Línea Coahuila Durango

LFCD is also the ICAO code for Andernos-les-Bains airfield in France.

The Línea Coahuila Durango (reporting mark LFCD)[1] is a short-line railroad company operating between the states of Durango and Coahuila in Mexico. It was created as a freight railroad company when the Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico was privatized between 1997 and 1998.[2] It started operations on 27 April 1998.[3] The concession to run the company was purchased by a joint venture including Altos Hornos de Mexico and Peñoles. Control of the company is now in the hands of Industrias Peñoles.

Línea Coahuila Durango
Overview
HeadquartersMexico City
Reporting markLFCD
LocaleDurango & Coahuila
Dates of operation1998–
PredecessorN de M
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length1,371 kilometres (852 mi)
Other
Websitewww.lfcd.com.mx

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  1. ^ Railinc, Search MARKs, accessed September 2009
  2. ^ List of Mexican Railways mexlist.com
  3. ^ "FERROCARRIL COAHUILA DURANGO" (in Spanish). p. ANTECEDENTES. Retrieved 11 October 2011.

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