PhotosMigrants Face Obstacles As Ferromex Suspends Cargo Train Operations Amid Surge Towards U.S. Border
Migrants Face Obstacles As Ferromex Suspends Cargo Train Operations Amid Surge Towards U.S. Border
As the flow of migrants seeking passage to the U.S. border surges, Mexico's largest railroad company, Ferromex, has suspended cargo train operations due to the increasing number of migrants illegally attempting to hitch rides on northbound trains, causing significant challenges along the railway tracks in Huehuetoca, Mexico.
Updated: 21 Sep 2023 8:07 pm
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| Photo: AP/Eduardo Verdugo
Migrants watch a train go past as they wait along the train tracks hoping to board a freight train heading north, one that stops long enough so they can hop on, in Huehuetoca, Mexico. Ferromex, Mexico's largest railroad company announced that it was suspending operations of its cargo trains due to the massive number of migrants that are illegally hitching a ride on its trains moving north towards the U.S. border.
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| Photo: AP/Eduardo Verdugo
Migrants watch a train go past as they wait along the train tracks hoping to board a freight train heading north, in Huehuetoca, Mexico.
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Migrants wait along a rail line hoping to board a freight train heading north, in Huehuetoca, Mexico.
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| Photo: AP/Eduardo Verdugo
Migrants walk along a rail line hoping to board a freight train heading north, in Huehuetoca, Mexico.
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| Photo: AP/Eduardo Verdugo
Migrants wait along rail lines hoping to board a freight train heading north, one that stops long enough so they can hop on, in Huehuetoca, Mexico.
68Migrants in Mexico
| Photo: AP/Eduardo Verdugo
Migrants walks along a rail line hoping to board a freight train heading north, in Huehuetoca, Mexico.
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78Migrants in Mexico
| Photo: AP/Eduardo Verdugo
Migrants walk along rail lines hoping to board a freight train heading north, in Huehuetoca, Mexico.
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| Photo: AP/Eduardo Verdugo
Migrants watch a train go past as they wait along the train tracks hoping to board a freight train heading north, in Huehuetoca, Mexico.