Águila Azteca (train)
Locomotive 5843, an EMD G12 owned by NdeM, at Empalme Escobedo in 1966. | |||||
| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Inter-city rail | ||||
| Locale | Mexico United States (pre-1969) | ||||
| First service | 1948 | ||||
| Last service | 1997 | ||||
| Former operator(s) | Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México Missouri Pacific Railroad (in the US) | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Buenavista station, Mexico City Nuevo Laredo railway station San Antonio, Texas (pre-1969) | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Track gauge | Standard gauge | ||||
| Operating speed | 50 kilometres per hour (31 mph) | ||||
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The Águila Azteca (Aztec Eagle) was a passenger train between Mexico City and Nuevo Laredo, and formerly to San Antonio station, which was operated by Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México.
This train was the main passenger rail connection between the United States and Mexico, due to its connection with the Missouri Pacific Railroad's Texas Eagle and, later, Amtrak's Inter-American.
During the 1950s, the train had 29 stations in both the United States and Mexico.