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The train's operator Canadian Pacific Kansas City issued a statement expressing its condolences to the victims' families and warned drivers to respect railroad stop signs to "avoid these tragic situations".

“When the Mexican Revolution was going on, you had a lot of Mexican immigrants coming into these railroading hubs and centers like the Inland Empire, like San Bernardino,” Ocegueda said.

Two parents have been arrested after police found their toddler wandering alone on the overpass of a railroad in Needles.

In 1887, some 120,000 passengers were brought into Los Angeles by the Southern Pacific railroad, while the Santa Fe served the region with as many as four passenger trains a day.

In the late 19th century, it was railroad men who laid claim to America’s future and its treasure.