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.”
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.
The sleeper car magnate who will sacrifice anything for speed.
Dopidad is here to record the Night Train’s journey for history. For posterity. For academia. For his own stymied career.
A loyal, logical, warm mother and wife. She will go to great lengths to protect her husband and her children.