Mexican Cargo Trains Block Commuter Rail For Second Day
December 07 2010 - 11:14AM
Dow Jones News
Train operator Ferrocarril y Terminal Ferroviaria del Valle de
Mexico, or Ferrovalle, said it is working to remove cargo trains
that fell onto a commuter rail line Monday in the State of
Mexico.
The trains were carrying chemicals when they brushed up against
each other and derailed. However, Ferrovalle said no dangerous
substances leaked during the incident. Likewise, nobody was
injured.
Ferrovalle is equally owned by the rail units of mining firm
Grupo Mexico SAB (GMEXICO.MX), Ferromex and Ferrosur; Kansas City
Southern de Mexico, which is a unit of Kansas City Southern (KSU);
and Mexico's Communications and Transport Ministry.
Ferrovalle, which is based in Mexico City, has 30 trains and a
39-hectare cargo terminal that serves as an interconnection point
for major train lines.
Ferrovalle said it believes the accident may have occurred due
to a rupture in the trains' brake lines, possibly due to vandalism.
The company noted that this was its first accident since the rail
line was privatized in 1995.
Cargo traffic suffered minor delays on the line, and was
expected to be operating as usual sometime Tuesday, Ferrovalle
said.
The accident has also caused delays on the Suburbano light-rail
line, operated by Spanish transport concern Construcciones y
Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles SA (CAF.MC), which runs between
Buenavista station in central Mexico City and Cuautitlan, Mexico
State.
The Suburbano adjusted Monday by transporting all of its
passengers on a single line, rather than simultaneously running
trains in and out of the city on two lines.
The commuter train said it would operate double wagons Tuesday
in an effort to ease congestion; nonetheless, it warned passengers
to expect delays again.
-By Amy Guthrie, Dow Jones Newswires; (5255) 5980-5177,
amy.guthrie@dowjones.com
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