Riding the Rails

Riding the Rails (1997)

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This poignant and carefully researched documentary takes a stark look at the harsh realities behind the oft-romanticized view of the train-hopping Depression-era hobo. Of those habitual rail riders, 250,000 thousand were children and adolescents, many of whom were forced to hit the road not for fun… More

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  • Kevin Lally, Film Journal International

    Gorgeous and moving.

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