City of the Rails

City of the Rails is a 10-episode series produced in conjunction with iHeart Media. It’s the story of freight trains in America and how one woman’s search for her train-hopping daughter led her into a sprawling, perilous world of hobos, cops, and railroad workers who live and die in a world most of us never knew existed.

  • “This show hits you hard. It’s extremely moving, extremely smart. When we talk about podcasting creating some of the highest quality content [in any medium] this is the kind of show we’re talking about. It’s a pretty phenomenal work of art.”

    Conal Bryne
    CEO of iHeartMedia’s Digital Audio Group

  • “An absolute masterpiece, among the best things I’ve heard in Audio in 25 years. Weaves together a jarring and revelatory portrait of the railroad with a personal portrait of motherhood. [I never thought anything would top S-town but this does.”]

    Neelk123
    Apple Podcast reviewer

  • “A wild journey in its own right.”

    David Brancaccio
    Marketplace Morning Report

  • “I’m absolutely in love with this podcast and Danelle! Her work is almost an anthropological study. This podcast is pure gold!”

    H8badwriters
    Apple Podcast reviewer

Episodes

Hosted By

Danelle Morton is a journalist and ghostwriter, co-author of 20 books and four bestsellers. She lives in the SF Bay Area, where she was born.