For decades, migrants have been riding north through Mexico aboard a freight train nicknamed "La Bestia." An NPR reporter hopped on board to ask some migrants why they do it.

Sometimes humorously, sometimes dramatically, these Nature Photography prize winning images are a stunning visual tribute to the beauty and fragility of our planet.

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The thieves stealthily board eastbound freight trains, hiding out until they reach lonely stretches of the Mojave Desert or high plains ... hose on a BNSF freight train on Jan. 13 and unloaded ...

Imagine embarking on an 18-hour journey across the sprawling Sahara Desert aboard a train laden with tons of iron ore. There are no bathing facilities, limited opportunities for breaks ...

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as well as locals living in desert communities. Some of the most popular videos contain captions lik:, "POV: you wake up on the most dangerous train in the world", with their faces covered in dust.

Crossing the desert in northwest Africa is the incredible Mauritania train, also known as the iron ore train, whose carriages extend so far into the distance that they disappear from view.