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Hosted by: Blake Pfeil from All-American Ruins
Historic Metrarail/Caltrain Passenger Cars, Jacumba Hot Springs, CA, USA Historic Metrarail/Caltrain Passenger Cars, Jacumba Hot Springs, CA, USA
Historic Metrarail/Caltrain Passenger Cars, Jacumba Hot Springs, CA, USA
18 minutes
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community

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California

Region · 6 sub-regions · 53 items

community

2 sub-collections · 274 items

economics

Collection · 8 items
Sub-collection

Mental Health

Sub-collection · 32 items

Regions

California

Region · 6 sub-regions · 53 items
Blake guides you miles down forgotten railroad tracks to an abandoned double-decker passenger train in the middle of the California desert.

In this episode from the recently-released season 3, all-aboard as Blake guides you miles down forgotten railroad tracks to an abandoned double-decker passenger train in the middle of the California desert. While wandering the ruins of the great American railway industry, join Blake as he reflects the evolution of transportation, the unraveling of corporate greed, and his lifelong love of trains, deserts, and making music.

abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast guides listeners through immersive audio fantasies, recreating host Blake Pfeil’s experiences exploring abandoned spaces across the United States and around the world. Along the way, the show asks critical questions about American history and culture, community, economics, the environment, and mental health while encouraging folks to activate their imaginations as a tool for healing.

Credits

This episode features Omen Sade.

“American Train” written and performed by Macabre Americana:
Willy Coon
Laura Dadap
John Gilmartin
Lacey Madden
Blake Pfeil

APA style reference

Pfeil, B. (2025). abandoned: American Train. walk · listen · create. https://walklistencreate.org/walkingpiece/abandoned-american-train/

dilly-dally

To walk slowly, reticently, scuffing shoes on path, hold back in a belligerent way.

Added by Carolyn Black
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