Eyder Peralta

You know, this story was born out of a conversation I had with my wife. You know, we live in Mexico City, and Mexico City is a stop along the way for migrants. So you see a lot of migrant families. And my wife had a question, right? She was saying, I don't know that I have the capacity emotionally to put my family through a trip like this.

You know, this story was born out of a conversation I had with my wife. You know, we live in Mexico City, and Mexico City is a stop along the way for migrants. So you see a lot of migrant families. And my wife had a question, right? She was saying, I don't know that I have the capacity emotionally to put my family through a trip like this.

And what she was saying is, is I have a hard time understanding migrants who do. I was like, you know, that's probably a question that many of our listeners have. I had met this Mexican photographer, Pedro Anza. I had met him in Haiti. when we were doing some coverage in Haiti. And he rides this train a lot. He's working on a long-term project on this train.

And what she was saying is, is I have a hard time understanding migrants who do. I was like, you know, that's probably a question that many of our listeners have. I had met this Mexican photographer, Pedro Anza. I had met him in Haiti. when we were doing some coverage in Haiti. And he rides this train a lot. He's working on a long-term project on this train.

And what she was saying is, is I have a hard time understanding migrants who do. I was like, you know, that's probably a question that many of our listeners have. I had met this Mexican photographer, Pedro Anza. I had met him in Haiti. when we were doing some coverage in Haiti. And he rides this train a lot. He's working on a long-term project on this train.

And he had told me, you know, you should ride the train. It gives you a very different understanding of the migrant experience.

And he had told me, you know, you should ride the train. It gives you a very different understanding of the migrant experience.

And he had told me, you know, you should ride the train. It gives you a very different understanding of the migrant experience.

I did. I have to say, I didn't realize how hard this was. You know, I was coming off of an assignment in Lebanon. I was there as Israel started bombing. It was missiles and you could feel the force of them, right? So, like, I was like, well, you know, what's getting on a train, right? It's all relative.

I did. I have to say, I didn't realize how hard this was. You know, I was coming off of an assignment in Lebanon. I was there as Israel started bombing. It was missiles and you could feel the force of them, right? So, like, I was like, well, you know, what's getting on a train, right? It's all relative.

I did. I have to say, I didn't realize how hard this was. You know, I was coming off of an assignment in Lebanon. I was there as Israel started bombing. It was missiles and you could feel the force of them, right? So, like, I was like, well, you know, what's getting on a train, right? It's all relative.

But I was wrong.

But I was wrong.

But I was wrong.

Scott, like we spent a 12-hour part of that train ride was at night. And it was in the high 30s. And that train is moving at 50 miles an hour. So like just the wind, right?

Scott, like we spent a 12-hour part of that train ride was at night. And it was in the high 30s. And that train is moving at 50 miles an hour. So like just the wind, right?

Scott, like we spent a 12-hour part of that train ride was at night. And it was in the high 30s. And that train is moving at 50 miles an hour. So like just the wind, right?

And there are these people who help the migrants. And this lady, she saw me and the photographer I was with. And she said, you guys are crazy. You don't know what you're getting into. And she gave us this very thin blanket. And I was like, I'm not going to take this. Give it to one of the migrants, right? I'm just here. As a reporter, I'm not doing this. And she's like, you're going to want this.

And there are these people who help the migrants. And this lady, she saw me and the photographer I was with. And she said, you guys are crazy. You don't know what you're getting into. And she gave us this very thin blanket. And I was like, I'm not going to take this. Give it to one of the migrants, right? I'm just here. As a reporter, I'm not doing this. And she's like, you're going to want this.

And there are these people who help the migrants. And this lady, she saw me and the photographer I was with. And she said, you guys are crazy. You don't know what you're getting into. And she gave us this very thin blanket. And I was like, I'm not going to take this. Give it to one of the migrants, right? I'm just here. As a reporter, I'm not doing this. And she's like, you're going to want this.