You can hear the whistle in Michael Hagins' epic historical force. Like the railroad car where the play is set, the action lurches forward dragging the audience in a continuous sense of breathless anticipation. At the core of this work is a deep sense of loving humanity. Michael Hagins manages to balance a thrilling narrative, human connections, the dispelling of myths of all sorts, and with the laying of each line, like the tracks of the Long Rail North, leads us to his beautifully crafted end.