The Chihuahua al Pacífico Railroad, known as ChP or "Chepe", is a major rail line in northwest Mexico, linking the city of Chihuahua, Chihuahua, to the town of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, near the Pacific coast. It runs 650 km (400) miles, passing through the Copper Canyon, a beautiful and rugged series of canyons that have led some to call this the most scenic railroad trip on the continent. The city of Chihuahua is the state capital of the Mexican state of Chihuahua. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Los Mochis is a coastal city in the northern part of the state of Sinaloa, northwest Mexico, (located at 25° N, 109° W.) The population as of the year 2000 census was approximately 400,000. ... Sinaloa is the name of a city, a municipality and a state in Mexico. ... Copper Canyon refers to a canyon system in the Sierra Tarahumara in the southwestern part of the state of Chihuahua in Mexico. ...

The idea for the railroad was officially started in 1880, when the president of Mexico, General Manuel González, granted a rail concession to of Albert Kinsey Owen of the Utopia Socialist Colony of New Harmony, Indiana, USA, who was seeking to develop a socialist colony. Financial difficulties, spurred by the cost of building a railroad through the rugged canyons, plagued the project, and it was not until 1961 that the ChP was completed. Seal of the Office of the President of Mexico The President of Mexico is the head of state of Mexico. ... Manuel González (June 18, 1833 - 1893) was a Mexican military officer, politician, and President of Mexico (1880 - 1884). ... New Harmony is a town located in Posey County, Indiana. ...

In 1998, the private rail franchise Ferromex took over the railroad from the Mexican government, which had operated all railroads since 1940. In general, two trains run daily: one a slightly slower service with more stops for locals, and one a direct, more expensive service for tourists. Ferromex, a contraction of Ferrocarril Mexico or Mexican Railroad, is a private rail consortium that runs most of the trains in Mexico. ...