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.”
A socialite constantly attaching herself to the next important event. She drags George, her husband, along.
Dopidad is here to record the Night Train’s journey for history. For posterity. For academia. For his own stymied career.
Will is a diligent, kind hearted father and leader.
The only reluctant passenger on the Night Train. Mother of Henry Heinz, the ketchup inventor.