Despite being an everyday means of travel for many of us, trains continue to represent a source of excitement and mystery more than 200 years after the invention of the steam engine. Composers have been inspired by many aspects of railways: the hiss of steam, rhythmic clatter, shrill whistles, grand old stations and various journeys taken on the rails—from the romantic to the unspeakably horrific.
S. Mier: Of Lakes and Legends
II. Ride on the Rail (Lake Superior & Mississippi Railroad Depot)