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End of the Line for Desert-Bound Trains and Treated Rails
A fragmented reminiscence traces westward journeys through California New Mexico Oregon and Arizona. It recalls weary messengers and passing trains finally resting on Mojave tracks where wreckage and salvaged rails are re forged into new uses in Los Angeles.
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California
New Mexico
Idato
Oregon
Arizona
Purdy Company Sick and Iron Salvage Yard
Mojave
Craymon
Los Angeles
Cabanas
Tia