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| area_served = Nationwide
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| key_people = Karen Aguilar Ruiz (CEO)
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'''Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Anáhuac Sociedad del Estado''' ({{wp|reporting mark|reporting mark}} '''FNA''') (better known as '''N.de.A''', '''FNA''' or currently as '''FNA S.E''') is the {{wp|State-owned enterprise|state-owned}} railway company from [[Anáhuac]] created for the operation and maintenance of the national railway network in the country, including passenger and freight services, and infrastructure. Created in 1903 by the government of [[Enciclopedia General del Anáhuac# #Lenociato Era (1875 - 1910)|Ángel Lenoci]], the company was fully nationalized during the presidency of [[Enciclopedia General del Anáhuac#Political Crisis in Anáhuac (1918 - 1968)|Videl de la García]] and serves both {{wp|Passenger train|passenger}} and {{wp|Rail freight transport|freight services}}, including long-distance and {{wp|Commuter rail|commuter rail}} trains in the metropolitan area of San Jorge Xayacatlán. FNA is user of the Riamese-made [[Standard Eastern Rail]] classification system since 2005.


'''Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Gran Rugido''' (better known as '''N de R''' and especially as '''FNR''') is [[Gran Rugido]]'s state owned railroad company from 1903 onwards. FNR is one of the very few railway companies utilizing the [[Standard Eastern Rail]] classification system since 2011. Through all of it's history, FNR, specially under the N de R mark has lived and survived several turmoil, corruption scandals and attempts of privatization by the [[Ministerio Nacional de Transportes]]. FNR's headquarters is the Estación Buenavista in [[San Jorge Xayacatlán]] and offers both freight and passenger services across the country.
[[Lindavista railway station|Lindavista]] station in San Jorge Xayacatlán serves as the main terminal, and is considered one of the major transportation hubs in the entire country. However, largely due to congestion, FNA plans to partially move intercity operations towards a new station in [[San Jorge Xayacatlán Jaltenco railway station|Jaltenco station]].  


== History ==
== History ==
[[File:Puente La Soledad - Mexico - February 23, 1909.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Puente El Redentor being built in February 21, 1909 ]]


The beginnings of rail transport in Gran Rugido date back to the concessions granted by [[Emperor Cristóbal I]] mostly to foreign companies, and continued by [[Raymundo Vigil]].
Rail transport in Anáhuac dates back to the concessions granted by [[Enciclopedia General del Anáhuac#Reform War & Empire of Xalco (1856 - 1867)|Emperor Cristóbal I]] mostly to Riamese companies, and continued by [[Enciclopedia General del Anáhuac#Reform War & Empire of Xalco (1856 - 1867)|Raymundo Vigil]].
 
In 1898, [[Enciclopedia General del Anáhuac#Lenociato Era (1875 - 1910)|José Márquez Limantour]] proposed a system of concessions of the railway companies on the future lines to be built from 1900. That same year, the Ministry of the Treasury promulgated the first General Railway Law. This law established a system whereby concessions would be granted to companies to lay railway lines only when they satisfied the economic needs of the country and linked the interior of the Republic with its most important commercial ports.
 
The original N.de.A company was created in 1903 during the tenure of [[Enciclopedia General del Anáhuac#Lenociato Era (1875 - 1910)|Ángel Lenoci]], and it was through said company that most of the Rugidoense railway network was developed. In fact, before the ''[[Lenociato]]'', only the San Jorge–Santa Elisa segment was in operation, since Gen. Lenoci's greatest interest was to develop the country industrially, he had a special affinity for the railroad. Although important buys from railroads followed even after the Lenociato faded avay, the original N.de.A company was fully nationalized by President [[Enciclopedia General del Anáhuac#Political Crisis in Anáhuac (1918 - 1968)|Videl de la García]] in 1938. Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Anáhuac was created to manage the concessions of all the country's railroads. Through this period, N.de.A's "sister companies" also emerged:
 
* '''Transportación Ferroviaria del Sunadico''' (''TFS'')
 
* '''Ferrocarril Interoceanico y de los Lagos''' (''FCIyL'')
 
* '''Ferrocarriles Unidos de Tectetán''' (''U.de.T'')
 
*'''Transportación Ferroviaria de Roca Roja y Pesquería''' (''RR&P'')
 
[[File:Interior of N de M's Buenavista Grand Central Station, Mexico City, D.F., Mexico on September 10, 1966 (33890971040).jpg|200px|thumb|right|Interior of Lindavista Grand Central Station in 1968.]]
 
Through the 1980s, N.de.A would enter major periods of restructuring and anti-corruption cleansening as part of the reconstruction period of Anáhuac. The government injected major funding for N.de.A for modernization of both equipment and rolling stock. Threats of privatization forced the Minsitry of Communications and Transportation to reorganize N.de.A. into a single entity known as Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Anáhuac S.E. Three years later, the ministry decided to merge the sister companies into the single entity. FNA was granted management for each of the country's regions and were divideda as follows: '''Central''', '''South''', '''Western''', '''Eastern''' and '''Far East''', which were directly supervised by the Ministry of Communications and Transportation at different times.
 
By the early 1990s, control was also handed over to a undersecretariat of the MCT, rather than being run directly by the government. In the same decade, as part of the new commuter rail of San Jorge Xayacatlán, FNA welcomed a branch of [[United Trenchways]] known as '''United Trenchways - Anáhuac S.A de C.V'''. Since then, major projects with the FNA included the new commuter rails of San Jorge Xayacatlán and Santa Elisa, an amplification of the railway network and electrification of all major lines, focusing on a faster and electrical alternative to the current service of passengers. The following year, Lindavista station was remodeled to welcome a [[San Jorge Xayacatlán Metro|metro]] connection.


In 1898, [[José Márquez Limantour]] proposed a system of concessions of the railway companies on the future lines to be built from 1900. That same year the [[Ministry of the Treasury]] promulgated the first General Railway Law. This law established a system whereby concessions would be granted to companies to lay railway lines only when they satisfied the economic needs of the country and linked the interior of the Republic with its most important commercial ports.


The original N de R company was created in 1903 during the tenure of [[Ángel Badillo Lenoci|Ángel Lenoci]], and it was through said company that most of the Rugidoense railway network was developed. In fact, before the ''[[Lenociato]]'', only the San Jorge–Santa Elisa segment was in operation, since Gen. Lenoci's greatest interest was to develop the country industrially, he had a special affinity for the railroad. Although important buys from railroads followed even after the Lenociato faded avay, the N de R was fully nationalized by President Videl de la García in 1938. N de R operated most railway trackage through the majority of regions of the republic. The Ferrocarril del Sunadico (or Sunadic Railroad) and the Ferrocarril de Pesquería operated railroads in the east.  
In early 2003, FNA partnered with the aforementioned United Trenchways to create the [[Standard Eastern Rail]] system, and adopted it a year later. Since the system's adoption in FNA's burocracy, many accuse the model of promoting {{wp|Precision railroading|precision scheduled railroading}} in the state-owned company. An agreement was reached with United Trenchways - Anáhuac S.A de C.V in early 2010, granting the main company concessions and permits of the FNA workshops in [[Aniria]] and [[Surconia]], [[Anáhuac#Political Divisions|Huasteca]]. United Trenchways - Anáhuac S.A were eventually granted their own plants and workshops on the aforementioned cities, prompting a new economical boom on the traditionally rail cities.


In the modern age, FNR remains as one of the very few companies that was saved from privatization during the [[La Reforma del 82|1982 Economical Reforms]]. FNR seeks to electrify most of it's line and expand the network in the country with the [[San Jorge-Santa Elisa Transnational Train]], expected to be completed by 2023 - 2025. FNR's current director is [[Karen Aguilar Ruiz]].
Anáhuac opened it's first {{wp|High-speed rail|high-speed rail}} between San Jorge Xaycatlán and Santa Elisa in 2023, being managed by a new sister division of FNA. More plans for high-speed rail developments are on the hold, since the government is looking to partially move intercity operations of Lindavista towards the new [[San Jorge Xayacatlán Jaltenco railway station|Jaltenco railway station]].


== Train passengers of N de R ==
== Organizational structure ==
[[File:155794264 1568835983309359 7164643686764895349 n (1).jpg|300px|thumb|right|A N de R ''Elisa'' train arriving at Estación Dardanelo in Santa Elisa]]


Named trains usually bore names related to the destination, for example, El Tarascan referred to the Tarascan peoples of eastern Tectetán.
As of 2023, FNA manages it's operations into five distinct regions:


* ''El Sabanero'' - [[San Jorge Xayacatlán]] - [[Sabana]]
* '''Central''': focusing in areas intersectioned with the [[Jilachi Desert]].
* '' El Ajolote Costero'' - [[San Jorge Xayacatlán]] - [[Nueva Zoquipan]] - [[Santiago de Lujambio]] - [[Tecapan]]
*'''South''': focusing in the southern areas of the nation.
* ''El Córdobes'' - [[San Jorge Xayacatlán]] - [[San Gregorio]] - [[Izalco]] - [[Valle de la Calma]] - [[Aztlán]] - [[Hernández de Córdoba]]
*'''Western''': focusing in the Sunadic coastlines of the country.
* ''El Desertico'' - [[San Jorge Xayacatlán]] - [[Peñuelos]] - [[Izamal]] - [[Aztlán]]
*'''Eastern''': focusing in the Kaldaic coastlines.
* ''La Elisa'' - [[San Jorge Xayacatlán]] - [[Tepexpan]] - [[Izalco]] - [[Temixtlán]] - [[Valladolid]] - [[Santa Elisa]]
*'''Far East''': focusing on [[Isla Roca Roja]].
* ''El Tursita Norteño'' - [[San Jorge Xayacatlán]] - [[Ixmiquilpan]] - [[Rosario Acuitzilapan]] - [[Ciudad Concepcion]] - [[Mendoza]] - [[Zaragoza de Seguín]] - [[Santa Elisa]]
* ''El Pequeño'' - [[Puerto Peñasco]] - [[Mujeres]] - [[Ixtlan]] - [[Bahía de Cortés]]
* ''El Tarascan'' - [[San Jorge Xayacatlán]] - [[Tepexpan]] - [[Torrejón]] - [[Kabah]] - [[Ixhcel]] - [[Tecoh]] - [[Hoctún]]
* ''El Dizhan'' - [[San Jorge Xayacatlán]] - [[Nueva Zoquipan]] - [[Peñuelos]] - [[La Rioja]] - [[Insurgentes]] - [[La Venta]]
* ''El Santo del Norte'' - [[San Jorge Xayacatlán]] - [[Jocotitlán]] - [[San Lázaro]] - [[San José de Cortés]] - [[San Sebastián]] - [[Santa Fe]] - [[Santa Elisa]]
* ''El Santo del Sur'' - [[San Jorge Xayacatlán]] - [[San Gregorio]] - [[Santa Cruz de Quelitán]] - [[Santa Catarina]] - [[Santa Lucía de  Acatlán]] - [[San Agustín]]


[[Estación Buenavista|Buenavista railway station]] in San Jorge Xayucatlán served as the terminal, passing through it's last renovation in 2009. Photos of Buenavista often prominently feature a pyramid-like tower, the [[Torre de la Regeneración]]. The building housed the headquarters of Telefónica, but currently is unoccupied and it has been renovated.  
The company operates and controls all the railway system in Anáhuac, both passenger and freight services. The railway system is managed under a model of "open access" where private operators are able to serve freight services along the lines. However, any private operator must be under the Class II classification.


== Locomotives and paintjobs ==
=== Divisions ===


During the days of steam locomotives, N de R was best known for operating Niágara class locomotives, which took their name for the excessive steam it emanated. The N de R steam locomotives were all black, with the exception of the cab which took a grey color with the letter '''''N. de. R.'''''
Six divisions operate under the supervision of FNA, as it was announced in October 2023:
in the tender of the locomotive, alongside three lines that were colored after the national flag. Out of all the steam locomotives, only two Niagara are still in service: the 3038 that will serve as the ''[[Tren Turístico Nacional]]'' and the 3039, restored to be used in the science fiction drama ''The Outer Limits'' will now be delivered to the [[Museo Nacional del Tren|National Train Museum]] in Azltán.


[[File:3033.jpg.w560h193 (1).jpg|320px|thumb|left|Two N de R trains with different paint schemes]]
*'''Pasajeros''' - intercity passenger services.
*'''Carga''' -  freight services.
*'''Suburbanos''' – suburban services. (Operated jointly with [[United Trenchways|United Trenchways - Anáhuac S.A de C.V]] in the case of the [[Tren Suburbano]] in [[San Jorge Xayacatlán]])
*'''Infraestructura''' - infrastructure services.
*'''Capital Humano''' - human resources.
*'''Alta Velocidad''' - high-speed rail. (Inaugurated in 2023)


In [[Santiago de Lujambio]], [[Lujambio]], N de R operated one of the few facilities in Olivacia that was capable of constructing and doing complete rebuilds of steam locomotives, thus with rare exceptions (as with the Niagaras), most of N de R steam motive power was purchased used and rebuilt there. Portions of the facility and a preserved 2-8-0 steam locomotive remain as part of [[Museo Municipal del Ferrocarril de Santiago de Lujambio|Santiago de Lujambio's municipal railway museum]]. A preserved Niagara locomotive (the 3034) can be viewed at the Museum of Electricity at Aztlán. Many more preserved Rugidoense steam, diesel, electric locomotives and passenger cars can be viewed at the FNR museum in the Delgado neighborhood in San Jorge.  
In addition to said divisions, two companies operate as subsidiaries of FNASE:
* '''[[Constructora Federal de Carros de Ferrocarril]]''' (Confecarril; CFCF) - rail vehicle and locomotive manufacturer.
*'''Corporación General de Mantenimiento Férreo''' - infrastructure.


Throught most of the first diesel locomotives of this company, their color scheme was orange or red in the front until after the cabin and olive green the rest of the machine. They had the letters N from R (without dots) and the numbers in silver. The tender on certain engines, were painted with a dark olive green color and a yellow stripe under. This paint scheme lasted until 1987.
== Paintjobs ==


The third scheme used a color blue in two shades and thin orange stripes, with the initials '''FNR''' and the numbers in orange. Early concepts included a shield based on the first symbol used by the predecessor of N de R, before it was discarded. On the locomotives 6700 - 6799, a bicolor flag with the initials '''FNR''' were painted beneath the number. This scheme lasted until 2009 - 2011.
During the days of steam locomotives, FNA was best known for operating the AR-S1 class locomotives, which adapted to the terrain and objectives of the Ministry of Transportation. The N.de.A steam locomotives were all black, with the exception of the cab which took a grey color with the letter '''N. de. A.''' in the tender of the locomotive, alongside three lines that were colored after the national flag. Out of all the steam locomotives, only two AR-S1 are still in service: the 3038 that will serve as the ''[[Tren Turístico Nacional]]'' and the 3039. Twelve more survive in exhibition across different parts of the country.


The current scheme is similar to the third one, except it uses colors of the national flag with the FNR initials and the numbers in white. Originally, this was a scheme for the anniversary locomotives made in the case of the [[Rugidoense War of Independence|Independence]] and the [[Rugidoense Revolution|Revolution]], since both shared 2010 as celebration years. However, the scheme stick too well with the populace that was used afterwards. A logo of the FNR is added underneath the numbers.
[[File:3033.jpg.w560h193 (1).jpg|320px|thumb|left|Two FNA trains with different paint schemes]]


The sole tradition kept through the years was the phrase "Unir y Servir" that is carried by the freight cars only.
The N.de.A. workshops in [[Surcoria]] and [[Aniria]] are known for being one of the few facilities in Olivacia that are capable of constructing and doing complete rebuilds of steam and diesel locomotives, thus with rare exceptions (as with the AR-S1s), most of N.de.A steam motive power was purchased used and rebuilt there. The old facility in Surcoria and a preserved 2-8-0 steam locomotive remain as part of Surcoria Municipal Railway Musuem. A preserved AR-S1 locomotive (the 3034) can be viewed at the Home of Culture in Aniria. Many more preserved Anahuense steam, diesel, electric locomotives and passenger cars can be viewed at the ''Museo Nacional de los Ferrocarriles Nacionales del Anáhuac'' in San Jorge Xayacatlán, occupying the former grounds of the first Lindavista station.
 
Throught most of the first diesel locomotives of this company, their color scheme was orange or red in the front until after the cabin and olive green the rest of the machine. They had the letters '''N.de.A'''  (without dots) and the numbers in silver. The tender on certain engines, were painted with a dark olive green color and a yellow stripe under. This paint scheme lasted until 1982.
 
The third scheme used a color blue in two shades and thin orange stripes, with the initials '''FNA''' and the numbers in orange. Early concepts included a shield based on the first symbol used by the predecessor of N.de.A, before it was discarded. On the locomotives 6700 - 6799, a bicolor flag with the initials '''FNA''' were painted beneath the number. This scheme lasted until 2009 - 2011.
 
The fourth scheme is similar to the third one, except it uses colors of the national flag with the FNA initials and the numbers in white. Originally, this was a scheme for the anniversary locomotives made in the case of the [[Anahuense War of Independence|Independence]] and the [[Anahuacan Revolution|Revolution]], since both shared 2010 as celebration years. A fifth scheme is expected to debut in 2022 in newly acquired locomotives.  


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  |N de R steam train scheme, notice the tri-color lines on the letters
  |N.de.A steam train scheme, notice the tri-color lines on the letters
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  |N de R second paintjob. Used from 1962 to 1988, this job is still used by certain engines.
  |N.de.A second paintjob. Used from 1962 to 1988, this job is still used by certain engines.
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  |alt3=Shiny silver coin with profile of Washington bust.  
  |alt3=Shiny silver coin with profile of Washington bust.  
  |Third paint job scheme made when incorporating the railways under the Rugidoense government regime and by the MNT.
  |Third paint job scheme made when incorporating the railways under the Anahuense government regime and by the MNT. Few engines still use this scheme.
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  |alt4=Gold coin with bust of Washington facing slightly left
  |Fourth and current paintjob of the FNR.
  |Fourth and concurrent paintjob of the FNA.
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* [[List of Railway Companies of Anteria]]
* [[List of Railway Companies of Anteria]]


* [[Estación Buenavista]]
* [[Lindavista railway station]]
 
* [[San Jorge Xayacatlán Jaltenco railway station]]


* [[Incidents and Accidents of FNR]]
* [[Standard Eastern Rail]]


== External links ==
== External links ==


[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ Official website of Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Gran Rugido]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ Official website of Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Anáhuac]
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Latest revision as of 03:35, 1 December 2023

Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Anáhuac
State-owned
IndustryRailway
Founded1903
FounderGovernment of Anáhuac
Headquarters
Estación Lindavista, San Jorge Xayacatlán
,
Anáhuac
Area served
Nationwide
Key people
Karen Aguilar Ruiz (CEO)
OwnerGovernment of Anáhuac
ParentMinistry of Communications and Transportation (Anáhuac)
Websitewww.fna.gov.an

Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Anáhuac Sociedad del Estado (reporting mark FNA) (better known as N.de.A, FNA or currently as FNA S.E) is the state-owned railway company from Anáhuac created for the operation and maintenance of the national railway network in the country, including passenger and freight services, and infrastructure. Created in 1903 by the government of Ángel Lenoci, the company was fully nationalized during the presidency of Videl de la García and serves both passenger and freight services, including long-distance and commuter rail trains in the metropolitan area of San Jorge Xayacatlán. FNA is user of the Riamese-made Standard Eastern Rail classification system since 2005.

Lindavista station in San Jorge Xayacatlán serves as the main terminal, and is considered one of the major transportation hubs in the entire country. However, largely due to congestion, FNA plans to partially move intercity operations towards a new station in Jaltenco station.

History

Rail transport in Anáhuac dates back to the concessions granted by Emperor Cristóbal I mostly to Riamese companies, and continued by Raymundo Vigil.

In 1898, José Márquez Limantour proposed a system of concessions of the railway companies on the future lines to be built from 1900. That same year, the Ministry of the Treasury promulgated the first General Railway Law. This law established a system whereby concessions would be granted to companies to lay railway lines only when they satisfied the economic needs of the country and linked the interior of the Republic with its most important commercial ports.

The original N.de.A company was created in 1903 during the tenure of Ángel Lenoci, and it was through said company that most of the Rugidoense railway network was developed. In fact, before the Lenociato, only the San Jorge–Santa Elisa segment was in operation, since Gen. Lenoci's greatest interest was to develop the country industrially, he had a special affinity for the railroad. Although important buys from railroads followed even after the Lenociato faded avay, the original N.de.A company was fully nationalized by President Videl de la García in 1938. Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Anáhuac was created to manage the concessions of all the country's railroads. Through this period, N.de.A's "sister companies" also emerged:

  • Transportación Ferroviaria del Sunadico (TFS)
  • Ferrocarril Interoceanico y de los Lagos (FCIyL)
  • Ferrocarriles Unidos de Tectetán (U.de.T)
  • Transportación Ferroviaria de Roca Roja y Pesquería (RR&P)
Interior of Lindavista Grand Central Station in 1968.

Through the 1980s, N.de.A would enter major periods of restructuring and anti-corruption cleansening as part of the reconstruction period of Anáhuac. The government injected major funding for N.de.A for modernization of both equipment and rolling stock. Threats of privatization forced the Minsitry of Communications and Transportation to reorganize N.de.A. into a single entity known as Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Anáhuac S.E. Three years later, the ministry decided to merge the sister companies into the single entity. FNA was granted management for each of the country's regions and were divideda as follows: Central, South, Western, Eastern and Far East, which were directly supervised by the Ministry of Communications and Transportation at different times.

By the early 1990s, control was also handed over to a undersecretariat of the MCT, rather than being run directly by the government. In the same decade, as part of the new commuter rail of San Jorge Xayacatlán, FNA welcomed a branch of United Trenchways known as United Trenchways - Anáhuac S.A de C.V. Since then, major projects with the FNA included the new commuter rails of San Jorge Xayacatlán and Santa Elisa, an amplification of the railway network and electrification of all major lines, focusing on a faster and electrical alternative to the current service of passengers. The following year, Lindavista station was remodeled to welcome a metro connection.


In early 2003, FNA partnered with the aforementioned United Trenchways to create the Standard Eastern Rail system, and adopted it a year later. Since the system's adoption in FNA's burocracy, many accuse the model of promoting precision scheduled railroading in the state-owned company. An agreement was reached with United Trenchways - Anáhuac S.A de C.V in early 2010, granting the main company concessions and permits of the FNA workshops in Aniria and Surconia, Huasteca. United Trenchways - Anáhuac S.A were eventually granted their own plants and workshops on the aforementioned cities, prompting a new economical boom on the traditionally rail cities.

Anáhuac opened it's first high-speed rail between San Jorge Xaycatlán and Santa Elisa in 2023, being managed by a new sister division of FNA. More plans for high-speed rail developments are on the hold, since the government is looking to partially move intercity operations of Lindavista towards the new Jaltenco railway station.

Organizational structure

As of 2023, FNA manages it's operations into five distinct regions:

  • Central: focusing in areas intersectioned with the Jilachi Desert.
  • South: focusing in the southern areas of the nation.
  • Western: focusing in the Sunadic coastlines of the country.
  • Eastern: focusing in the Kaldaic coastlines.
  • Far East: focusing on Isla Roca Roja.

The company operates and controls all the railway system in Anáhuac, both passenger and freight services. The railway system is managed under a model of "open access" where private operators are able to serve freight services along the lines. However, any private operator must be under the Class II classification.

Divisions

Six divisions operate under the supervision of FNA, as it was announced in October 2023:

In addition to said divisions, two companies operate as subsidiaries of FNASE:

Paintjobs

During the days of steam locomotives, FNA was best known for operating the AR-S1 class locomotives, which adapted to the terrain and objectives of the Ministry of Transportation. The N.de.A steam locomotives were all black, with the exception of the cab which took a grey color with the letter N. de. A. in the tender of the locomotive, alongside three lines that were colored after the national flag. Out of all the steam locomotives, only two AR-S1 are still in service: the 3038 that will serve as the Tren Turístico Nacional and the 3039. Twelve more survive in exhibition across different parts of the country.

Two FNA trains with different paint schemes

The N.de.A. workshops in Surcoria and Aniria are known for being one of the few facilities in Olivacia that are capable of constructing and doing complete rebuilds of steam and diesel locomotives, thus with rare exceptions (as with the AR-S1s), most of N.de.A steam motive power was purchased used and rebuilt there. The old facility in Surcoria and a preserved 2-8-0 steam locomotive remain as part of Surcoria Municipal Railway Musuem. A preserved AR-S1 locomotive (the 3034) can be viewed at the Home of Culture in Aniria. Many more preserved Anahuense steam, diesel, electric locomotives and passenger cars can be viewed at the Museo Nacional de los Ferrocarriles Nacionales del Anáhuac in San Jorge Xayacatlán, occupying the former grounds of the first Lindavista station.

Throught most of the first diesel locomotives of this company, their color scheme was orange or red in the front until after the cabin and olive green the rest of the machine. They had the letters N.de.A (without dots) and the numbers in silver. The tender on certain engines, were painted with a dark olive green color and a yellow stripe under. This paint scheme lasted until 1982.

The third scheme used a color blue in two shades and thin orange stripes, with the initials FNA and the numbers in orange. Early concepts included a shield based on the first symbol used by the predecessor of N.de.A, before it was discarded. On the locomotives 6700 - 6799, a bicolor flag with the initials FNA were painted beneath the number. This scheme lasted until 2009 - 2011.

The fourth scheme is similar to the third one, except it uses colors of the national flag with the FNA initials and the numbers in white. Originally, this was a scheme for the anniversary locomotives made in the case of the Independence and the Revolution, since both shared 2010 as celebration years. A fifth scheme is expected to debut in 2022 in newly acquired locomotives.

Paint schemes of FNA.
  • Steam

    N.de.A steam train scheme, notice the tri-color lines on the letters

  • Profile of stone face on mountainside, with 3 workers.

    N.de.A second paintjob. Used from 1962 to 1988, this job is still used by certain engines.

  • Shiny silver coin with profile of Washington bust.

    Third paint job scheme made when incorporating the railways under the Anahuense government regime and by the MNT. Few engines still use this scheme.

  • Gold coin with bust of Washington facing slightly left

    Fourth and concurrent paintjob of the FNA.

  • Gold coin with bust of Washington facing slightly left

    Fifth and new paint scheme of FNR.

  • Steam

    FNA logos, letters and motto that is used on all trains and cars.

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See also

External links

Official website of Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Anáhuac

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