Overview
- Concamin and the Mexican Railway Association say 30 trains are detained at five locations in Guanajuato, disrupting freight operations.
- The stoppage has stranded more than 251,000 tonnes of cargo, an amount equivalent to roughly 9,000 truckloads.
- On November 5, the Port of Manzanillo reported a total rail shutdown that blocked the movement of loaded and empty containers.
- Intermodal service from Mexico City and the Bajío to Sinaloa, Nayarit and the Northwest is currently interrupted.
- The groups requested federal intervention and a permanent fix to prevent track takeovers, noting over a month of rail blockades nationwide this year and stating they remain sensitive to farmers’ demands.