American Experience

Riding the Rails

Directed by Michael Uys, Lexy Lovell
TV-PG
S10 • E9    Apr 12, 1998    55m
During the Depression-era 1930's, tens of thousands of teenagers hopped freight trains in search of a better life elsewhere. What they found was a mixture of adventure, camaraderie, hardship and loneliness. The evocative stories of teen hoboes crisscrossing America during tough times.

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Cast of Riding the Rails

  • Richard ThomasNarrator (voice)
  • Michael UysDirector / Writer
  • Lexy LovellDirector / Writer

 

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