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Modeling the US/Mexican Border
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Laredo gets a huge amount of traffic (it's the primary gateway), and the international bridge (which is owned by TM--UP is a tenant) is easily viewed from the US side. I'd be extremely careful about going over to the other side, as NL currently is experiencing a lot of lawlessness, mostly drug-related, and you don't want to get caught in the middle of it. <br /> <br />What period are you looking at to model?? <br /> <br />I have observed FNM/FCP/FS-BC etc. and successor (TFM/FMX, etc.) equipment and locomotives in consists on the UP (ex-MP/IGN) main north and south for years. Currently see racks--10-15 yrs ago, it was boxcars both ways and new gons going south. <br /> <br />In the 60's -70's at least (before the run throughs) the MP had a locomotive on the N side of the bridge and FNM had one (usually a very smoky RS11) on the S side. MP would shove the cars across onto the bridge so the first car was spotted past the gate and customs shack, and FNM would pull them--no crews crossed the border. This was also true for the thru MP Pullman off the Aztec Eagle between STL and MEX, which got shoved/pulled over every night and morning. Coach pax had to change cars. <br /> <br />I rode the AE from NL to MEX in the late 70's and it was quite a nice trip. Very long train, with 3 sleepers, a Primera Especial coach (coming back it was an ex-Chessie car painted blue and gold with the letterboard painted over) and a DL, the rest of the 15+ cars were Primeras and Segundas (mostly brand new Hawkers), a couple of bags and a working RPO.
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