successive economic crashes such as tequila crisis of mexico (1994) and asia financial crisis (1997) caused a decrease of the number of passenger carried by the company, affecting not only the train services but the amusement park as well. the scp asked the national government a grant to continue operating the trains but the request was denied due to the concession contract did not include the possibility of granting subsidies because tren de la costa was categorized as a tourism train unlike the rest of the lines that were a public passenger transport.