Mexican Railroads

Our family used to enjoy touring Mexico on their passenger trains,
leaving Nuevo Laredo or Monterey for San Miguel and Mexico
City, and from Mexico City to Guadalajara, or from Guadalajara to the
Texas border. These were full-service pullman trains with dining cars,
pullman sleepers, and bar service. In recent years, however, it seems
that most of these passenger lines have been discontinued. - Nada, no more.

My question is: are any Mexican passenger trains still running, and if
so, on what lines. The only ones I'm aware of are the Copper Canyon
trains and the excursion train from Guad to Tequilla, plus occasional
extra-cost tourist trains to the Yucatan.

Thanks,
Jim

JimC wrote:
> Our family used to enjoy touring Mexico on their passenger trains,
> leaving Nuevo Laredo or Monterey for San Miguel and Mexico
> City, and from Mexico City to Guadalajara, or from Guadalajara to the
> Texas border. These were full-service pullman trains with dining cars,
> pullman sleepers, and bar service. In recent years, however, it seems
> that most of these passenger lines have been discontinued. - Nada, no more.
>
> My question is: are any Mexican passenger trains still running, and if
> so, on what lines. The only ones I'm aware of are the Copper Canyon
> trains and the excursion train from Guad to Tequilla, plus occasional
> extra-cost tourist trains to the Yucatan.
>
> Thanks,
> Jim

I believe that is about the extent of Mexican passenger rail service
these days. It's a common theme throughout Latin America where the
heavily Government-subsidized passenger rail companies ran out of
funding.