#ferromex

Rail Over the Border

Here's a southbound train crossing over the border in Nogales, Arizona into Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. A Border Patrol Agent told me this happens six to eight times a day.

The train rolled up slowly to the gate, which is right in the center of town, it stopped for a few minutes (presumably to change crews, as I had seen vans with drivers waiting), and then continued south at a slow rate. After the last car rolled through, the gate was closed.

The line south out of Tucson is now of the Union Pacific; the line on the other side of the border is Ferromex (which is short for Ferrocarril Mexicano—while that sounds like a national line, it is now a private consortium).

Going back in time, the route here on the US side was originally that of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (operating under the name of the New Mexico and Arizona Railroad) while the rail line on the Mexican side was originally the Sonora Railway (funded by the ATSF so that they would have access to the port of Guaymas on the Pacific.

What's your 10-20? Bet your railway is somewhere cool ain't it.

Anyways recently there was 10-42 around here. But who could have done that, am I right. ;]

[ @ask-widesmile-theredcaboose Mod Talk: Hi hi, it's Star. lol. Thought aCB sould send ya something. Also the translation for his radio slang is this: 10-42 = there's been an accident. {He's alluding to having crashed someone recently} 10-20 = asking your location. {You can just make up a railway if you want, you don't need to give your real location. lol 😅} ]

OHHH HEYAAA!

Located in ferromex railway! It's really, really cool! >:)