The article is here.Guatemala City — FOR the freight trains rolling through this Central American nation, every journey is a one-way trip to trouble.
Scrap-metal pirates plunder the tracks. Purloined spikes cause derailments. Seasonal rains bring washouts. Squatters build homes in the right of way. The track supervisor packs a 9--millimeter pistol. Just in case.
Guatemala: An uphill climb for train buff
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Posted 15 June 2007 - 10:48 AM
From Los Angeles, CA Times, 6/14/07:
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