The epic unlocking of the train that no one expected (but everyone needed)
Joy in Irapuato! The train tracks, which had been taken over as temporary residence by a railway accident for nine long days, were finally freed. Yes, you read it correctly: nine days. Enough time that someone could have planted a community garden or set up a taco stand on the rails. But no, the authorities of Guanajuato and Ferromex, in an act that borders on the miraculous, reached an agreement. The reason? The company complied with the “corresponding formalities” (translation: paid what it owed) to repair the damage to the victims. How detailed, right?
And the Prosecutor’s Office said: “Enough”
The State Attorney General’s Office, in a statement that they probably wrote while drinking coffee, announced that the blockade had ended. At last. Because, of course, nine days of stopped trains doesn’t affect anyone… a lie! Surely the transporters, merchants and even the dog that barked at the locomotives were on the verge of a nervous breakdown. But hey, bureaucracy has its rhythms, and Ferromex, in a burst of efficiency, decided that it was time to move its cars. Literally.
What happened during those nine days? Let’s imagine: endless meetings, missed calls, folders full of papers and someone, at some point, saying “What if we fix it now?”. Luckily, common sense (or fear of more fines) prevailed. Of course, no one explains why it took so long to “comply with the formalities”. Were they waiting for the full moon to rise? Or did the procedure perhaps include a chess game between the governor and the CEO of Ferromex?
The important thing is that, finally, the trains will pass again. Of course, with the lesson learned: in Irapuato, a train accident is not just a logistical problem, it is an accelerated course in patience for an entire state.
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