President Claudia Sheinbaum Checks Maya Train Progress Before US World Cup Trip

What Happened in Puerto Morelos?

Before flying to the United States to watch the 2026 Soccer World Cup final on Sunday, Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo spent her Saturday in Puerto Morelos (a town in Quintana Roo, Mexico). There, she:

• Watched the arrival of the first 12 freight locomotives (big train engines used to pull cargo) for the Maya Train of cargo.
• Held a private meeting with the governors of the five southeastern states that the train project crosses.

The Maya Train of Cargo Is Moving Forward

In a video shared on her X account (a social media platform), the president celebrated the project’s progress. She said the new locomotives are already helping build the train.

Important Point: The president said: “We have great news — the first 12 freight locomotives of the Maya Train have arrived, and the project is very advanced. In fact, these locomotives are already moving some of the building materials for the cargo train.”

Who Was With Her?

She was joined by:

• The Secretary of National Defense, General Ricardo Trevilla Trejo
• The commander of the Felipe Ángeles Engineering Group, General Gustavo Ricardo Vallejo Suárez
• The general director of the Maya Train, General Óscar David Lozano Águila
• The head of the Railway Transport Regulatory Agency, Andrés Lajous Loaeza
• The governors: Mara Lezama, Joaquín Díaz Mena, Layda Sansores, Javier May, and Eduardo Ramírez

Sheinbaum stressed that the cargo train will start working at the beginning of next year.

Important Point: The president said the cargo train will open in January, and these are the same five states the passenger Maya Train already passes through.

She called the locomotive arrival “great news for southeast Mexico and for the whole country.”

The Private Meeting

Earlier on Saturday, Sheinbaum met with the southeastern governors. No details were shared about what they talked about.

The Trip to the United States

The president is expected to travel to the US in the next few hours. She was invited by US President Donald Trump to the World Cup final in New Jersey on Sunday.

Because of this trip:

• She canceled her public events for the weekend
• One canceled event was a press conference about sargassum (a type of seaweed) on Quintana Roo beaches
• Her official schedule shows no public acts for Saturday

Summary

Before heading to the US for the 2026 World Cup final (invited by Donald Trump), President Sheinbaum oversaw the arrival of 12 cargo locomotives for the Maya Train in Puerto Morelos. She said they are already used for construction and the cargo train will launch in January. She also met privately with five southeastern governors. Public weekend events, including a sargassum talk, were canceled for the trip.

FAQ

1. What is the Maya Train of cargo?
It is a train project in southeast Mexico meant to carry goods (freight), using big engines called locomotives. It runs through the same five states as the passenger Maya Train.

2. Why did the president go to Puerto Morelos?
She went there to see the first 12 cargo locomotives arrive and to meet with state governors before her US trip.

3. When will the cargo train start running?
The president said it will open in January of next year.

4. Why did she cancel public events?
She canceled them to travel to the United States and attend the World Cup final on Sunday.

5. Who invited her to the World Cup final?
US President Donald Trump invited her to the match in New Jersey.