A crotchety, punctilious, outspoken woman from Germany. She values consistency, efficiency, and respect. She is a widow with two entrepreneurial sons.
“I told you this would be a horrific waste of time!
Dopidad is here to record the Night Train’s journey for history. For posterity. For academia. For his own stymied career.
Sam is a constant source of railroad wisdom with detailed accounts of historic railroad crashes at the ready to forecast a worst case scenario for every situation.
A relentless, sharp, consistent inventor and leader who will not take no for an answer.
A socialite constantly attaching herself to the next important event. She drags George, her husband, along.