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It wants to make its timetable less complex and also make sure its "aging" train fleet has targeted maintenance.

They followed makeshift signs to a small courtyard, where scores of volunteer lawyers, translators and other staff helped them apply for a little-known federal program that offers an unusual — and probably fleeting — reprieve from deportation.

The decision was a tough one for CalMac as it struggles to maintain services with an ageing fleet while awaiting the delivery of new vessels.

At 29, Mr Bautista has only fleeting memories of life in Mexico, the country in which he was born and left at the age of seven.

The company estimates that its fleet of more than 700 vehicles completes over 150,000 rides weekly in Phoenix, the Bay Area and Los Angeles.