Lubricators
Introduction
Ferrosur, also called Ferrocarril del Sureste, is a company licensed since June 29, 1998 by the federal government to provide cargo transportation service in the southeastern region of Mexico. This includes the line between Mexico City and the busiest port on the Gulf of Mexico in Veracruz. Grupo México has owned the company since 2005; There are long-delayed plans to merge it with Ferromex.[1].
History
Reform
It was in the years of Independent Mexico, shortly after the first passenger train was inaugurated in England in 1830, that the attempt was made to establish a railway line in Mexico. By decree of General Anastasio Bustamante, Francisco de Arrillaga was granted in 1837 the exclusive privilege to establish and exploit for a period of 30 years an “Iron Road” that would run from Mexico City to the port of Veracruz.[2].
This decree established a 12-year period to complete the work, and since no work was carried out during that period, it was declared invalid. However, the interest in connecting the Capital with the port continued.
Five years later, in 1842, Antonio López de Santa Anna by decree imposed the obligation to build a railway from Veracruz to the San Juan River to the Commission of Creditors of the Road from Perote to Veracruz.[3] The works began, but due to political instability, coups d'état and American intervention, progress was very slow and in a period of 7 years only 7 kilometers were built. Around 1848, the works restarted and on September 16, 1850, the first railway convoy ran between Veracruz and Molino in the national territory.
Before leaving power in 1855, Santa Anna granted a concession in favor of the brothers Miguel and Leandro Mosso, who, in partnership with Manuel Payno and José Antonio Suárez, began the construction of the railway between Río San Juan and Acapulco (passing through Mexico City). They began the works in 1856 and on July 4, 1857, the 5 km section between Tlatelolco and Villa de Guadalupe was inaugurated by President **Ignacio Comonfort.[4].
Shortly after, due to the high construction costs, the works were suspended and the Mosso brothers sold the concession to the brothers Manuel and Antonio Escandón, who in turn acquired the section from Veracruz to Río San Juan from the Government.