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Visiting the Museo de los Ferrocarrileros in CDMX

​March 10 2021

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Visiting the Museo de los Ferrcarrileros, the railway museum based in the former La Villa station in CDMX
museo de los ferrocarrilero CDMX
We rode the linea 3 metro to Deportivo 18 de Marzo, then changed to linea 6 for 1 stop to La Villa - Basílica. We were going to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

As with all metro stations, there are multiple exits and from the one we chose, we saw the Museo de los Ferrcarrileros, the railway museum based in the former station of La Villa.

La Villa is the only original station building still in existence, though not in use. The metro station at Buenavista is located at the original location, any original structures have been long since replaced.
La Villa Station in CDMX
The Interoceanic Railway of Mexico was one of the first pre-nationalisation railways of Mexico and built a 3ft Narrow Gauge mainline from Mexico City to Veracruz in 1891.

La Villa station as it stands today (March 2021): Museo de los Ferrcarrileros
La Villa station in Mexico City
Original photo of La Villa station:
museo de los ferrocarrilero CDMX
The FCI-67 locomotive of the Interoceanic Railway. It was named in honour of the revolutionary Petra Herrera, who led a group of women in the Battle of Torreón in 1914. The locomotive was built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) in 1899.
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​It weighs 66 tonnes and is 15.6 meters long and 3.7 meters.
museo de los ferrocarrilero CDMX
museo de los ferrocarrilero CDMX
The National de Tehuantepec (NdeT) 0-6-0ST 507 built by Manning Wardle in Leeds, UK between 1889 and 1905.
museo de los ferrocarrilero CDMX
museo de los ferrocarrilero CDMX
museo de los ferrocarrilero CDMX
Close up of the couplings:
museo de los ferrocarrilero CDMX
Inside the cab of '507'
museo de los ferrocarrilero CDMX
FCM 717 (Ferrocarril Mexicano) carriage which, we were told was used directly behind the engines on the 20-hour journey to Veracruz for the engine drivers to rest and eat.
museo de los ferrocarrilero CDMX
museo de los ferrocarrilero CDMX
museo de los ferrocarrilero CDMX
museo de los ferrocarrilero CDMX
Fireless Locomotive No. 3327 built by Davenport Locomotive Works in Iowa, USA.
museo de los ferrocarrilero CDMX
museo de los ferrocarrilero CDMX
museo de los ferrocarrilero CDMX
Memorabilia from inside the museum:
museo de los ferrocarrilero CDMX
museo de los ferrocarrilero CDMX
museo de los ferrocarrilero CDMX
Currently open, Tuesday thru Sunday, 10 am - 5 pm. Subject to change. Free admission.
museo de los ferrocarrilero CDMX
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