Gallery: Epic Cross-Country Train Trek Concludes With an Incredible West Coast Blowout

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    *Parting is such sweet sorrow, but all good things must come to an end. The Station to Station train hits the end of the line in Oakland, CA.*
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    *The interior of the 16th Street Station, once a place for arrivals and departures, now a venue for musical entertainment.*
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    *Dinner is served.*
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    *Artist Evan Holm sets up his piece,* Submerged Turntables*, where he [played records underwater](http://stag-komodo.wired.com/underwire/2013/09/s2s-live-oakland/#62555329971) on a system he designed himself.*
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    *Artist Willa Nasatir, left, shows Doug Aitken the work she created on the Station to Station project as they made their way across the country.*
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    *Musician Lia Ices soundchecks at the inside stage of the 16th Street Station.*
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    *A member of the production crew hangs Sam Falls’ curtain installation along fences lining the main stage.*
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    *Olaf Breuning’s smoke installation opens up the show, rolling into the wind with the sunset.*
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    *George Lewis Jr. and Wynne Bennett of Twin Shadow take a moment to pose for a portrait backstage.*
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    *The Congos get the crowd going with a rowdy reggae set.*
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    *Jonah Bokaer contorts for the crowd.*
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    *Auctioneer Tony Goodman calls for a bid.*
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    *For dinnertime, attendees take a seat where they can find it.*
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    *No Age's guitarist Randy Randall rocks out on the main stage.*
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    *The projections on the stage are just as impressive from behind.*
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    *Savages’ Jehnny Beth shows the audience what she's got.*
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    *Dan Deacon dives straight into the crowd for some “group interpretive dancing” and a smartphone-enabled interactive set.*
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    *There's nothing like a good ole-fashioned dance party with several hundred of your closest friends, to a soundtrack provided by Dan Deacon.*
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