Paul looks out for his dreamy sister, Edith. He wants to be a railroad man like his father when he grows up.
“Industrious! I love big words. Sam says I’m industrious, Edith! You know, Sam, I’m gonna be a railroad man when I grow up.”
Kate is a dignified, self assured woman who wears floofy dresses and takes care to inquire into everybody’s business.
A pragmatic Chicago lawyer who is unimpressed by the Night Train and its historic journey.
A young woman with a short temper, a warm heart, and a knack for making people feel at home wherever she is.
Dopidad is here to record the Night Train’s journey for history. For posterity. For academia. For his own stymied career.