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'''Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Anáhuac Sociedad del Estado''' ({{wp|reporting mark|reporting mark}} '''FNA''') (better known as '''N.de.A''', '''FNA''' and 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. Founded 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.
'''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.  


[[Lindavista railway station|Lindavista]] station in San Jorge Xayacatlán serves as the main terminal, with plans to move partial operations towards a new station in [[San Jorge Xayacatlán Jaltenco railway station|Jaltenco station]]. FNA is one of the very few eastern railway companies utilizing the Riamese-made [[Standard Eastern Rail]] classification system since 2005.  
[[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 ]]
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]].
 
The beginnings of rail transport in Anáhuac date back to the concessions granted by [[Enciclopedia General del Anáhuac#Reform War & Empire of Xalco (1856 - 1867)|Emperor Cristóbal I]] mostly to foreign 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.
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. These were:
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'')
* '''Transportación Ferroviaria del Sunadico''' (''TFS'')


* '''Ferrocarril Interoceanico y del Lago''' (''FCIyL'')
* '''Ferrocarril Interoceanico y de los Lagos''' (''FCIyL'')


* '''Ferrocarriles Unidos de Tectetán''' (''U.de.T'')
* '''Ferrocarriles Unidos de Tectetán''' (''U.de.T'')


*'''Transportación Ferroviaria de la Roca Roja y Pesquería''' (''RR&P'')
*'''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.]]
[[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 under the ''Ley Federal 13011'', part of the reconstruction period of Anáhuac. With these processes, the government injected major funding for N.de.A for modernization of both equipment and rolling stock. The threat of privatization forced the Minsitry of Communications and Transport to reorganized N.de.A. into a single entity known as FNA S.E. Three years later, the ministry decided to merge the sister companies into a single entity and created management for each of the regions into which the FNA system was divided: Central, South, Sunadic, Eastern and Far East, which were directly supervised by the Ministry of Communications and Transportation at different times.  
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 1993, 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 include the commuter rails of San Jorge Xayacatlán and Santa Elisa, amplification of the railway network and the eventual electrification on all major lines, which focuses 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 2005, FNA adopted the Riamese-made system of [[Standard Eastern Rail]] on a limited basis. While the system has remained in use since then, many accuse the model of promoting {{wp|Precision railroading|precision scheduled railroading}} in the state-owned company.
 
In 2023, Anáhuac opened it's first {{wp|High-speed rail|high-speed rail}} between San Jorge Xaycatlán and Santa Elisa, being managed by a new sister company 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 proposed [[San Jorge Xayacatlán Jaltenco railway station|Jaltenco railway station]].
 
== Rolling stock improvement ==
 
 
=== National manufacturers impulse ===


At the moment of being nationalised, most part of Anahuense railways' locomotives still were steam-powered and long-distance trips were in wooden coaches. It was not until the 1940s when the Government acquired brand new diesel locomotives produced in [[Kentalis]] and [[Riamo]], alongside new coaches from the previously mentioned countries. During this period, new workshops were builded at Mendoza, Zaragoza de Seguín and Surcoria.  The first diesel locomotive manufactured in Anáhuac was produced at the Surcoria workshops by national company Fábrica Nacional de Industrias Ferrocarrileras ("FANIF") was launched in October 1951 by President Ludovico Ledesma and its designer and builder, engineer Pedro Zulaica. That locomotive (officially, "AB1", and named ''El Revolucionista'') started to run in the summer of 1952-53 serving in the route ''San Jorge-Santa Elisa''.  
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.


[[File:Fadel.jpg|300px|thumb|left|El Revolucionista  at a level crossing, 1953.]]


The third model by FANIF was the AM2 ''El Jarollo'', powered with diesel engines by Riamese manufacturers. Nevertheless, the project to produce 600 locomotives was aborted by the [[Anahuense Political Crisis]]. FANIF was subsequently closed in 1959 and the plan of construction dismissed.
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.


After the closure of FANIF, N.de.A. committed two companies the manufacturing of 280 locomotives that would be powered with the 280 engines that had been acquired to UT, originally intended to be used in the FANIL machines to built. The new manufacturer was the short-lived local consortium ''Grupo de Empresas Anahuenses-Kentalianas'' (GEAK). The first 80 units and their engines were totally manufactured in Kentalis and the remaining 200 were built in Anáhuac between 1964 and 1970, using mostly national components. Despite the efforts to make a reliable locomotive for the Anahuense railways, the GEGRK machines did not satisfy the expectations and many units would be removed from circulations, remaining only a few locomotives serving at FNA.
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]].


[[File:Gaia pipinas 1978.jpg|250px|thumb|right|A GEGRK locomotive stopped at Las Pipinas station in the Jocotitilán Municipality.]]
== Organizational structure ==


Before dissolving in 1971 due to the ongoing [[Anahuense Civil War]], the company built a factory to manufacture rolling stock in the country to provide goods for FNA, which eventually became a new workshop. In 1975, the Ministry of Communications and Transportation signed an agreement with both [[United Trenchways]] and [[Kamat DOO]] to acquire 210 brand-new railcars. Those machines were formed by 2 units powered by a FIAT diesel engine at 660 HP. The railcars could reach speeds of 115 km/h. Their low weight made them suitable to run on any railway line. The vehicles also had two driver cabins, one on each end of the car, which reduced the time of manoeuvres at termini stations, particularly in urban services. As part of the eventual ''Segundo Renacimiento'', railcars were built in factories of [[Polácica]], [[Portington]] and [[Aniria]]. Although the first railcars were manufactured in Kentalis and Riamo, most of them were made in Anáhuac, in a factory specially designed for that assignment located next to the Aniria workshop. The new light cars replaced railcars that had been run on those lines since 1938.
As of 2023, FNA manages it's operations into five distinct regions:


As a replacement of FANIF, the government would announce the creation of ''Constructora Federal de Carros de Ferrocarril S.A. de C.V.'' (Common: Federal Railway Car Manufacturing Company), the main company that would manufacture a wide variety of passenger and freight cars, as well as locomotives. Passenger railway cars built by Confecarril for urban rail transit use included subway/metro cars for the [[San Jorge Metro|San Jorge Metro]] and light rail vehicles (LRVs) for the [[Sistema de Tren Eléctrico Urbano UT]] light rail system and the [[Santa Elisa Metro|Santa Elisa Metro]]. The company made both steel-wheeled and rubber-tired subway cars for San Jorge Xayacatlán.
* '''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]].


=== Imported rolling stock ===
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.


[[Kentalis|Kentalian]] and [[Riamo|Riamese]] companies usually serve as the foreign suppliers of FNA.
=== Divisions ===


[[File:Coches budd fc roca.jpg|270px|thumb|left|Riamese made coaches used by TFS.]]
Six divisions operate under the supervision of FNA, as it was announced in October 2023:


In 1951, FNA acquired a total of 46 coaches from Riamese manufacturers. After a probationary period, trains began to run express services to Santiago de Lujambio in a time of approximately 7-9 hours. Unlike old wooden coaches used until then, the Riamese wagons were made of steel and came with comforts such as air conditioning and double glazing to insulate the passengers from noise, arm chairs, bars and restaurant carriage. In 1955, 30 Kamat locomotives made in Kentalis were acquired for the Sunadico line.
*'''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)


Modernisation included the purchase of brand-new diesel locomotives by Riamese and Kentalian companies in 1951 (with the addition of 15 new ones in 1955) for the South line. New adquisitions were made after the 80s restructuring which included new locomotives, coaches and railcars for the commuter rails and the subway lines that were put in charge of FNA and the MC&T. At the beginning of the 1990s, FNA acquired brand new UT electric multiple units, equipped with air conditioning for the metropolitan section of San Jorge Suburban Train.
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.


== Paintjobs ==
== 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. R.''' in the tender of the locomotive, alongside three lines that were colored after the national flag. Out of all the steam locomotives, only two GR-S1 are still in service: the 3038 that will serve as the ''[[Tren Turístico Nacional]]'' and the 3039, restored to be used in a television series is expected to join the 3038. Twelve more survive in exhibition across different parts of the country.
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.


[[File:3033.jpg.w560h193 (1).jpg|320px|thumb|left|Two FNA trains with different paint schemes]]
[[File:3033.jpg.w560h193 (1).jpg|320px|thumb|left|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 GR-S1 locomotive (the 3034) can be viewed at the Home of Culture in Aniria. Many more preserved Rugidoense 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.
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.
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.

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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