The license they never had
Here’s the detail that no one mentioned in the initial press conferences. The engineer and the driver of the Interoceanic Train that left the track in Nizanda, Oaxaca, did not have the federal license that legally authorized them to do their work.
This is stated in criminal case 7/2026 of the Federal Criminal Justice Center in Chiapas. A document to which this newspaper had access and which makes it clear: they were there, but without the necessary permission.
“…they did not act with the duty of care that corresponds to them,” says the prosecutor.
Excessive speed and brakes that were not used
The testimonies are compelling. Alfonso “L” declared that the train was going between 80 and 90 km/h in an area where the limit is 50. Zuleyma “M” said the same when filing her complaint.
Locomotive FIT3027 was under the command of Emilio Erasmo Canteros Méndez, who exceeded the speed. Felipe de Jesús Díaz Gómez and Ricardo Mendoza Cerón, also on board, did not activate the emergency brake valve. Three men, three critical failures.
An expert opinion dated January 23, 2026 (folio 5933) confirms this: the machine did not comply with industrial safety standards or the corresponding NOM. They ignored the internal regulations, the Z line schedule and speed restrictions.
Meanwhile, in Nizanda, a wounded community is crying out for justice. Fourteen dead and a hundred wounded ask, rightly, where the supervision was. The truth hurts more when it is written with folio numbers and articles omitted.
