ATDTDA (17): Nochecita ... spur line (460.7-8)

[Tim Strzechowski]

"[Frank] was headed for Nochecita, or the spur line of his destiny was" (p. 460).
 
 
"Nochecita" translates into "nightfall" or "dusk" (literally, "little night").
 
http://www.babelpoint.com/1/?w=nochecita

 

"the spur line of his destiny" (p. 460):

A branch line is a relatively minor railway line which branches off a more important through route. A very short branch line may be called a spur line.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spur_line

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spur_(disambiguation)

http://www.scrapbookpages.com/Buchenwald/BuchenwaldPhotos/RailroadWorkers.jpg