This is both a timetable and a travel booklet urging U.S. residents to visit Mexico by rail. “Why visit Egypt?” the booklet asks, when “there are pyramids in Mexico.” Similarly, “why visit Rheims and Cologne” when “there are cathedrals a-plenty … Continue reading
The Chihuahua Pacific is one of the most scenic lines in Mexico. Part of the route is through the Copper Canyon, which is larger and deeper than the Grand Canyon (though not as steeply sided). Click image to download an … Continue reading
As of 1962, when this Spanish-language timetable was published, Nacionales de Mexico (NdeM) operated most of the rail lines in Mexico, but not those in the northwestern part of the country. United States residents who wanted a rail journey to … Continue reading
As early as 1915, Missouri Pacific and National Railways of Mexico (NdeM) ran connecting trains, through cars, or through trains from St. Louis and/or San Antonio to Mexico City via Laredo and Nuevo Laredo. In 1948, in keeping with Missouri … Continue reading
