Whether you're shipping raw materials or grains by the carload or finished products or vehicles by the container- or truckload, BNSF Mexico has a shipping solution for you. BNSF Mexico offers our customers a spectrum of carload, agricultural, intermodal and automotive rail shipping solutions to move freight into and out of Mexico. And even if your facility is not rail-served, you'll still be well served by BNSF Mexico, through our effective transload solutions.
BNSF and Kansas City Southern (KCS) offer joint intermodal service connecting Chicago and Dallas/Fort Worth with some of the fastest growing consumer and industrial markets in Mexico. The five-day-a-week, cross-border service provides joint northbound and southbound Intermodal service to/from either Monterrey, San Luis Potosí or Toluca, Mexico to/from Dallas/Fort Worth or Chicago, with additional southbound service to Laredo, Texas.
Customers can also connect to other regions along our 32,500-mile network including service to/from the West Coast and to/from the Pacific Northwest.
Visit bnsf-kcs.com to learn more.
BNSF, in joint service with Ferromex (FXE), also offers the region a simple way to reduce trucking costs and delays, with an intermodal service between Chicago and Silao.
Advantages En Route
Better at the Border
New infrastructure = faster, more reliable transit
For more information on Mexico Intermodal solutions, contact a BNSF or FXE sales expert today.
BNSF Intermodal Rules and Policies Guide
General rules and policies for BNSF Intermodal.
BNSF-FXE Silao Intermodal: Reference Document for Beneficial Cargo Owners
BNSF/FXE Intermodal Service - Chicago-Silao - Quick Reference Guide
A short summary that explains customs clearance and documentation procedures for carriers to use with their customers.
BNSF-FXE Silao Intermodal: Reference Documents for Carriers
Service and Documentation Guidelines for Carriers
Includes billing instructions, points of contact for southbound and northbound shipment for carriers, a one-time Power-of-Attorney form to be filled out by the Mexico importer in order to process the T-3 in-bond movement and a one-time Power-of-Attorney optional form to be filled out by the U.S. exporter for BNSF/Double Stack Services to submit shipment export declarations to U.S. Customs.
New Customer On-Boarding Checklist
A checklist of what is needed for southbound and northbound shipments.
Power of Attorney Form – Shipper Export Declarations
A simple, one-time Power-of-Attorney optional form filled out by the US exporter for BNSF/Double Stack Services to submit shipment export declarations to U.S. Customs.
BNSF is a leader in shipping automobiles and automotive parts, with an established reputation for service, security and cost-effective service. We ship more than 1.9 million new vehicles annually for Honda, Ford, Nissan, Hyundai, Mitsubishi, Toyota and others. Our extensive automotive transportation network includes 24 automotive shipping facilities in the United States. BNSF Mexico is a major resource for auto shipping from Mexico. We continue to enhance our ability to serve the automotive industry, acquiring 2,676 automotive multi-level cars in recent years and introducing the only intermodal service to Silao.
BNSF Mexico offers carload solutions that are consistent, reliable and cost-effective. We utilize the industry's most modern fleet of carload equipment to meet your capacity needs and connect you with BNSF's vast North American network. We are experts at the cross-border shipping of a range of commodities, including building materials, plastics, chemicals, minerals, machinery, metals, food, beverages and petroleum products. And we give our shippers access to a range of online tools that make the entire shipping process easier and fully visible. Online resources include Loading Diagrams and Equipment Guide.
You can still access the BNSF carload network even if your Mexico facility doesn't have direct rail access. BNSF Mexico works closely with premium transload partners and Mexican rail carriers to help you access the BNSF network at the most advantageous point for you. Find out about BNSF U.S. transload information.
Partners for Shipping Plastics, Lube Oils and Hazardous Materials
COMPANY | LOCATION | SERVED BY | TRACK CAPACITY |
Bulkmatic | Queretaro | TFM | 15 |
Bulkmatic | Leon | TFM/FXE | 10 |
Bulkmatic | Monterrey | TFM/FXE | 30 |
Bulkmatic | Guadalajara | FXE/TFM | 20 |
Bulkmatic | Mexico | TFVM | 150 |
Horco | Monterrey | TFM | 30 |
Horco | SLP | TFM | 12 |
Horco | Guadalajara | TFM/FXE | 30 |
Horco | Mexico | TFVM | 40 |
Logistica INternacional | Monterrey | TFM | 20 |
AB Trading Limited | Huehuetoca | TFM | 10 |
Servicios y Operaciones Terrestres | Teotihuacan | FSRR | 30 |
Forkisa | Monterrey | TFM | 8 |
Katoen Natie | Mexico | TFVM | 20 |
Terminal Tacuba | Mexico | TFVM | 30 |
Lubrizol | Monterrey | TFM | 20 |
OTM | Altamira | FXE | 60 |
Mazahua | Toluca | TFM | 15 |
Aluminio y Zinc Nacional | Monterrey | TFM/FXE | 3 |
Puerta Mexico | Toluca (Mina Mexico) | KCSM | 110 |
COMPANY | LOCATION | SERVED BY | TRACK CAPACITY |
Aceros Dondisch | Mexico | TFVM | 6 |
Aceros Prime | Ramos Arizpe | TFM | 10 |
Nacional de Acero | Mexico | TFVM | 14 |
Malla Soldada | SLP | TFM | 12 |
Belosa | Toluca | TFM | 20 |
Belosa | Puebla | FSRR | 20 |
Belosa | Saltillo | TFM | 20 |
Transportes GUME | Monterrey | TFM | 35 |
Transportes Flores | Monterrey | TFM | 50 |
La Concordia | Queretaro | TFM | 10 |
MJB Tableros | Saltillo | TFM | 15 |
Forkisa | Saltillo | TFM | 40 |
Terminal Tacuba | Mexico | TFVM | 30 |
Almacenadora Gomez | Queretaro | TFM | 18 |
Transportes Telleria | Pachuca | FSRR | 5 |
Aluminio y Zinc Industrial | Monterrey | TFM/FXE | 3 |
SIMERI | Monterrey | TFM | 5 |
Puerta Mexico | Toluca (Mina Mexico) | KCSM | 110 |
BNSF Mexico is a major transporter of grain, connecting key grain-producing areas in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, Midwest and Great Plains regions to major consumption markets in Mexico.
We are experts in meeting the needs of whole grain, grain products and bulk foods shippers. BNSF Mexico typically runs 100-car grain shuttles to facilities in Mexico via connections with Ferromex and KCSM. We have rates in place with Ferromex and KCSM that share with shippers and receivers the benefits attained when moving these larger trains.
BNSF Mexico can also handle smaller shipments to non-shuttle-train-capable facilities by arrangement. For rate information, see Rate Book BNSF – 4022-L and Agricultural Products Rates and Prices.
Mexico Shuttle Facilities
TERMINAL OR ELEVATOR | STATION | ST | SERVING RR |
TGT/Gavilon | Tultepec | EM | FXE/KCSM |
Bartlett-Contri | Cuautitlan | EM | TFVM |
Alsur | Tlanepantla | EM | TFVM |
Cargill | Bojay | HG | FXE |
Grupo Lala/Nuplen | Gomez Palacio | DG | FXE |
Rancho Lucero | Viñedo | DG | FXE |
Ferrogranos | Torreón | CU | FXE |
Tysa | Guadalajara | JA | FXE |
Agydsa | El Castillo | JA | FXE |
Almer | La Junta | JA | FXE |
Proan | San Juan de los Lagos | JA | FXE |
Paisa | San Juan de los Lagos | JA | FXE |
Gavilon Encanación | Encarnación | JA | FXE |
Bartlett Chicalote | Chicalote | AG | FXE/KCSM |
Bachoco Tule | Tule | AG | KCSM |
Bartlett SLP | San Luis Potosi | SL | KCSM |
Vali | San Luis Potosi | SL | KCSM |
Sabamex/Harinas | Tabalaopa | CI | FXE |
Bachoco Salinas Victoria | Salinas Victoria | NL | KCSM |
Integradora | Morales | NL | KCSM |
Ragasa | Cadereyta/Monterrey | NL | FXE/KCSM |
Bachoco Celaya | Celaya | GJ | FXE |
La Moderna | Villagran | GJ | FXE |
Bajio Grain | Joaquin | GJ | FXE |
Proteinol | Apaseo | GJ | FXE |
Sakxim | Penjamo | GJ | FXE |
Kasto | La Barca | JA | FXE |
Harinera Guadalupe | La Barca | JA | FXE |
19 Hermanos | La Barca | JA | FXE |
BH Comercializadora | Patti | MH | FXE |
Gramosa | Ahorcado | QA | KCSM |
Ingredion | San Juan del Rio | QA | KCSM |
Nutriba | Viborillas | QA | FXE |
Pilgrims | Queretaro | QA | KCSM |
Ferropuerto Sonora | Cd.Obregón | SO | FXE |
Norson | Cd.Industrial | SO | FXE |
Proaoass | Cd.Obregón | SO | FXE |