ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt, ðə kˈʌmpəni dᵻfˈɔltᵻd, wʌz tˈeɪkən ˌoʊvɚ baɪ ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ænd ɹᵻnˈeɪmd fˈɛɹəkˌæɹaɪlz də ɡwˌɑːɾɪmˈɑːlə wˌɪtʃ wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ nˈoʊn æz fˈɛɡjuːə.
In 1968, the company defaulted, was taken over by the government and renamed Ferrocarriles de Guatemala which was also known as FEGUA.