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As Mexico's Grupo TMM TMM

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 struggles to get its finances in order, it swapped its sea and land transportation assets. No sooner had Latin America's transportation leader sold a controlling stake in its port and terminal operations, than it gave up its railroad subsidiary Transportacion Ferroviaria Mexicana (TFM) to a network of U.S. lines.

The railroads have been physically linked for years, but TMM's agreement with Kansas City Southern (KCS KCS

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) and Texas Mexican Railway The Texas Mexican Railway Company is a Class II railroad (formerly a Class I railroad) that operates as a subsidiary of Kansas City Southern Railway in Texas.[1] It is often referred to as the Tex-Mex, or TexMex, Railway.  Company consolidates operations under a new holding company, NAFTA NAFTA
 in full North American Free Trade Agreement

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 Rail. The deal includes the sale of TFM, which ship more than 40% of Mexico's rail cargo, for US$200 million plus a 22% stake in the holding group.

The company, however, has been unable to pay its current debt obligations and has filed for bankruptcy protection in Mexico, requesting one year to restructure and refinance its $1.5 billion debt load.
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Title Annotation:NAFTA Rail; Grupo TMM; Out Of The Box
Comment:Free train agreement.(Out Of The Box)(Grupo TMM)(NAFTA Rail)
Publication:Latin Trade
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1MEX
Date:Jul 1, 2003
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