U.S. Mexico Intermodal Trains

[diningcar]

Thanks CMStPnP. Yes our government has modified and adjusted the participation in aid; and also taken action to diminish the strength of the corrupt powers in Central America.

[CMStPnP]

kgbw49

CMStPnP, that is a good point. There's a whole lotta corrupting going on out there and it's exacerbating the plight of the honest hardworking people who live in the countries where it is happening.

Going off topic, I am always impressed by the charity of Americans shown towards Central America.   My Church now cognizant of the corruption issue in Honduras has changed how it gives aid now to it's two adopted sister parrishes in Honduras.    In the past some of the donated cash was being siphoned off by the government via various schemes or taxes.      Instead of mostly money we are giving them the ability to be self-sustaining by buying cattle, SUV's (two new Toyota Land Cruisers.....which were heavily discounted when sold to my parrish).    They needed the SUV's because the rural roads are so bad and the SUV's need to be able to cross streams via fjording kits.   SUV's needed for ranching activities as well as parrish outreach to those that cannot walk to church as it is too far for some.   At any rate, giving assets instead of cash seems to be a LOT more effective .    Though we still give some cash to help with building maintenence.   I hope the U.S. changes it's aid programs to also be more asset based.    It's one way around the corruption issue.

[kgbw49]

CMStPnP, that is a good point. There's a whole lotta corrupting going on out there and it's exacerbating the plight of the honest hardworking people who live in the countries where it is happening.

[CMStPnP]

JPS1

The U.S. should focus on our neighbors, i.e. Canada, Mexico, central America, etc., and help them be strong partners.  The combined populations of Canada and Mexico are equal to 50 percent of the population of the United States.  Helping them be stable and dynamic is in the interest of the U.S.  

That was the goal of the first NAFTA.   Interestingly what happened is Costa Rica which had no part in NAFTA grew at significantly higher rates and income per capita in Costa Rica grew faster then Mexico did and Mexico was a major partner in NAFTA.   So there is a lesson there about rooting out some corruption first......I suspect.

[diningcar]

BNSF has a scheduled train from El Paso - Belen - Williams Jct - Phoenix (El Mirage) 

[JPS1]

I frequently see auto rack trains coming from and going to Mexico on the BNSF and the UP.

 

Mexico has more the 30 automobile and light truck assembly plants.  They put together a lot of vehicles that are bound for the U.S. as well as other parts of the world.

 

The U.S. should focus on our neighbors, i.e. Canada, Mexico, central America, etc., and help them be strong partners.  The combined populations of Canada and Mexico are equal to 50 percent of the population of the United States.  Helping them be stable and dynamic is in the interest of the U.S.   

[CMStPnP]

Interesting concept and I wonder how that shift in traffic would impact the DFW area since most of these trains would flow through Texas.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/class-railroads-eye-us-mexico-160914799.html