| Mi Casa, Su Train: Mexican Families Eke Out a Living on Abandoned Railway Alasdair Baverstock - MailOnline | |
| go to original January 28, 2015 |
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In the Americas' most populated city, the word 'casa' can mean anything from the president's multi-million dollar mansion - to the carriage of an rusted freight train.
In an impoverished district of Mexico City, over two hundred people have lived in an abandoned train for over 20 years, with each of the 40 rusted wagons containing on average 20 people each.
A community made up of railway workers and their families, the neighbourhood on wheels now boasts a primary school, wireless internet connection and shops selling tacos from cut-out windows.
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