President Enrique Peña Nieto began his administration proposing that Mexico bring back passenger trains. Specifically, he planned for fast trains to link Mexico City to Toluca and to Queretaro plus service between the states of Yucatan and Quintana Roo. It all sounds appealing, but also could be expensive. In other countries, passenger trains are subsidized. Otherwise, tickets would cost too much, no one would buy them and the trains would not be profitable. Currently, the only scheduled daily train service is on the Chihuahua-Pacific line, and most passengers are sightseeing tourists.
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Jimm Budd
Reporting From Mexico City
Member of the Society of American Travel Writers
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