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Baja Rail wouldn’t be the first company to attempt to revive the aging desert line, but it could be the most well-funded. At the helm is one of Baja California’s most powerful and politically connected businessmen, the wealthy boxing promoter Fernando Beltran.
Beltran and his team have vowed to invest tens of millions of dollars to conquer the treacherous terrain and more efficiently connect manufacturing plants in Tijuana to U.S. markets. Such a feat could provide an economic boost to the region, as well as dramatically reduce the number of trucks that travel every day in San Diego County on Interstate 5.

His team isn’t stacked with railroad experts, though. It’s composed mostly of former owners and operators of Tijuana factories known as maquiladoras. That includes childhood friend Roberto Romandía Tamayo, who oversees day-to-day operations as Baja Rail’s executive director.



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