FREIGHT PER TON FOR EACH KILOMETRE.
| ROADS | First class. | Second class. | Third class. |
| Cents. | Cents. | Cents. | |
| Mexican Central Railroad | 6 | 4 | 2½ |
| Mexican National Railway | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| International and Interoceanic Railway | 10 | 7 | 5 |
| Mexican Southern Railroad[1] | 10 | 7 | 5 |
| Mexican Railway[2] | 13 | 8 | ? |
PASSENGER RATES PER KILOMETRE.
| ROADS | First class. | Second class. | Third class. |
| Cents. | Cents. | Cents. | |
| Mexican Central Railroad | 3 | 2 | 2½ |
| Mexican National Railway | 2½ | 2 | 1 |
| International and Interoceanic Railway | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| Mexican Southern Railroad | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| Mexican Railway | 377100 | 295100 | 171100 |
| Morelos Railway | 1½ | 1 | ½ |
Local fares are generally higher. As before stated, 15 kilogrammes (33 pounds) of baggage are allowed to each passenger. The rates for extra baggage are exorbitant.
Coal and fire-wood are very dear and scarce along the lines of the principal railroads. The deposits of the former that occur in Mexico are generally found at a great distance from the railways, while the timber growing in the adjoining regions is being rapidly cut down to be used for sleepers. The Mexican Railway Company imports compressed-coal cakes from England, as fuel for its engines.
The rolling stock and permanent way of the trunk-lines may be concisely described as follows:
The locomotives and cars of the Mexican Central Rail-
