Ferrocarril del Pacífico

Ferrocarril del Pacífico
FCP #604, an ALCO Century 628, leads a short freight through Nogales in 1975.
Overview
Reporting markFCP
LocaleSonora/Jalisco
Dates of operation1950–1987
SuccessorFerrocarriles Nacionales de México
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

The Ferrocarril del Pacífico is a former railroad line company of Mexico that operated from Nogales, Sonora to Guadalajara, Jalisco via Mazatlán, Sinaloa.

It ran passenger trains between these points: El Yaqui and Mexicali, Nogales, Sonora -- Guadalajara, Jalisco via Benjamín Hill, Sonora and Mazatlán, Sinaloa; and shorter routes: Mazatlán - Naco and Guadalajara - San Marcos.[1]

It was absorbed into Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México in 1984.[2][failed verification]

See also

References

  1. ^ Official Guide of the Railways, June, 1961, p. 965.
  2. ^ Ferrocarril del Pacífico railway Archived 2008-01-23 at the Wayback Machine
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