CPKC, other rail operators send proposals for passenger transport on Mexican railways

FILE PHOTO: Railway staff members walk with their trolley bags next to the touristic Maya Train, on the day of the inaugural trip of its first phase, at the Cancun terminal of the Maya Train, in Cancun, Quintana Roo Mexico December 15, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez/File Photo

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico's Transport Ministry said on Tuesday it received five proposals from interested parties to participate in the roll-out of a project to boost passenger transport on railways being developed across the country.

The ministry did not identify which companies had expressed interest, but Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) told Reuters it had filed a proposal.