North and Central America Long-Term Projects: Alejandro Cegarra for The New York Times, Bloomberg,
A migrant walks atop a freight train known as "The Beast." ,
Migrants and asylum seekers lacking the financial resources to pay a smuggler ,
often resort to using cargo trains to reach the United States border. ,
This mode of transportation is very dangerous; over the years, hundreds have ,
fallen onto the tracks and have been killed or maimed. ,
Piedras Negras, Mexico, 8 October 2023.
