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The article focuses on the history of the Tlalpan Railroad Company in the building of a railway line between Mexico and the administrative borough of Tlalpan, Mexico, and the influence that the cartoons published in the Mexican newspaper ''La Orquesta'' had on the railroad company's business between 1865 and 1873. The author contends that the company was the only railroad of their time that was formed through actions of public subscription. The author asserts that the newspaper portrayed a positive image of the company, and consequently wealthy Mexicans contributed money to ensure the success of the railroad construction.