Comments on: Passenger Trains are Making a Comeback in Mexico

By: Jo Bowlt

Jo Bowlt — Sun, 04 May 2025 18:54:13 +0000

I am keen to find out if any trains are yet complete. We hope to continue our journey north by train, so far our journey from N to S America has been by bus and folding bike- train would be great if any are running. Looks as if Mochi to Creel may be the only route atm, which is the non express route from Creel?
Thankyou
Britsonbromptons.uk

By: robin jake

robin jake — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 19:39:57 +0000

Wonder if it will be as dangerous as traveling from Puebla to the Baja Coast where during an 1800 mile bus trip, gringos and Mexicans experienced numerous (1/2 hour to an hour) delays due to police searches, harassment of passengers, often at 3AM, including forcing disabled and elderly passengers to remove all of their baggage from the bus and larger suitcases from below in a hurried manner. This happened far too often for my comfort. Yet nobody seems to talk about it. Oh and also, the National Guard and one time, unidentified men in masks with badges and guns but NOT police and NOT military (later confirmed to be cartel with drug dogs looking for marijuana to extort bribes from passengers). I look forward to train travel, but not if I feel it is dangerous. Yes, I agree I was traveling through a very dangerous part of Mexico, Sinoloa to be exact, but I will never travel long distance (more than a few hours) on a Mexican bus again. As expensive as the trains are in the USA, I was never subject to such indignities. It may be “normal” to locals but it is not to me.

By: Bruce Ashton

Bruce Ashton — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 18:39:33 +0000

Would like to have discussions with someone about having a presentation at Rail Passenger Association’s fall meeting in San Antonio, Tx about developments in Mexico