ðə fˈɜːst tɹˈeɪn ˌʌndɚɹ ˌɑːɹdˌiːsˈiː mˈænɪdʒmənt wɛnt fɹʌm ɡwˌɑːɾɪmˈɑːlə sˈɪɾi tʊ ˌɛl tʃˈɪli sᵻmˈɛnt plˈænt ˌɔn ˈeɪpɹəl fˈɪftiːn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn, ænd ðə ɹˈɛst ʌvðə lˈaɪn tə pwˈɛɹɾoʊ bˈæɹɪˌoʊz wʌz pˌʊt ˌɪntʊ ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən ɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv ðæt jˈɪɹ.
The first train under RDC management went from Guatemala City to El Chile cement plant on April 15, 1999, and the rest of the line to Puerto Barrios was put into operation in December of that year.