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The Interoceanic Train, the Mexican Alternative to the Panama Canal

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The deadly derailment of a passenger train Sunday in Oaxaca has brought the Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec into sharp focus — the black sheep of the rail megaprojects developed during the administration of Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Conceived with the aim of competing with the Panama Canal for freight transport between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the corridor remained largely under the radar while the Maya Train garne…

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The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, guaranteed that her government will carry out a "comprehensive repair" of the damage to the victims and relatives of the derailment of a train from the Interoceanic Corridor.

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The director general of the Mexican Social Security Institute, Zoé Robledo, reported that 36 people continue to be hospitalized after the accident.

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By EFE - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum guaranteed on Tuesday that her government will provide "comprehensive reparations" to the victims and families of the train derailment on the Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, in the southern state of Oaxaca, which left 13 dead and nearly 100 injured last Sunday. "Obviously, there will be comprehensive reparations if the families so decide," the president stated during her morning p…

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The president guaranteed that support for those affected and their families will continue. The process will be carried out in direct communication with victims.

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After the Interoceanic Train accident in Oaxaca on December 28, 2025, the Ministry of the Interior shared yesterday the official list of people who lost their lives as a result of this fact. Who are the people who died in the Interoceanic Train accident in Oaxaca? According to the information disseminated by the Ministry of the Interior, the list of people who died includes thirteen victims of different ages. The names given are: Elena Solorza C…

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El Economista broke the news in on Tuesday, December 30, 2025.
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