Kansas City Southern de México
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Kansas City Southern de México, S.A. de C.V. (reporting mark KCSM) is a Mexican railroad and operating subsidiary of Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (CPKC). The company was founded in 1996 as Transportación Ferroviaria Mexicana (reporting mark TFM), a joint venture between KCS and Transportación Maritima Mexicana after the companies won a concession from the Mexican government to operate the 5,335-kilometer (3,315 mi) Northeast Railroad connecting Monterrey and Mexico City with a US port of entry at Laredo, Texas and seaports at Lázaro Cárdenas and Veracruz. In 2005, KCS bought out its partner's shares in the railroad, giving it full control.
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Headquarters | Monterrey, Nuevo León |
Reporting mark | KCSM |
Locale | Northeastern Mexico |
Dates of operation | 1997– |
Predecessor | Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México |
Successor | Canadian Pacific Kansas City |
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Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
Length | 5,335 km (3,315 mi) |
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Website | kcsouthern |
Canadian Pacific Railway purchased KCSM in December 2021 for US$31 billion. On April 14, 2023, KCS and KCSM became subsidiaries of CPR, and began conducting business under the name of their new parent, CPKC.