unsuccessful in stopping Ferrovias lawsuitNovember 2008 Ciadi, based in Washington, rejected the request by the State of Guatemala to suspend the suit for $65 million that was presented by Ferrovias in 2007.
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