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The Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway, started in 1900 by American railroad entrepreneur Arthur Edward Stilwell, was the predecessor of the Chihuahua al Pacífico railroad in Mexico. It was intended to reach the Pacific Ocean at Topolobampo , Sinaloa .
The carrier was incorporated July 6, 1914, under the general laws of the State of Kansas, for the purpose of acquiring and operating the lines of railroad formerly owned and operated by the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway Company. Pursuant to this purpose, the carrier acquired by purchase on July 6, 1914, through the purchasing committee ...
The carrier is a corporation of the State of Texas, having its principal corporate office at San Angelo, Tex., and its administrative offices at Wichita, Kans. It is controlled by The Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railroad Company, through ownership of 98.4 per cent of the capital stock.
Defunct Kansas railroads; Predecessors of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway; Railway companies established in 1914; Railway companies disestablished in 1925; Former Class I railroads in the United States
The railroad was actually built by Arthur Stilwell [1] as the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway, starting about 1900. [7] From 1910 to 1914, Mexico North Western Railway (sp. Ferrocarril del Noroeste) completed the Temosachic-Casas-Grandes line. Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway completed the Chihuahua-Ojinaga section. [8]
Canadian Pacific Railway announced Sunday that it was acquiring Kansas City Southern for about $25 billion to create the first freight rail network connecting the U.S., Mexico and Canada. The ...
In 1940, the federal government of Mexico acquired the rights to the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway, and on May 27, 1952, it took possession of the line operated by the Mexico North Western Railway. In 1955, the federal government merged the two lines to form the Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico.
Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway; Kansas City Southern de Mexico (KCSM) [24] Ferrocarril Mapimi [25] Ferrocarril Matehuala [26] Ferrocarril Merida a Calkini [27] Ferrocarril de Merida a Peto [28] Ferrocarril Merida a Valladolid [29] Ferrocarril Mexicali y Golfo; Ferrocarril Mexicano (FCM) Ferrocarril Mexicano del Sur [30] Mexico North ...