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| Introduction
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Nearly all of Mexico's passenger trains have not run since January of 2000. Routes once popular with travelers, such as the Oaxaqueno, an overnight train from Mexico City to Oaxaca, no longer exist.
The passenger train system was slow. Scheduled times between cities were roughly twice that of buses, and the trains were often late. One of the reasons that the passenger rail system was ended is that Mexico has one of the world’s best bus systems.
Below are descriptions of the remaining passenger trains. The Ferrocarril Chihuahua Pacifico through Copper Canyon is by far the most important of these. It is also of prime interest to visitors. The picturesque route links the inland city of Chihuahua to Los Mochis, near the coast and 408 miles of railroad tracks, 86 tunnels and 37 bridges.
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| Tren Escenico - Cuautla |
Retired in 1973, old steam engine No. 279 and its cars were later donated to the city of Cuautla. Mexico's only existing steam train now runs on a narrow gauge set of tracks connecting Cuatla's old railroad station, where there is a railroad museum, to nearby (15 kms.) Yecapixtla, the location of the Ex-convent of San Juan Bautista, a World Heritage Site. The Lonely Planet guide says that the trains operate every Saturday and Sunday around the city. According to the Trenecitos website, the train runs on the third Saturday of each month. ell have a great deal of
difficulty finding them On June 24, 1881, 200 people mostly soldiers, drown when a train ran off bridge near Cuautla. On May 3, 1913, the Zapatista destroyed a train running from Cuautla to Ozunmba. There's a lengthy posting with photos by a railroad buff who visited Cuautla.
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