August 4, 2000
Tonala, Chiapas, Mexico

Clinging atop a speeding train, Denis Evan Contrarez, 12, (right) ducks beneath tree branches ripping over his back. Stowaways call the train in the state of Chiapas, Mexico "The Beast", for it’s merciless and life-threatening hazards. Denis hopes to find his mother in San Diego, California.